Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Bed Runner WIP

Have you ever made a bed runner quilt before?  This will be my first time.  I have never ever considered it before, it never crossed my mind...never.  I'm always up for something new, so when I was asked if I could make one, well heck...why not!

I guess if I look at it a little differently, I could just say it was a large table runner!  I'm not sure why I didn't think of that before!

The theme will be pretty evident.  The design will be familiar if you have followed me.  

SAND
OCEAN
SUNSET
The sand panel design is a new one.  I wasn't sure if I could pull that off or not.  About half way through I had my doubts (which is normal when I do this kind of work).  But I have learned to keep going.  You never know where it will end up or how it will turn out.  And really, its only fabric...bite my tongue!!


The three panels will end up being about 18" square and the finished runner (for a king size bed) will be roughly 22" x 88".   I hope, hope, hope that the gray will pull it all together.  And then quilting. Usually I would quilt tight wave lines in several different thread colors.  I'm leaning towards the same quilting technique, but using gray thread and quilting from one end to the other.  Thinking on this one!

And since I was in the improv wave piecing mode ~ 


I tried one combining ocean and sand!  This was good practice for the pillow I need to make that will coordinate with the bed runner!  I plan on adding a little sunset to the pillow! I think it will tie everything together pretty nicely!

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10 comments :

  1. Beautiful work! Wow! Love it!

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  2. Oh my goodness! This is just sooooo.... lovely. Gorgeous work!

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  3. These are so inspirational, Jayne, I love them.

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  4. This is lovey. And I am sure the pillow with sunset will tie everything together.

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  5. very pretty, love the sand and ocean, but the sunset is just awesome.

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  6. Wow girl, you can sure make fabric sing. xxoo

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  7. Hello Jayne,

    Thank you for leaving a sweet comment on my blog. I am so glad you did so I could come find you and your wonderful blog. I LOVE your interpretation of sand and the others too!

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  8. Sand, 'Sea', and Sun. Can I name your Quilt? ;) Cindy

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