Table Runner Finish

Posted on November 4, 2025 by Norma Hanson

This is the second table runner I have finished in two days.

This table runner is made from fabrics that my mom and I purchased in March 2023 in Mesa, Arizona. The yellow fabric that we originally purchased was far too bright and so I traded it for a butter yellow Grunge fabric from my stash.

This runner finishes at 15 1/2″ x 43 1/4″ and is made from a free pattern called, “Fat Quarter Table Runner” by Spring Leaf Studios. This is not a published pattern per se, but rather it appears on a September 11, 2012 blog post by Spring Leaf Studios. This is the link that will take you to the pattern. http://www.springleafstudios.com/2012/09/lets-get-acquainted-blog-hop.html

This is a fantastic pattern that makes up quickly using just 2 fat quarters and some strips of coordinating fabrics plus a fabric for binding. I used one of the fabrics that appears in the narrow center strips for my binding.

This table runner will be gifted to my mother.

Note: Binding strips for this runner were cut at 3″ wide. Stitched to quilt using a walking foot that was fully positioned on the quilt sandwich. Needle position moved 3 spaces to the right on Bernina Virtuosa 150 (Heidi).

Table Runner Finish

Posted on November 3, 2025 by Norma Hanson

I just finished quilting a table runner.

This is Let’s Play Hearts, a pattern by Terry Atkinson of Atkinson Designs.

Terry’s pattern suggests making the table runner with 8 full hearts and 2 half hearts which gives you a table runner measuring 14″ x 38″.

I opted to make my table runner with 12 full hearts and 2 half hearts which gave me a table runner that finished at 14″ x 52″.

2014 Fall Fair

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Norma Hanson

This weekend was our small community’s annual Fall Fair.

The fair kicked off Friday afternoon with midway rides, some entertainment on the stage, and fireworks. We are lucky that we are able to enjoy the fireworks from our back yard.

View of the Midway from our backyard.

Saturday morning was the annual parade. As you can tell by a lot of the parade entries, the theme of this year’s fair was. “the Year of the HoneyBee”.

After the parade, it is tradition to head to the hall to look at the exhibits and see what prizes our family members have won. This year, our daughter entered 5 items in the baking and craft sections and took home 4 first places and 1 second place which gave her $24 in prize money and a $20 gift certificate from Bernardin. I entered 6 quilts and took home 6 first places, earning $27 in prize money. There was quite the debate in our house over who took top honors and whether the $20 gift certificate should be included in the total tally.

DH having a look at the exhibits.

The Quilt and Sewing Section.

More exhibits.

DD with her gift basket entry.

Dana's HoneyBee and Honey Theme - Cookies with honey

DD’s HoneyBee themed cookies.

Dana's HoneyBee and Honey Theme - Muffins with honey

DD’s HoneyBee themed muffins.

DD’s cake.

My quilt on the left – Mexican Tiles.

My quilt on the left – Pumpkin Patch.

The quilt blocks for both Mexican Tiles and Pumpkin Patch are made using the technique in HD Design’s quilt pattern, 4-Patch Stacked Posies. The setting of the blocks is my own design. Mexican Tiles was quilted on my long arm using the Loricircles’ Swirls pattern board and Pumpkin Patch was quilted on my Bernina using vertical lines spaced about every 1/2″ or so.

My Snowman Table Runner.

My Snowman Table Runner is made from the Designs to Share With You pattern, It’s Fast, It’s Easy.

My Miniature Quilt – Chickens in the Farm Yard.

My Chickens in the Farm Yard quilt is made from a paper piecing pattern that was in a Miniature Quilts magazine years ago.

My quilt – Crayon Box.

My Crayon Box quilt is one of Bonnie Hunter’s free quilt patterns by the same name.

Norma's HoneyBee and Honey Theme - Needlework Picture

HoneyBee Themed Challenge.

Norma's HoneyBee and Honey Theme - Needlework Picture - Large

My quilt – HoneyBee Themed Challenge – Home is the Best Place to Bee!

My HoneyBee challenge quilt was made from an out of print pattern that I picked up at a quilt show garage sale table for 25 cents earlier this Spring. The pattern is called, “Bee Home Pillow – 105” from Bird Brain Designs. My quilt measures 17.5 inches square.

Sarge – DD and DSIL’s dog.

My husband and I were able to puppy sit for the evening on Saturday night while our daughter and son-in-law attended a wedding.

A Deere family.

Our son-in-law is a John Deere fan so I couldn’t resist taking a “family” picture with the tractor.

By Sunday morning when we got up, almost all evidence of the fair was gone. The Midway had packed up and moved on and all the tents and exhibits were removed from the field behind our house. This year’s fair is now only a memory. …looking forward to next year!

Four UFO Finishes For the Table

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Norma Hanson

Yesterday, I took the last stitches in the four table toppers/runners that I quilted last weekend. These projects have been on the UFO pile for years. I set out this year to quilt as many of the tops that have been sitting on the flimsy pile as I could. I had some incentive from the guild’s UFO challenge this year which I won in June. I am on a roll and don’t plan on stopping soon!

This group shot photo of the four finished projects was taken from the deck directly above the grass where i placed the quilts. This may be my new favorite way to take pictures of quilts. 🙂

This sunflower table runner is from the pattern, Easy Striped Table Runner by Karen Montgomery of The Quilt Company. Years ago, this was a free pattern on the Timeless Treasures website. They have taken it down now, but the pattern is for sale on several on-line quilting sites. The following is taken from the pattern jacket.

Although the pattern jacket says that this is the easiest project you will ever make, this project has been sitting on my “to be quilted pile” for years! I made one of these table runners for my Mom years ago and I started one for myself right after finishing my Mom’s. Like so often happens, the project that is destined as a gift gets finished and my project sits in the flimsy pile waiting for me to have some spare time to quilt it. The pattern says that the runner finishes at 45″ long, but my version is only 35″ long. Once you understand how the construction works, you can vary the size of the finished runner easily.

This lilac table topper is from the Spirals pattern by Ursula Riegel of Designs to Share with You. I have made this topper many times over the years. It is a great pattern to showcase a novelty fabric.

While in Oregon on a trip with my Mother and Aunt in May 2008, I picked up this cute lilac print fabric. I made table toppers for my Mother and my Aunt. In 2009, I made a topper for myself. It has sat in the flimsy pile waiting to be quilted until now.

This is another table topper made from Ursula Riegel’s pattern. Did you know that Ursula Riegel is a Canadian designer? She is located on Vancouver Island in Victoria, BC. I love to promote Canadian quilt designers. 🙂

This table runner is from another of Ursula Riegel’s patterns called, It’s Fast, It’s Easy. This is another pattern that I like to go to for seasonal projects as it showcases the novelty fabrics so well.

Pam sent me the St. Patrick’s Day fabric back in 2006. Back then, it was nearly impossible to get any novelty fabrics for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and Easter in Canada. Now because the Canadians are demanding these fabrics they are a little easier to find in Canada. Believe it or not, I have one more table runner made from this same batch of fabrics that is still on the “flimsy pile” waiting to be quilted. 🙂

“Fast Food” Table Runner for Easter

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Norma Hanson

I have been slowly working on a stack of UFO’s that need to be quilted. This weekend’s finish was this Easter table runner. The pattern is a Terry Atkinson design called, Fast Food. The pattern is very simple–making use of a stripe that does all the work.

This table topper has been sitting for at least 2 years waiting for me to have the opportunity to quilt it. The Quilt Show was broadcasting their shows for free this weekend. So while Ricky and Alex talked; I quilted.

This is a close up of the fabrics and the quilting. I quilted in the ditch around the blocks and then went up and down each yellow stripe. I love the dense quilting!

Silver Thimble Quilting

Every quilt has a story to tell; if you are quiet and listen, you will hear it.

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Table Runner Finish

Table Runner Finish

2014 Fall Fair

Four UFO Finishes For the Table

“Fast Food” Table Runner for Easter