• Mar. 31, 2008
Just under the wire
It's the last day of the month, and I was seized with the sudden whim to go ahead and squeeze in the FaDSA project for the month of March - a pintucked table runner. ** I didn't really have a plan in mind, but as I checked out the fabric stash I saw that in addition to some linen, I also had some scraps I could use as well. The weather really dictated this project - it is dark, gloomy and drippy here today - so I decided my table runner needed some color to cheer up the room a bit!
I didn't really think this through or plan it, just kinda sewed some strips together and then added the pintucks to the linen. A very simple but satisfying project, and it does have the effect of adding some spring color to the table.
I think the weather is supposed to be drippy & dreary all week so I'm sure I'll enjoy looking at the cheerful colors in the table runner. As you can see from this picture of a field near our house, we really do NOT need more rain right now!
At least the ducks are happy!
** eta: It dawned on me that I should mention the book this project came from:
"Simple Gifts to Stitch" by Jocelyn Worrall.
ps. Lauren, I did make that hat - you can see it in the Dec archives or also on my Ravelry project page. I loved the yarn! I bought enough to make some mittens too, but somehow I haven't gotten around to that project yet.
Comments
• Mar. 31, 2008
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Posted by socalval
I stumbled upon your blog today through the home page of HSB - I enjoyed my visit. Feel free to come on by and say hello sometime. I am debuting my new website today with a contest - the details are on my blog. It's for homeschooling families.
Hope to meet you soon.
Valerie
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• Mar. 31, 2008
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Posted by Anonymous
Your table runner is very handsome. Nice work!! Very spring-like, I think we all need some of that :)
hakucho
• Mar. 31, 2008
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Posted by Oiyi
The table runner really spruces up your table. Nice work!
www.oiyi.blogspot.com
• Mar. 31, 2008
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Posted by Anonymous
Dark, dreary and drippy here as well!!! Your new table runner is a bright spot in this kind of weather! Hopefully there are warm days in the not too distant future!! Hey, if you are ever free and want to meet in Galena.. just give a holler!!! We could knit and hit the nice yarn shop down town and knit some more!!!
Janice
• Apr. 1, 2008
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Posted by woolwinder
It couldn't have come out better if you had planned it that way. Amazing what can be made from a few scraps. Nice work! And, if you get much more rain, you'll have your very own duck pond. Hang in there.
• Apr. 1, 2008
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Posted by Anonymous
and it is so great! thank you for playing along. it is so nice to see how everyone adapts these to their own needs.
hope you, your family and the wonderful farm are doing well.
fondly,
kelli
• Apr. 1, 2008
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Posted by Danielle
Great runner, I always like something pretty in the center of my table too! The colors are cheery, and maybe it will be spring someday ;)
• Apr. 1, 2008
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Posted by June
What a wonderful runner you made. I love the colors and the way you combined them. Truly lovely!
Based on the picture and what you said, you certainly do not need any more rain. Here, I'm sending you dry Tucson sunshine to dry things up for you.
• Apr. 2, 2008
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Posted by Thimbleanna
It's beautiful Karen -- and just what our gloom ordered -- see what you've done? The sun's come out LOL! Your puddle looks like the low spot in my backyard, although I haven't seen our duck couple yet this year. Now that I've seen your ducks, I'll be keeping my eye out!
• Apr. 2, 2008
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Posted by Anonymous
The table runner is so pretty - I love the fabrics you chose and it's so well sewn!
~Keri
knittygrittythoughts.typepad.com
• Apr. 2, 2008
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Posted by Anonymous
Love that table runner. It would certainly brighten up a room on a dreary, drippy day. I've been seeing the geese in my neck of the woods staking out their territory for their nests this spring. A couple of them were sitting in the middle of a froze pond, LOL. I guess they were saying - not on my pond you don't.
Happy Spring - it's really coming I know - Karen
• Apr. 3, 2008
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Posted by Anonymous
what a lovely table runner and a great idea.
colors always are an uplift.
jessica,
www.somethingjessica.blogspot.com
