My two most recent cross stitch finishes were Halloween themed.
Both designs were in the Just Cross Stitch Halloween 2025 magazine.
This is Hallows’ Eve Sampler. The pattern is by Tracy Richards of Wroght Iron Stitching.
This is Halloween Stitching Sampler by Nicoletta Farrauto of Nikyscreations.
Now that Halloween is over, it is time to put away the fall and Halloween-themed stitching and get out the Christmas-themed stitching. I like to stich designs in season.
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).
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″.
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).
This year was the 40th Anniversary of my quilt guild – The Chilliwack Quilters’ Guild. The theme of our quilt show was, 40 Years of Quilted Creations.
I entered 10 pieces in the quilt show.
This is a project that I started on December 26, 2009 with my good friend, Linda J. The center if this quilt was completed quite quickly and then progress stopped at attaching the borders. With the help of “I Love Lucy” reruns, I finally attached the borders a year later. I used to think I got stuck at the attachment of the borders but clearly it is the quilting part of quilt construction that stops me because this top sat in the flimsy pile for 15 years before I managed to get it quilted and bound in 2025.
After finishing this quilt to the flimsy stage, I asked my husband if he liked this one. He first asked if it was for him. Why is it when you are looking for feedback, they want to know if it is for them? I told him it could be for our bed and then yes, it would be for him and me…..but that was not really answering the question. Then he replied that he wasn’t sure he liked yellow and green together? I asked him if he didn’t think this quilt looked summery. I am not sure I totally heard the answer, nor did I ask him to repeat it. My daughter came by and told me that she likes it. Mental note to self…..don’t ask husband for opinions on my quilts….stick with daughter’s opinions!
The border fabric is a Hoffman print that has been aging in my stash for quite some time–just waiting for this project to come along.
Quilt Pattern: Daisy Chain by Terry Atkinson of Atkinson Designs.
Quilt Size: 84″ x 106″.
Quilted by me on my long arm using the Swirls quilt design.