Last Tuesday I was happy to present a “Hearthside Stars” table runner workshop for the Lake Gaston Piecemakers near Bracey, VA. The ladies had a great time sewing and chatting together as you can see from the photos below.
The original design calls for a charm pack of 5″ squares as well as background fabric, but Cindy and Gail are using fabrics from their stashes.
The pattern is five faux-Sawtooth Stars, but Linda is making a longer runner which will look fantastic on her large dining table. We all loved the theme fabric–vintage trucks hauling Christmas trees.
Mary is also making a Christmas/winter themed runner with lovely geometric batiks.
This runner is made from a charm pack by Judy. The fall prints are from an older line by Sandy Gervais.
Bonnie admits to having a stash of pre-cuts in which she discovered a charm pack of Christmas prints perfect for this project. Isn’t her runner lovely?
For my project, I used a charm pack of “At the Helm” designed by Danhui Nai for Wilmington Prints. I plan to quilt a pantograph of sailboats and anchors with medium blue thread. And I am thinking a solid navy binding would frame the project nicely.
If your guild or sewing group would enjoy making “Hearthside Stars” runners in a three hour workshop, please contact me at aby.quilts@gmail.com.