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Thursday, December 11

Snowflake Snowalong Table Runner

Snowalong Table Runner with Fairy Frost Fabric Snowflakes
It was so much fun to make these paper pieced snowflake blocks! This is the perfect time of year to give them a try too!  

I was a little late joining in for Joanne's (Canuck Quilter) Snowalong Sew-along, but that didn't matter, because she has her wonderful patterns in her Craftsy shop.  How great that we can find them and not miss out on the sew-along, no matter how much later we join!  The coolest thing is that with each pattern, you can make at least three different snowflakes.

This table runner is a surprise thank you gift for my sister-in-law Cindy, who acted as my in-house editor for my upcoming book.  (My husband Jim was the outhouse editor. Hee hee)  Cindy went over everything I wrote (twice!) with a fine eye for being grammatically correct and clear.   She has told me she will try not to peek at BuzzinBumble, until I give her the all clear, but when she does look again I want to say:  
THANK YOU CINDY! 

Snowalong table runner fabrics:
Background is Winter frost by Jan Schade Beach for Henry Glass
Snowflakes are Glimmer Fairy Fr
ost by Michael Miller
The first time I saw the snowflakes was while visiting my friend Sandra's blog: Musings of a Menopausal Melon.  She has actually made Quite a Few Snowalong Blocks and they are so beautiful that I just had to click on the links to find out more about them.  That is how I found Joanne.  

You can tell that Joanne put a lot of thought into what she would like to see in a PP pattern and then worked to make her patterns perfect.  Truly, she is a paper piecing genius!  Her directions are very thorough and consistent.  Her patterns have clipped corners that make lining up the sections so easy.  I didn't even flub it up once, which is something I usually have trouble with.   And the pre cutting instructions were great.  Very little fabric waste.  She even included a coloring page with each pattern, so you can test out your own color schemes. 

Joanne, you did an AMAZING job creating these patterns!  

An especially Frosty rocking chair.

How many of you have little helpers when you sew?  I bet many of you have had a child, grandchild, or pet cuddling up in the folds of a quilt before you even have it completed.  I have two such helpers.  You can see here that our dog Pip and I have a "binding contract" to that effect.  She has to sit in my lap and keep peeking over the edge while I hand sew the binding.  Heh, Heh - We go through a lot of lint rollers.  Please excuse the Fuzzy Focus, I snapped the photo with my phone and just missed the way she sits there with her little tongue sticking out.  She makes me laugh every day.


Pip "helping" me sew.




Thanks for visiting and come back soon!
Lara

26 comments:

  1. Lara, your snowflakes are beautiful!! What a wonderful 'thank you' the runner will be! I just love the fabrics you chose. And the picture on the snow covered rocker? Awesome! :)

    "outhouse editor" LOL Glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that! :D

    I need to get back to my snowflakes. . . :)

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  2. Wow, wow, wow! Your snowflake runner is so wonderful! I keep studying it. Love it!

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  3. Pretty! She's going to love this - perfend fabric. :)ct sparkly white and such a nice backgrou

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  4. FABULOUS! I love these sparkly snowflakes! I'm heading over to see that pattern right now!

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  5. Ha ha, just putting a link to your blog in my post and saw this new post, in which you linked to ME! Great minds... This runner is ab-fab!!! LOVE the sparkly snow fabric and the tiny snowflakes in the background fabric. Just beautiful. You did a terrific job all around and Cindy is one lucky recipient. Love the snow-covered rocker pic, GREAT idea.

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  6. What a beautiful table runner and the fabrics are perfect for it!

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  7. It's lovely! This is a beautiful pattern indeed and I am saving it for next year...Love the sparkly fabric, such a pertinent choice for this project, neat work!

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  8. You found a delightful pattern, chose great fabrics and made it so well. Congratulations to you and Pip.

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  9. LOVE your snowflake tablerunner, Lara!! The fabrics are gorgeous... I love the glitter in the white. Just like real snow! I had downloaded this pattern, and have it "to do " in January... Thanks for inspiring me to make it. The pictures are beautiful, and you even have the "real snow" cooperating for the background !
    Susie

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  10. This is so pretty! I really, really need to learn paper piecing!

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  11. I'm in love with your snowflakes. The colors are perfect, too!

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  12. Beautiful! What a perfect fabrics you choosed and great execution! Lovely pictures too!

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  13. You and Pip clearly make a great team, as this is lovely. I especially love your fabric choices - the sparkle in the white is perfect and the dark blue makes an ideal background. I bet Cindy will be thrilled.

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  14. Oh, Lara! This is RICH! Your snowflakes are absolutely stunning against that blue background. You know my address!

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  15. Love your snowflakes! So cute!

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  16. This is a beautiful pattern indeed. I went to look at the designer's Crafsty pattern store and I now follow her. I'm impressed by these snowflakes. And yours are gorgeous with the sparkling fabric. Like fresh snow reflecting the light of the moon.
    With the dark background you chose, it's definitely a moon lit night.

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  17. I wish I enjoyed paper piecing. Your runner is beautiful. The silver in the white just sparkles. What a lovely gift!

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  18. Your table runner turned out beautiful!

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  19. Lara, your snowflakes turned out beautifully! I just made another runner with 3 snowflakes, but I put contrasting borders on it. Looking at yours I think I was too quick to add borders! I love the way the snowflakes float and are the only focus point. Thanks for the kind words about my pattern.

    PS Pip is awfully cute!

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  20. Beatiful table runner Lara. Papper piecing can be tricky but really fun too. I love the sparlkly fabric you used for the snowflakes.
    I do have two little helpers like you. Mine sleep on their beds next to my sewing table and love the sound of my sewing machine. It is a joy to have them around. Your little helper is precious.

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  21. Beautiful table runner. I love the sparkly snowflakes against the blue background.

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  22. How pretty, I love the sparkly fabric for the snowflakes!

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  23. Gorgeous runner, and Pip is adorable!

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  24. I love your runner . . . your fabric choices were straight up perfect! It's so odd . . . somehow I stumbled onto her pattern for this exact snowflake -- it's the only one in the series I saw/saved. I may have to make one, seeing as how yours turned out so cutely! :)

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  25. I too love your snowflakes and especially the fabric you used...they sparkle like real snowflakes. Aughhhh....belly rubs to Pip.

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