Tuesday, 21 September 2021

I'm falling for You


Today I'm sharing what I'm making for this hop. Many thanks to Joan from Moosestash Quilting for organising the hop. I love taking part in these hops but also visiting the blogs taking part. I get so many ideas from the different projects. I want to make them all.

I gave you a sneaky peek at some fabric I was using for this project. I love the fall colours, browns, reds and oranges.


They look so warm and cosy. I love this time of year. I have a table topper for spring , summer and winter but nothing that really shouts autumn or fall and so I decided to fill this gap. I had a piece of beige/fawn fabric that I was going to use for embroidery but I decided it would be the perfect centre for this project. I then cut lots of 2.5 inch squares to form a border. I needed 10 squares for the sides and 12 for the top and bottom. It took a while to get the arrangement so no similar squares were next to each other. I had already cut out some leaves so my next problem was to decide the layout. I decided to have four leaves in the centre and one in each corner.


My project isn't yet complete. In taking this photo I haven't got too close to my fabric. This is because a certain gentleman cat was found sprawled out asleep on my table topper and when I woke him up to move him I found he had very sticky fur and the stickiness had been transferred to my project. I'm not sure what he had been up to but I can't run this through the machine without washing the fabric first The appliques are raw edge stitched onto to the backing fabric and once the fabric is dry I will sandwich it and quilt. The leaves will have veins quilted into them and the background will have leaves quilted on it. I've pieced the backing using some of the fabrics I've used in the border. The topper finishes at 24 inches square.

These are the blogs on today's stop.

Wednesday September 22

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Beaquilter

Inflorescence

Selina Quilts

Sew Many Yarns

Thank you for visiting and do pop back soon to see the completed table topper.

Take care

Lyndsey


20 comments:

  1. You are off to a good start on your pretty tabletopper.

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  2. It is a very, very pretty start for your project. Isn't it amazing what the dear sweet fluffy beings in our lives are capable of messing up. I'm sure the kitty thinks you laid it there for his personal use and was very thankful. I hope it makes it through the washing process successfully.

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  3. Lovely table topper. Finding anything sticky is always a mystery especially on a cat! Thank you for sharing!

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  4. Sorry that cheeky kitty altered your plan for the Hop, Lyndsey. Never fear! Your quilt is going to beautiful when it's done.

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  5. What is it with cats and our projects! Mine seem to always find their way to what I'm working on! LOL!! Your fall topper is beautiful and I'm looking forward to seeing it all quilted up.

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  6. When I had cats, I wasn't quilting but I was sewing clothes for my kids. Those cats were always up to something like wandering off with a sleeve or collar. Sticky stuff is a little harder to deal with. Your table topper is beautiful and hopefully whatever the cat had on him will wash off. Thank you for showing up to share and making us all smile with the sticky cat story. xo

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  7. Beautiful table topper! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  8. You've made a great start on your table topper! It'll be beautiful once it's finished! I hope the washing goes ok!

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  9. Wonderful table topper in progress. I love what you've done so far. Tabby's probably not been up to something good!!!

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  10. Ha! Silly cat! Beautiful project and love those fall fabrics!

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  11. What a nice table topper. The center leaves look great too. Looking forward to seeing the quilt all finished.

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  12. You will have a beautiful topper! Cats sure like to get in the way. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Oh my goodness! Sticky cat hair would make it hard to finish up. I deal with copious amounts of dog hair, and anything that I place on the floor ends up as a dog bed. He's just trying to help, LOL! Happy quilting; the topper will be really pretty.

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  14. This is such a pretty table topper and perfect for autumn. So sweet!

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  15. Lovely table topper, perfect fabrics for fall!

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  16. Neat table topper and a sticky cat???? Hope you can get it cleaned up. Did you have to clean the kitty too? Love the table topper and it will be fabulous.

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  17. Your project is coming along beautifully. Great colours!

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  18. That will be a lovely fall addition to your table!

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  19. What a lovely fall table topper! I’m sure you were not impressed with the sticky cat residue. Looking forward to seeing this finished.

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