CHRISTMAS FINISHES
With lots of time on our hands these days I found that I am doing a really good job in catching up with UFO's long overdue for finishing.
This Christmas runner has been waiting for quilting since mid year 2018.
I actually made two, one for me and one for my youngest daughter. This 4 tree runner I quilted with metallic silver and gold thread. It is a bit of a pain to work with so the 3 tree runner I just used regular cotton thread.
I treated myself to an extension table for my Bernina 750. It is wonderful when quilting items to have all that nice extra flat area.
My daughter went to check on her lady duck to see what was going on with her egg sitting. She said she was pleased to see one new duckling. Well at that point she decided it best to move her into a fenced in area for her safety and discovered things were much more interesting than one little one.
Oh my, 13 of them. Plus one more egg, however that egg is not a duck egg. She said she noticed one of her hens wondered in there one day while she was feeding lady duck and laid an egg. She left it there, not wanting to disturb the nest. She said if it hatches this coming week, mother duck may be fostering a chicken left by that lazy hen.
nice runner...and omigosh...all the little ducklings!
ReplyDeleteLovely runners, I love your trees! Great extension table, hard after to think you were sewing without ;)
ReplyDeleteOh, how sweet!!! Thank you for sharing the little ducklings with us. :) How funny about the hen's egg! I really like these trees - they are so dynamic, and your fabrics are perfect together.
ReplyDeleteI have always liked these trees...
ReplyDeletehooray for UFO finishes!!
Fun little trees! I'll be patiently waiting to see what hatches and how it will be received! :-)
ReplyDeleteSuper cute ducklings! I love the color of their little beaks! I also love the story the way you told it!
ReplyDeleteI have had my eye on that tree pattern for some time and nearly made it for my Christmas row quilt but decided on another. I love your trees so so so much!
You will love your new sewing table!
Hi,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tree runners, those ducks are so cut.
Have a great day!
Hi Donnalee! Thirteen little baby ducks plus a possible baby chick?!! That reminds me of Friends, with Joey and Chandler having a duck and chick in their apartment. I enjoyed your tree runners when you first made them and I enjoy them more now when you are finishing them up. Good for you! Thanks for linking up this week. ~smile~ Roseanne
ReplyDeleteOh the ducklings. How adorable. I laughed at the lazy hen though.
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Two christmas finishes and a baker's dozen of ducklings! What's not to love about all of this! My 12 year old hopes that chick hatches.... she thinks it would be the ultimate ugly duckling story :D Thanks for linking up to the Chameleon's Colour & Inspiration party.
ReplyDeleteInspiration! I've made those tree blocks, but not yet put them together for the table runner. Your's are wonderful! Sadly, I seem to be doing more book reading than sewing these days. How great that you are working through your UFOs! What a pretty mother duck and cute ducklings!
ReplyDeleteYour Christmas runner is darling! If it was mine, I'd be tempted to "decorate" each tree with sequins and beads now... Do you remember your source for the pattern? Now that I'm thinking about it, I'd like to make one just so I can get out the sequins and beads and decorate the trees. As Angela Lansbury sang in Auntie Mame, "We need a little Christmas RIGHT NOW!" I am intrigued by your acrylic extension for your 750. My 750 is sunk into the cabinet my husband built for her 95% of the time, unless I'm embroidering or need the free arm, but I might like one of those extensions for my 475QE that sits on a desktop. Which company did you get your extension from? Finally -- LOVE THE BABY DUCKIES!! Thank you for sharing them today!
ReplyDeleteNice! Perfect time to get a jump on Christmas, or finish up a UFO. You've done both!
ReplyDeleteI have made several of those runners in the past, they are so fun to make aren't they? Now you are ahead of the game and ready for this year's season.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful, baby ducklings today! And maybe a little chicken brother or sister too, you will have to let us know how that pans out. Love your Christmas tree runners. I've just finished a Christmas table cloth, it's a great time to catch up with projects while we are all staying home.
ReplyDeleteVery cute table runners - and now! Christmas can come ha ha!
ReplyDeleteGreat Christmas runner and cute duck story. The duckings are adorable. I wonder if mom will notice that one of her babies is different.
ReplyDeleteI love your wonky Christmas trees, can I ask where you got the pattern? The ducklings are so sweet, what a good mother she is, 13 is a lot to try and keep warm! So hope you don't have problems with foxes like we do here in Australia!
ReplyDeleteI love my flat sewing table, it seems to improve the accuracy of the seams. Glad to see some UFO's pulled. The runners are cute. Thank you for linking up to Put your foot down.
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