Happy 4th (with pics of my tablerunner)

Late last year I decided I'd make a tablerunner or topper for every
holiday or season in 2012. Well . . . it's now the 4th of July, and I
finally got one finished. I promised DH I'd have a runner on the table
by the 4th, and at 9:56 p.m. last night I did it! I think we'll
celebrate the 4th through the entire month of July this year!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream
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Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsidotcom

that's terrific! you did a bang up job on that, or is it an explosive
finish?
I really like the way you did the quilting on it. Great work and finished.
it doesn't get better than that.
Happy Independence day!
Taria


"Louise in Iowa" wrote in message
...

Late last year I decided I'd make a tablerunner or topper for every
holiday or season in 2012. Well . . . it's now the 4th of July, and I
finally got one finished. I promised DH I'd have a runner on the table
by the 4th, and at 9:56 p.m. last night I did it! I think we'll
celebrate the 4th through the entire month of July this year!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream
--
Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsidotcom

Pretty! Love your fireworks quilting.
Roberta in D

On Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:54:31 -0500, Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsidotcom wrote:

Late last year I decided I'd make a tablerunner or topper for every
holiday or season in 2012. Well . . . it's now the 4th of July, and I
finally got one finished. I promised DH I'd have a runner on the table
by the 4th, and at 9:56 p.m. last night I did it! I think we'll
celebrate the 4th through the entire month of July this year!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream

Let's go for explosive finish - that's pretty much the way I felt when I
put that last stitch in!

Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsidotcom


On 7/4/2012 12:08 PM, Taria wrote:
that's terrific! you did a bang up job on that, or is it an explosive
finish?
I really like the way you did the quilting on it. Great work and finished.
it doesn't get better than that.
Happy Independence day!
Taria


"Louise in Iowa" wrote in message
...

Late last year I decided I'd make a tablerunner or topper for every
holiday or season in 2012. Well . . . it's now the 4th of July, and I
finally got one finished. I promised DH I'd have a runner on the table
by the 4th, and at 9:56 p.m. last night I did it! I think we'll
celebrate the 4th through the entire month of July this year!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream

Thanks! I'd been wanting to try something like that for a while, and
this was (obviously) a perfect opportunity!

Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsidotcom


On 7/4/2012 1:15 PM, Roberta wrote:
Pretty! Love your fireworks quilting.
Roberta in D

On Wed, 04 Jul 2012 11:54:31 -0500, Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsidotcom wrote:

Late last year I decided I'd make a tablerunner or topper for every
holiday or season in 2012. Well . . . it's now the 4th of July, and I
finally got one finished. I promised DH I'd have a runner on the table
by the 4th, and at 9:56 p.m. last night I did it! I think we'll
celebrate the 4th through the entire month of July this year!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream

Thanks, Sandy. I found out it was pretty easy to do - I just put a CD of
Tim McGraw on the player and moved the machine to the rhythm of the
music! I also learned that if you mess something up and don't stay
within the lines, you just go back and add more thread to it!

Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsidotcom


On 7/4/2012 4:22 PM, Sandy Foster wrote:
In article ,
Louise in Iowa nieland1390@mchsidotcom wrote:

Late last year I decided I'd make a tablerunner or topper for every
holiday or season in 2012. Well . . . it's now the 4th of July, and I
finally got one finished. I promised DH I'd have a runner on the table
by the 4th, and at 9:56 p.m. last night I did it! I think we'll
celebrate the 4th through the entire month of July this year!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream

Oooooh, that's *beautiful*, Louise! I love it! The quilting is perfect
for the theme.

Bringing up the rear here ( although I suspect some of you are more
qualified). Gorgeous table topper, Louise. I've never quilted to Tim
McGraw but it sounds inspiring. I've quilted tonight to John Phillips
Sousa. Not a good tempo if you need to be careful. I love the fireworks
quilting too. Wonder how it would do on a Christmas quilt? ( Not hinting.
Just wondering.) Polly

Hmmm, might work in a center block where there's a flag!

Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsidotcom


On 7/4/2012 10:33 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
Bringing up the rear here ( although I suspect some of you are more
qualified). Gorgeous table topper, Louise. I've never quilted to Tim
McGraw but it sounds inspiring. I've quilted tonight to John Phillips
Sousa. Not a good tempo if you need to be careful. I love the
fireworks quilting too. Wonder how it would do on a Christmas quilt? (
Not hinting. Just wondering.) Polly

On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 11:54:31 -0500, Louise in Iowa wrote
(in article ):

Late last year I decided I'd make a tablerunner or topper for every
holiday or season in 2012. Well . . . it's now the 4th of July, and I
finally got one finished. I promised DH I'd have a runner on the table
by the 4th, and at 9:56 p.m. last night I did it! I think we'll
celebrate the 4th through the entire month of July this year!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream


That's spectacular. Love the "fireworks" you quilted in.

Maureen

Thanks! I'll have to confess that I go by the dining room table every so
often just to look at it! It just turned out so much better than I had
imagined (instead of the other way around!). Sorry if that sounds like
I'm really congratulating myself - I feel like I've been going through a
dry spell with some less-than-desirable results, so this one feels
really good.

Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsidotcom


On 7/5/2012 7:42 AM, Maureen Wozniak wrote:
On Wed, 4 Jul 2012 11:54:31 -0500, Louise in Iowa wrote
(in article ):

Late last year I decided I'd make a tablerunner or topper for every
holiday or season in 2012. Well . . . it's now the 4th of July, and I
finally got one finished. I promised DH I'd have a runner on the table
by the 4th, and at 9:56 p.m. last night I did it! I think we'll
celebrate the 4th through the entire month of July this year!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/louisei...in/photostream


That's spectacular. Love the "fireworks" you quilted in.

Maureen