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A Table Topper for Sara

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I was able to squeeze a bit of sewing into my schedule a few weeks ago, and made up this cute little table topper with some Minick and Simpson fabric from a Frivols box.  I made the quilt a bit smaller than the directions called for, so that it would fit just right on Sara's round kitchen table.

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Ugh, I quilted it myself, and am not particularly happy with the results.  I was having some issues with the tension on my Bernina, not sure why.  Anyway, it is what it is, and Sara seemed to appreciate it.  Sometimes I think I would be better off to just hand quilt these little toppers!  

27 responses to “A Table Topper for Sara”

  7. Don’t sell yourself short! The mini quilt looks great! My Bernina is having tension problems on decorative stitches, too. Must be going around, huh?

  8. Don’t sell yourself short! The mini quilt looks great! My Bernina is having tension problems on decorative stitches, too. Must be going around, huh?

  9. Don’t sell yourself short! The mini quilt looks great! My Bernina is having tension problems on decorative stitches, too. Must be going around, huh?

  13. Love your little table topper and your quilting looks good to me! I’m not the best quilter either but since there aren’t many longarm quilters in Germany and if they are way too expensive I quilt all my quilts myself and I’m getting better at it. Perhaps you can start quitling all your smaller quilts yourself, too, and you’ll see your skill will improve.

  14. Love your little table topper and your quilting looks good to me! I’m not the best quilter either but since there aren’t many longarm quilters in Germany and if they are way too expensive I quilt all my quilts myself and I’m getting better at it. Perhaps you can start quitling all your smaller quilts yourself, too, and you’ll see your skill will improve.

  15. Love your little table topper and your quilting looks good to me! I’m not the best quilter either but since there aren’t many longarm quilters in Germany and if they are way too expensive I quilt all my quilts myself and I’m getting better at it. Perhaps you can start quitling all your smaller quilts yourself, too, and you’ll see your skill will improve.

  16. We are always our worst critic. I think it looks fantastic and it is done! And you saved some money, which can now be used on more fabric!

  17. We are always our worst critic. I think it looks fantastic and it is done! And you saved some money, which can now be used on more fabric!

  18. We are always our worst critic. I think it looks fantastic and it is done! And you saved some money, which can now be used on more fabric!

  25. OK – Love the scrappiness of this… I always fret over my own quilting – but I step back and pause…My grandmother was a quilter and growing up I always thought her work was miraculous. As an adult I go back and revisit the same pieces. There are puckers and tucks — even a cutoff corner or two. Sometimes thins weren’t so square. But they are still just as beautiful. I guess love covers a multitude of errors…I love your topper.

  26. OK – Love the scrappiness of this… I always fret over my own quilting – but I step back and pause…My grandmother was a quilter and growing up I always thought her work was miraculous. As an adult I go back and revisit the same pieces. There are puckers and tucks — even a cutoff corner or two. Sometimes thins weren’t so square. But they are still just as beautiful. I guess love covers a multitude of errors…I love your topper.

  27. OK – Love the scrappiness of this… I always fret over my own quilting – but I step back and pause…My grandmother was a quilter and growing up I always thought her work was miraculous. As an adult I go back and revisit the same pieces. There are puckers and tucks — even a cutoff corner or two. Sometimes thins weren’t so square. But they are still just as beautiful. I guess love covers a multitude of errors…I love your topper.