Table Runner for a New Home

My brother and sister in law just purchased their first house.  I love this table runner pattern...super quick and pretty.  The fabric is Zen chic with a soft grey background.

Mini Quilt Swap

This is the mini that I received in my mini swap on Instagram. 

Here are the quilts on my mini wall.  I made the tulip one for my Grandma and sadly she recently passed away.  My Mom made sure I got the quilt back. 

I plan on adding more minis to my wall.

Cross Stitching

I've been busy and traveling so I needed something portable.  I just finished Pretty Little San Francisco by Satsuma Street and mailed it to my aunt who lives just outside of San Fran.  Satsuma Street has some super cute, modern patterns.

Birthday Pillowcases

My nephew was very concerned as to what "auntie" pillowcase he was going to use between Halloween and Christmas.

My sister had me order some birthday fabric and now each family will have a birthday pillowcase to use. 

Mini Quilt

In addition to the Bonnie and Camille ornament swap on Instagram I also participated in a Bonnie and Camille Dream Mini Quilt swap as well.  Here is my finished quilt for my swap buddy.  It finishes at roughly 12x12.

I backed it in a piece of Bliss fabric that I had but wasn't in love with.  Hopefully my swap buddy loved it and all the time that went into hand piecing this mini.

Ornament Swap

I joined a Bonnie and Camille fabric Christmas ornament swap on Instagram. Only rules were that you had to use Bonnie and Camille fabrics and there are no extras in the packages...only the ornaments.

I made two state ornaments with little hearts for my buddy's hometowns and a mitten for my other swap buddy because Massachusetts was just too hard to cut out.  I'm sticking these in the mail on Monday.

Friday Finishes

I finished a little knitted star ornament this morning using this free pattern.  I am not good at double pointed needle knitting so I knit these straight and then sew them up.  I made two stars and sew them together, right sides, and add a little loop.  You can't tell from the photo but this is sparkly yarn.  I will be attaching this to a Christmas gift. 

I also finished up a table runner for my husband's grandma.  I received a free mini charm pack of Avalon with a quilt kit that I purchased.  While I think the fabric is pretty it is not my style.  I had purchased a pattern that uses mini charms and was able to find yardage on Etsy for the backing.  

My sewing time has been very limited as we have spent lots of time with my Dad.  He was making cognitive strides in rehab but wasn't making physical gains.  He was supposed to get "kicked out" of rehab and ended up with a UTI.  They did a CT scan of his bladder and kidneys and caught his pelvis at the same time.  The poor guy has been suffering with a broken hip for the last four weeks!!  The initial doctor's missed the broken hip after he had his seizure...no wonder he wasn't making physical improvements.  He had a hip replacement Monday evening and is now slowly recovering.  

I am linking up with Fabric Tuesday,Can I Get a Whoop, Whoop?, Needle and Thread Thursday and Finish it Friday.