…… inspiration is divine. Like this last round of the
Table Top Swap (Table Runners). My partner was very specific, including pictures and detailed descriptions, more than I could have asked for IF I even knew what to ask. So, with all this info sloshing about, I went with her wishes and a bit of my own slightly off kilter design. Some edge to go with her traditional, the unexpected with the requested, in the end, I think it might be just what she might want (if she knew I was her partner).
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwywzLIyd_x2qVfts-gGQZ_wB-T48b02TSsfDS4Ro9djJiQCKCa7HaY64Uay1w8aV3sjjTQYW3OmopklOlPl5rM464h4isbVdAAO3r5K57RZT4cCrwcGQ-glpZyqjExxeidBkF3BXpGw/s320/P5250012.JPG) |
Front:ivory linen, various blue quilting cottons
inset strip-pieced,
off white 100% cotton thread, 18" x 18" more or less
and best of all
reversible…. |
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Back: indigo linen, dense "straight-line" quilting with a 100% cotton
variegated blue thread
inset quilters cottons in blues and one yellow |
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Back: detail of stitching with variegated thread |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLZ2aBet4Tn7c6NDmOe_5wfruLd2aOf9kMFcCmLVu_fg8RjmNdgnARzp-vNfft5btxK3Dl9PTh41A9bEOhkIMtWQ3N8W1la7FfTiEdWN2FwkeFG3TejUq8oswDF8nw5jVcJg4itu5kQ7o/s320/P5270019_2.JPG) |
A rectangular topper too……..
Similar materials, quilting and style, 36" x 14" |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEiqmvwxNa5AYzlz3kGcuIEs_SABfeaHe_cUvajhsuW00O8TTFNcZM042cc2weprYWa8SfGs1FGF_VBgdojKGqXu1Ex31_AeIL00o3FIPfjjkHW_SxxhDuaQ_he9ylBDz8_7gHc04y78/s320/P5270021.JPG) |
Front: dense straight line quilting, inset quilters cottons in various blues |
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Back: Vintage 100% cotton kimono fabric from Japan |
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Back: bobbin thread- light blue to match background |
Both table runners are reversible
Both use linen: ivory(rectangle) and indigo (not-rectangle)
Both are densely quilted with complimentary 100% cotton threads
Both have a bit of the unexpected (Smaller: unusual shape; larger: precious backing fabric)
Both compliment (color) and contrast (linear vs curlicue) nicely with traditional/formal table setting
So partner, I sure hope you like these. If my dining colors ranged to blues, I would have had a really hard time sending these away!!!