My Niece is Getting Married!

My niece is getting married!

Time to make her something pretty for her house!

After chatting with my sister I discovered her dining room colors are cranberry & tea dyed muslin.  That made me think immediately of the French General fabric lines...

Luckily one of my LQS's had a charm pack of Rouennieres (the link is actually to the 1st line of fabric issued back in 09.  I purchased the 2nd line recently released- mostly it's the same- you get the idea) & some coordinating fabric for a border.....

After trolling the internet for charm pack friendly table runners, I found this at the Moda Bake Shop....

Then I spent time learning how to make hexies from my 60 degree triangle.  I hope to put a tutorial on that here shortly......

Finally, I could start piecing.

Then I did some pretty quilting.....

And finally we have this:

Here's another:

A detailed pic of the quilting:



A pic of the back to see the quilting:

Basic Quilting Recap:
In each hexie is a flower.
In each small triangle I did continuous curves
In the inner border I did a ribbon design
In the outer border I did a swirly leaf.

When I finished I knew that *I* loved it & I really hoped my niece would too!

Turns out she does!  And some of her friends! (She lives on the East Coast & I actually mailed it in time for the bridal shower.  I'm always amazed when I'm not late with a quilty present!)

So while it was fun to choose the fabrics, the pattern, learn a new technique, and play with new quilting designs, the best part is that my niece likes it too.

Now we're waiting for the wedding- to take place this fall on the beach!  Our family is incredibly excited!