I've been accumulating a lot of fall material for quite awhile and thought it was time to make something seasonal for the cabin. Here it is - my fall table runner. It's nothing all that complicated, just squares of material sewn together and then backed with a non-seasonal fabric that I can use at some other time. My questions after I complete a project are:
- What did I learn from this project?
- How would I make it different?
- Did I have fun doing it?
Well, I learned that the walking foot I bought and put on my machine to help with the quilting isn't working like it should. It wasn't until the next project that I figured out exactly what the problem is. The next runner I do will have bigger squares - no, that isn't a joke! I used up some of my fall stash (a good thing) and I can get the same effect with fewer squares and save me a lot of hassle. I'm still not having fun but this was such a small project that it didn't matter that I wasn't jumping for joy at every step. Don't get me wrong - I still love piecing things together, it's just the quilting that snags me up. I still have to learn what I can do and what my machine will let me do, before I reach that point.
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