Friday Finishes

19 Apr 2019

Friday Finishes

Happy Friday,

Once a month the quilting group I belong to does a “meet and eat” with a crafty gift exchange.

My partner this month is new to the area and is also an East Coast transplant like myself. She loves Fig Tree fabrics and pears are her favorite fruit.

I had some Somerset scraps, an older Fig Tree collection from an earlier project so I made a few potholders and small runner for her.

strip pieced potholders
log cabin potholders

I exceeded the gift exchange requirement so I’ll give her the runner after lunch. 🙂

Happy Easter!

Posted in New Projects and tagged fig tree, pear applique, quilted potholders, Somerset fabric

12 thoughts on “Friday Finishes”

Sylvia E Anderson on April 19, 2019 at 10:18 am said:

I’m sure your partner was extremely happy to receive your beautiful pot holders, and the table runner with the pears, was a very thoughtful gift. After seeing those gifts, the other members are all hoping to get you as a partner at some time.

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- My Sewful Retirement on April 19, 2019 at 10:23 am said:
  
  Thanks Sylvia — I’m hoping she will like them! This group is so much fun and I’m learning sew much from them♥
  
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dezertsuz on April 19, 2019 at 10:35 am said:

Oh, that runner is so cute! I know at my house, potholders are always walking away and hiding, so that will be lovely for her, too.

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piecefulwendy on April 19, 2019 at 11:57 am said:

What a delightful gift! I’m sure she’ll love it!

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Vicki in MN on April 19, 2019 at 12:00 pm said:

Oh I love love the pears!

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quiltinggail on April 19, 2019 at 1:14 pm said:

What a fun gift to give! I’m sure she’ll love it!

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Tracy @ It's a T-Sweets Day! on April 20, 2019 at 2:02 am said:

What a fun luncheon! I’m sure your new friend is going to live her pot holder and table runner❤️❤️

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- My Sewful Retirement on April 22, 2019 at 9:19 am said:
  
  Hi Tracy — she loved her gifts! We had a good time, ate at a new restaurant the food was fantastic!
  
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cheriec12 on April 20, 2019 at 11:44 am said:

Hi Karla, Pears are my favorite fruit also. Love that runner!

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- My Sewful Retirement on April 22, 2019 at 9:18 am said:
  
  Thanks Cherie! Tell me your favorite colors and I’ll make one for you! It was charm pack friendly!
  
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rl2b2017 on April 21, 2019 at 3:28 pm said:

Hi Karla! Oh my goodness, I love that table runner. It’s perfect for showing off those fabrics and the colors in it are so darn happy looking. The potholders sure turned out nicely – I’ll bet your quilting group partner was just thrilled with these. Happy Easter! ~smile~ Roseanne

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- My Sewful Retirement on April 22, 2019 at 9:17 am said:
  
  Hi Roseanne, she was very surprised and very happy! A couple of the group members want their own pear table runner so they will do the piecing and I will do the embroidery for them! All in all it was a great day!
  
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