Though it seems like the Holly Bazaar was ages ago, its just been a few weeks but prep for it kept me even busier this year because I was asked to co-convene it. I was patting myself on the back for having started my sewing early because something would have had to give if I had left it all to the last minute.
This is one of the holiday-themed runners that I made. It's a Kim Deihl pattern called
Double Dipped and was lots of fun to make; I particularly like the little red pin dot background with all of those Christmas prints.
Roberta quilted it with a swoon-worthy holly and berry panto.
It looked great as a runner, but the blocks could have been a little bit smaller if it were for my table. That said, someone bought it so it obviously works for their table.
It has a lovely argyle feel to it and is scrappy to boot; the pattern would make up into a beautiful throw.
I got all five Christmas stockings finished...
And remember these placemats that I'd found on 'the chair'? (I made a set last year from remnant HSTs.)
With so many prints in the HSTs I opted for a subtle red check for the binding so that it didn't compete for attention.
And they are quilted in the same beautiful holly and berry panto that Roberta used for the runner above. It would be great to use the reverse side of them sometimes so that you could enjoy that quilting to the fullest.
I really debated giving these away but fear not, my partner in crime came to the rescue. When they proved to also be a favourite of The Official Cookie Tester's, he bought them. They never made it to the craft table 😉.
There were still plenty of Christmassy HSTs left to play with so I whipped up a pair of cute potholders - love that candy cane binding - and managed to give them to the cause. I can't keep everything!....M
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