AND I nearly ran out of top thread! All at the same time!
The top thread held out just long enough to finish the area. And finally, here's a half-shot of the finished Valentine table runner, which I'm calling Love Birds for now:
And a detail of the birds:
I think they turned out very lovely dovey, which was the plan. This was my first time using 12 wt cotton thread for embroidery and I'm not sure I'm 100% pleased with it. But I think it will do, so I'm calling this project COMPLETED! Hope you enjoyed following along...watch for the pattern in the February/March 2014 issue of McCall's Quick Quilts!
This is darling! I love the little birds,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! Hope you'll like the pattern...it was fun to do.
DeleteI am getting my fabrics together and have finished the templates, but after looking at the cutting directions it says to cut 16- 4-1/2 x 4 1/2 squares and 23 -2 1/2 x 2 1/2 squares. I am sure this is a typo, and that the directions should read 32- 2 1/2 squares. It does not work out mathematically to be an odd number as we are talking squares here. Is there some way you can let McCall's know about this?
ReplyDeleteI am very excited to try this pattern, it will be the first time doing applique for me and it is so cute!
Diane, 23 assorted 2 1/2" squares is actually correct. You also need to cut 9 white/pink dot squares, for a total of 32. I'm so excited you're trying the pattern! Hope you'll share photos.
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