Friday, June 10, 2011

Tuscan Inspiration

The KC Modern Quilt Guild decided to do a Chef's Swap...no, we didn't swap Paula Dean for Bobby Flay, we packed up a bag of scraps and some info about our kitchens, secretly traded bags and made something for each other's kitchens. I drew Sharon and she gave me scraps in burnt orange, green and gold and the inspiration of Tuscany. I made her this tablerunner.
It was fun to free piece and put this together for her. I so hope that it works in her kitchen.

Can you believe it's Friday already? Enjoy the weekend! Happy sewing!

30 comments:

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

I like how this is quilted - very interesting texture to it.
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/

Tina Craig said...

I'm sure Sharon will love it! And it would look great in my kitchen, too.

The Calico Cat said...

It may be Friday, but it is still only a quarter till 9...
(I've been at work since 5, but it feels like it should at least be noon by now...)

Contented Caroline said...

Love it Jacqui and I'm sure your friends kitchen will look superb with this new addition - maybe I need to have a go at this modern piecing.

Jan said...

That quilting zig-zag is really cool!! I laughed out loud at swapping Paula for Bobby!!

p.s. no, i can't believe it's Friday! ack.

Jewel said...

Wow... she better like it :) I would make it fit my kitchen :) have a great weekend.

Cecily said...

Gosh that's gorgeous!

Jeni Baker said...

So pretty! Love the quilting! :)

Needled Mom said...

That looks wonderful and I love the color choices.

connie said...

Oh, my she is so lucky!!! You did an incredible job!!!

Glen QuiltSwissy said...

Very nice. I love the way you separated the colors with the light solids. Did those come with the scraps of did you add them later?

glen

Susan said...

Love it! What a beautiful runner.

Browndirtcottage said...

Well, it's LOVE I'm feelin' for this little cutie!!! Wow, what a great creation sprang forth!! I would take it in a New York minute, yes indeed!!

I scrolled through and caught up on your projects and now am I'm truly inspired!!! Your B/W/Red squares had me drooling and smacking my lips!!!

I thought about you many times during the siege of bad weather, and I'm sooooo glad you guys are ok and have shelter to retreat into!

sukie said...

Great idea for a swap!!!

Carla said...

Yours was one of my favorite project, Jacquie!

Katherine said...

Fantastic, Jaquie! I always adore scrappy projects and yours is so fun. Especially like the texture created by your quilting.

Elsa said...

gosh the runner is beautiful! So inspiring. I've been working with solids lately and just love what comes from them.
Thanks for the inspiration.

www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com said...

i love it. The colors and quilting are beautiful. The random piecing lovely!

Miki Willa said...

Beautiful table runner. I really like the quilting. It gives the piece such an interesting texture.

Jan said...

Just Fabulous! Great quilting, too, and such a cool idea for a swap.

monika@mysweetprairie.ca said...

wooo! Neat-o!
~Monika in Canada

Sharon said...

Jacquie, It DOES look great in my kitchen! Thank you so much! I'll send you a picture soon. I'd love to learn how you did the perfect wavy quilting.

Poppyprint said...

Super cool - what a fun swap idea!

Sherrill said...

The table runner is gorgeous and the quilting on it is AWESOME! How'dja do that? LOL

Judy in Michigan said...

Love it - it would look fab in my kitchen too!!

Katie @SwimBikeQuilt said...

Love the quilting!!!

Suzanne said...

I echo the comment about the quilting. It's great!

skye said...

The piecing is so fun & the quilting is just great! She will love it, I'm sure!

Judy said...

I love the way the quilting adds texture to your table runner!

MightyMom said...

what a super fun idea!!

love the quilting on that one!