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Title: Bed runner.
Post by: Catllar on February 19, 2022, 14:29:16 PM
I decided to make this for room shot photos for the blog - no, just kidding- had some pinks and grey jellyroll strips and had a fancy for a quick and dirty. The bedhead is pale grey and the room is decorated pale pinky and grey wash and there's already a 50 shades of grey and pink wall hanging. Anyway here it is.
Title: Re: Bed runner.
Post by: realale on February 19, 2022, 14:31:11 PM
That looks lovely @Catllar. I like the colours  :thumb:
Title: Re: Bed runner.
Post by: Iminei on February 20, 2022, 08:40:51 AM
and there's already a 50 shades of grey and pink wall hanging.

Oh Do BEHAVE!!!  Where the pic with the Wall Hanging and the two of them together ????
Title: Re: Bed runner.
Post by: Catllar on February 20, 2022, 11:00:42 AM
Let myself in for that one didn't I @Iminei

The wall hanging is here but can't get the two together, you'll just have to imagine. Also the hanging has more cream in it than I remembered (shows how often I look at it!) but it's far enough away not to shock the horses!
Title: Re: Bed runner.
Post by: Bjay on February 20, 2022, 11:02:30 AM
BF has asked me to make a bed runner. I have told her she'll have to go in the queue.
That looked nice and simple. Did you quilt it or just put backing on it?
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Post by: Sewingsue on February 20, 2022, 21:28:59 PM
Love the wall hanging.
Did you make it? If so more information please.
Title: Re: Bed runner.
Post by: Iminei on February 21, 2022, 08:11:11 AM
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Sorry @Catllar  had to rotate it as my neck couldnt stand the strain.

That is very interesting ... bought pattern, your own design? pieced, FPP ???
Very interesting ... curved piecing? applique??

Very Very Interesting!!!  :thinking:
Title: Re: Bed runner.
Post by: Catllar on February 21, 2022, 09:10:21 AM
Ahah!!  The wall hanging was based on a quilt I saw in a book yonks and yonks ago. Lots of curved piecing but also some applique.  The fabrics are all old things that have emotional meaning for me - silks and scarves that belonged to my mum, mostly. There is a lot of surface stuff added to  mask mistakes add embelishment and some skeleton magnolia  leaves that were the inspiration for the colours used. There's a bit of Indian beaded silk net just because it's pretty.  I prefer to work free like this = you can see why blocks aren't my favourite thing to make.

The runner is purely me, made long or short strips and added HS to some and then just alternated them, stitched em up end to end then folded in half long sides, stitched again, cut the loop and repeated till it fit the space I wanted. had to make one additional strip as I'd miscalculated.   Bagged it out with a remnant of grey/black and Robert is the brother of your father!
Title: Re: Bed runner.
Post by: Catllar on February 21, 2022, 09:12:15 AM
@Bjay  no not quilted, just bagged.and topstitched.
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Post by: Acorn on February 21, 2022, 09:22:40 AM
It is really lovely @Catllar  :thumb:
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Post by: Iminei on February 21, 2022, 09:34:25 AM
As ever Im in Awe of anyone who can do such imaginative work!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLVbaqtxxYFqZB5TDhOh0T1Pqui_kOBiKsXFQWJv_w6put2grEB26otqGVKXfF41whWaXnBnpULOUlSXIU9Gx8lIhYdd5boDuw7kX715vC7SzrzyZV_Z2FlnMBn4XA4H6652qFGHKJ5ZOGH0f_nkdcbT=w200-h108-no?authuser=0)
Title: Re: Bed runner.
Post by: Catllar on February 21, 2022, 18:38:00 PM
As ever Im in Awe of anyone who can do such imaginative work!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AM-JKLVbaqtxxYFqZB5TDhOh0T1Pqui_kOBiKsXFQWJv_w6put2grEB26otqGVKXfF41whWaXnBnpULOUlSXIU9Gx8lIhYdd5boDuw7kX715vC7SzrzyZV_Z2FlnMBn4XA4H6652qFGHKJ5ZOGH0f_nkdcbT=w200-h108-no?authuser=0)

 :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Title: Re: Bed runner.
Post by: Lilian on February 21, 2022, 19:22:09 PM
Let myself in for that one didn't I @Iminei

The wall hanging is here but can't get the two together, you'll just have to imagine. Also the hanging has more cream in it than I remembered (shows how often I look at it!) but it's far enough away not to shock the horses!

That is beautiful! @Catllar
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Post by: rubywishes on February 21, 2022, 23:12:27 PM
Ooo I like that.. :)
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Post by: Lachica on February 22, 2022, 13:17:01 PM
That is lovely @Catllar @Iminei I like the dancing sprouts. Where do people find these!
Title: Re: Bed runner.
Post by: Iminei on February 23, 2022, 19:02:26 PM
No idea hon  :laughing:
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Post by: William on March 04, 2022, 11:12:34 AM
Beautiful Both!
Really like how you used the triangle bits in the runner as they are very balanced.
The hanging is awesome - a masterwork  :thumb:

How much time is a yonk though?
Title: Re: Bed runner.
Post by: Catllar on March 12, 2022, 20:06:12 PM
 Thank you @William.  Just to clarify the subtilities of the English language : A yonk is to a long time what a tad is to a short one! Clear?