Jelly Glazed Hearts Table Runner

Today I'm happy to share a Fat Quarter Shop fun project, the Jelly Glazed Hearts Table Runner, made using Zen Chic's Day in Paris by Moda Fabrics.

The pastel pinks, blues and greens in the Day in Paris fabric line reminded me of vintage pottery.  The flower pot in some of the photos is a McCoy flower pot.

I was originally planning to use the Metallic Twinkle for the background but decided to go with Metallic Chalk Watercolor Dots since it was a little lighter in hopes of having more contrast.

The piecing was super simple and went really fast.  Each heart was made from one strip set made up of two jelly roll strips.  The hardest part was picking out the strips for the sets.

The most difficult was actually photographing the 19 1/2" x 68 1/2" table runner.  I had to lay it out on my kitchen island to get the full length.

In the original FQS Jelly Glazed Hearts Table Runner, the hearts are all oriented in the same direction.  I decided to alternate the direction of the hearts which was an easy to do.  All I had to do was cut the border strip a little longer and and cut four strips to the block size of 17 1/2".

I am very pleased with how the backing turned out.  I wanted to use some of the extras jelly roll strips on the back and at the suggestion of a friend, I placed more strips on one end than the other.

For the quilting, I did a simple crosshatch design mostly following the width of the jellyroll strips in the hearts.  The grid isn't spaced evenly throughout, but I think it's fine.  The quilting went fast as well as it took exactly one hour to quilt the table runner using the walking foot.

I still have plenty of leftover jelly roll strips for another project.  You can shop all Day in Paris precuts and yardage at the Fat Quarter Shop. (Affiliate link)

Hop on over the FQS Jolly Jabber to get the free copy of the Jelly Glazed Hearts Table runner.

Table Runner from Blue Christmas Tutorial

I recently had the opportunity to teach machine applique using my Blue Christmas Machine Applique tutorial to my local traditional quilt guild and a neighboring guild. Wanting to give the students more options, I designed a table runner using the same applique motifs, a string of vintage Christmas lights.

Christmas vintage string of lights table runner

For the background, I found this harlequin diamond fabric in my stash by Blend Fabric.  The light bulbs are a tone on tone yellow gold and the sockets and strings are a RJR Cotton Supreme solid.  The red border is a Cotton and Steel print, Ornamentals in Cherry, from the Garland line.

Christmas lights table runner

I quilted it with using my walking foot and used the diamond grid in the background fabric as a guide.  I found it still necessary to mark the border to keep the quilting lines straight.  Aurifil 1147 light leaf green was the prefect match.  I quilted right over the applique and bias stems and it worked perfectly.

Threads for applique and quilting

The table runner measures 16 1/2" x 33" only because I was limited on the fabric.  It could easily be made the width of your fabric (using the same yardage given in the tutorial) or even longer.  I found a great backing in my stash.

Christmas table runner and back

The majority of the students choose the make the table runner and made great progress in class.

Quilt Stats:

• Finished size:  16 1/2" x 33" 
• Pattern:  Blue Christmas Machine Applique Tutorial
• Fabrics: Background - Harlequin by Blend Fabric; Border - Ornamentals by Cotton and Steel
• Thread: Applique - Mettler; Quilting - Aurifil 1147 light leaf green
• Quilting design:  Straight line with walking foot on my Bernina 153
• Batting: 100% Cotton Warm & White by the Warm Company
• Completed: November 2016

Linking to Finish it up Friday, Finished or Not Friday, Whoop Whoop Friday, Fabric Frenzy Friday and Show Off Saturday.