In our neck of the woods it feels like Spring has arrived!  It’s only the middle of March, so we’re not holding our breath thinking it will stay.  There’s still a chance for a snowstorm for just a little longer.  I know you’re thinking “don’t say the ‘snow’ word!”.  Let’s just cross our fingers, and in the meantime we can sew up a Spring table runner…. or two.

Fancy Hill Farm Fabric Collection looks like the ideal fabrics for Spring table runners. 

Isn’t it gorgeous?!  Ivory and soft rose flowers, with sage stems and leaves on a saturated red background.  This same design is available with a green background and an ivory background.  Go take a peek at the rest of the fabrics in the Fancy Hill Farm collection.  I’ll wait.

See?!  Was I right, or what?!

Back to the table runners . . . .

Posie Parade would showcase the large florals and would also make good use of the striped fabrics in the collection.  You could swap that largest outside border with the set in triangles, so the triangles were solid and the border used the floral.  Two pretty looks.

This pattern is the Fat Quarter Table Runner Pattern IV, but any of Out Of The Blue’s Fat Quarter Table Runner Patterns would be ideal for the Fancy Hill Farm fabrics.

Main squares in the red floral with a green trellis; green floral squares with a red trellis; white floral with a tan trellis. Floral Trellis Table Runner will offer lots of options.

These are patterns I thought would look good with Fancy Hill.  You’ll probably find others that you like even better if you browse through the Table Runner Patterns.

Halloween has come and gone; we’re one stop closer to Christmas.  Too far away still for many people to shop for gifts, but for those of us who enjoy making gifts, it’s closing in!  Table runners and table toppers make great gifts.  You can give  beautiful, long lasting, personal gifts and they don’t take long to make.  D Hall Designs has a large variety of “table dressing” patterns, including table runners, table toppers, and placemats.  If you have more time, you can also choose one of Denise’s baby size, lap size, or full bed size quilts…. bonus! many of them include directions for a runner also.

Triple Spin includes instructions for a 14″ x 35″ table runner and a 13.5″ x 13.5″ table topper that could also be used in a place setting.  Using high contrast fabrics allows the spinning block to really stand out.

Spinners kicks up the motion a little more.  Again, high contrast fabrics would be best.  Instructions are for placemats, and table runners in two sizes.  It might be fun to use a gold background for the table topper with red for the pinwheels and, with the same background in the placemats, use green for the placemats…. coordinating but not matchy-matchy.

The Ribbon Dance pattern has wide enough borders that are perfect for a  holiday themed medium scale print fabric.  The center is a neutral background with two different fabrics intertwining to look like cascading ribbon.  Two sizes: 13.75″ x 28.5″ and 18″ x47″ 

A table topper, a table runner, and a candle mat make up the Irish Chain pattern.  How cute would these look with fussy cut Santas or Snowmen in the center squares?!

Browse the rest of D Hall Designs patterns.  Discover Denise’s quick and easy piecing methods and try her “flip and sew” technique, all while making beautiful gifts.