It took me all week, but I finally finished my table topper. My friend Kelley sent me the piece and I decided to make it into a Christmas mat. I added the green border, which is fabric that she sent me, as well.
The finished piece measures 26" x 17". I did the hand stitching with black pearl cotton. I antiqued it with walnut ink, that was diluted to a watery consistency in the bottle, so I could spray it on. I wanted to give it a light touch but enough to give it a slight aged look.
The colors are off, since I didn't get a photo until tonight. As you can see, it has my trademark, wonky borders;)
Here is a closer view of the borders. I did stitches around all the inner and outer edges and for the skinny border, I added a zig zag stitch and tree shapes in the larger border. Nothing fancy, but a nice project to work on at night.
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend. I am looking forward to the day after, when the crowds are gone and Bill will get some days off so we can enjoy paddling at our favorite places.
13 comments:
You will enjoy using this during he holiday season. You could add some wool applique such as a prim Santa.
love it!
Very warm and appealing.
I like the pearl cotton quilting and I don't think it looks wonky at all.
Happy Paddling!
I love your table topper, the colors are gorgeous! Lecia
Very pretty!
Yes, very pretty!
YOu are inspiring! need a table mat..just whip one up!! lol I want to be you!!!
What a lovely quilt - love the hand stitching!
Very nice!
Love the Perle cotton quilting. Great finish. Warm and homey.
lovely mat....
Hugz
Lovely table mat!!
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