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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Christmas Quilt Show Entry by MJ Baker

This entry to the Christmas Quilt Show comes from MJ Baker, a non-blogger that has submitted her entry to SewCalGal via email.

MJ shared:

This is the second quilt project I made when I first started quilting. It’s the pattern “Braid Runner”… a quilt-in-place pattern. It’s a table runner that I made for my sister-in-law, the gal that first inspired me to start quilting, and I made a duplicate for my mom too.

It’s a great pattern.



Beautiful! I hope you enjoy seeing MJ's skinny quilt in the Christmas Quilt Show too!



Here is a link to view all of the quilts in the 2010 Christmas Quilt Show. 

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21 comments:

By Hoki Quilts said...

What a lovely pattern and the colours are so rich. Thanks for sharing.

Karen said...

This is a lovely table runner. Great colours. What a lovely gift!

Becky said...

Wonderful holiday table topper! Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

MJ, you did a wonderful job with this table runner. I love all your fabrics!

Thanks so much for including the no blogger entries. These ladies really should consider blogging if possible. I am really enjoying the show!

...Karen

Ariane said...

Love your table runner. So pretty!!

Linda in Arkansas said...

Very pretty runner! I've never tried the braid before - but after reading your entry I think I will.

Joanna said...

I love it, too. It has a very rich look from the fabric and braid design. Your sister-in-law and Mom were very lucky to receive their runners.

Apple Avenue Quilts said...

This is lovely. I love the way it includes so many beautiful fabrics!

Lois said...

The braid design really works out well on the table runner. What a great gift. I am sure it is very appreciated. Love Lois

Lisa at Sun Naturals said...

Very pretty!

Valerie said...

I found Akiko's whale pattern online last week and also ended up on Karen's salvedge blog --- you'd left a comment about wanting to make the whale and I didn't know if anyone had answered your query. That little guy was featured in the April/May '10 issue of SewNews. You can download a pattern for the individual pieces from here: http://www.sewnews.com/articles/Salvaged_Selvages There's no assembly instructions and you do have to enlarge the pieces significantly to get the whale to the scale of all the pictures. I brought the image into my draw program, upped it appropriately, and made a PDF so I could tile the images for printing. I plan to do patchwork squares instead of salveges -- and a polar fleece belly. *grin*

Nanbon44 said...

soo pretty, love that pattern

Amy said...

very nice!! what a great pattern,maybe we could talk MJ into becoming a blogger,I would love to see more of her pretties,Amy

Carol said...

I like the run of fabric from light to dark.

QuiltSue said...

I love the fabrics you used. I do hope you made one for yourself too?

Teresa said...

It's beautiful. Thats a fun pattern.

Unknown said...

Great table runner. Love it!

Nina Marie said...

oh what a good idea to have a special runner for Christmas - great job!!

Pat said...

Very pretty table runner! Love the variety of fabrics!

Nancy Sue said...

What a wonderful table runner! I love the pattern!

Kim said...

The tablerunner is beatiful.