Easter secret sewing revealed...

For a little while now, I've been working on a table runner for a swap at Sunday Stitchers. Late last year, I googled Easter Tablerunners and also 'surfed' through Pinterest looking for ideas. Eventually I actually purchased a pattern from the US...not a PDF download...an actual paper pattern. 

Loved the pattern, and even though I knew any fabrics could be used, I loved the fabrics used by the designer; I didn't have any of the fabric in yardage but I had a jelly roll and part of a pack of charm squares in the 'Amelia'. I had planned to use some 'grass patterned' fabric I had bought a few years ago, but it didn't suit this design. The table runner was a bit wide so I decided to reduce the size and to that end, I reduced the appliqué pieces' patterns on the photocopier. I even traced these on to Applifix and ironed the shapes on to fabric. And then...I completely changed direction!!

I bought an Easter themed charm pack and 1/2 metre of Easter fabric on EBay.

 I cut out hexies...lots of them! I stitched away using Judy Newman's method which doesn't use the traditional papers...just running stitch along the seam line...rather quick! 

Whereas before with the lovely SuznQuilts pattern, I had kept procrastinating, now I was 'on a roll'...that 'mojo' was back! 

I showed glimpses on Instagram and on my blog...

And yesterday we handed over the runners that we made for our swap buddies...in a twist, we all discovered that the person for whom we made a runner, was also the person making one for us! So I made this one for Cheryl...

The colours are brighter than in the photos...and I used that 'grass fabric' after all :-)

And Cheryl made this beautiful runner for me...I love it! 

So I now I have a lovely Easter Tablerunner to add to my collection of Easter 'stuff'. :-)