Star and Bars Runners Finished

Hello Blog Friends,

Again, apologies that I've been away for a number of days.  Our area was hit with one heck of a storm last week.  The National Weather Service confirmed 5 tornadoes embedded within the storm, along with powerful straight line winds.  The greater Appleton area was without power for several days.  We were without power for 28 hours, so I was unable to sew, access the internet, etc.  There is a lot of damage and cleanup will continue for quite some time.  Here is a photo of some of the tree and power line damage in our town:

I'm happy to report, though, that we as a community, are on the mend.  I've been back to the sewing machine and have finished Stars and Bars  and Stars and Bars II.  Here I'll let the pictures do the talking for me.

Stars and Bars

 

 Stars and Bars II

 

I'm hard at work on the flag wall hanging, and hope to have it finished this week as well.  Until then...

Stars and Bars II

Greetings Blogger Friends,

I've been busy these past few days, and have stayed true to my goal of spending time with the sewing machine.  I have the second table runner finished (made from leftovers from Stars and Bars).  This is a runner that I have planned for my piano bench.  The bench is long and narrow and sits in front of our front window.  I use it to display seasonal decorations.  I've named it Stars and Bars II, since it is an off-shoot of the original.

(This is kind of a strange, distorted picture..it was hard to get it all in the shot.) 

I haven't yet received the backing fabric I sent for last week, so I've been working on a new project and finishing a UFO.  More on these two items in the next couple of posts.

The weekend is quickly coming to a close, and so am I.  Until next time...

Stars and Bars Runner Top

Hello Blogger Friends,

I've reacquainted myself with my sewing machine again, and have picked up the Stars and Bars table runner I previewed several weeks ago.  I'm happy to report that I've finished the top.  However, I need some backing fabric for it and for the second runner I'm planning.  I have coordinating fabrics on order from Connecting Threads, so until it arrives, I'll start work on the second runner.

Here's a photo of the Stars and Bars Runner top:

 

This project went together easily, and I like the result.   I'll share the finished product in a week or so. I'll be back soon with that second runner.  Until then...