Tiles make illusion

About a month ago I liked very much this picture posted by Dan Rouse in his Flickr account

I decided to make in gray and red. I had doubt about the size of squares. Finally made a pattern and began sewing. Look what happened when ordered the pieces on a table.

Then I ordered another way...

and another...

What combination looks better?

Highway table runner tutorial

Do you remember the billboard mug rugs from yesterday?
Where are they standing? Along the highways and roads. Correct!
The second part of my project is to sew a table runner matching highway.

Do you like it?

Then read the instructions.
You will need
grey fabric - 26" x 15"
white fabric - 10"x 5"
green printed fabric - 26" x 2"
for binding -  26"x 6"
batting - 26"x 15"
back fabric - 26"x 15"

First we have to sew the broken line between roadways.
Cut stripes 1,5" wide and 10" long from white and grey fabric (3 stripes from each).
Sew them along this way.

Cut 1,5" stripes and sew together to make two long stripes (around 25") with grey pieces at the beginning and at the end..

From grey fabric cut 4 stripes 3" wide  26" long.
Sew two of them to each side of the broken line.

Repeat once more with the other broken line.
From green printed fabric cut a stripe 2" wide  26" long. This would be the grass between roads.
Stitch together add batting. Quilt and binding.

For quilting I have chosen straight stitching like a  tyre's trail.
I recommend using the walking foot.
I have stitched first lines with ordinary foot, but the top fabric became a little wavy - look at the upper seam.
The fabric for the binding is so interesting. It makes the hard shoulders.
It looks as it is bias, but this is only a bias print. I have cut t selvage to selvage.

The whole project with the runner and coasters.

 Bored with road and billboards? Simply turn them back.

Quilting Gallery give away is closed

The GIVE-AWAY is closed

Thank you all for entering. 

I used a Random Number Generator to select the winner

tubilinha tiacarminha

 Congrats!

There was a funny situation when choosing the winner. 
I didn't consider the fact I live in different time zone and started the random generator a little bit earlier when I have 30 comments.
The result was number 3 - Amys Crafty Shenanigans . 
I began  writing this post and wander when see 31 comments :)

So dear Amy you will receive this baloon, too.

Merry Christmas to all! Let New Year will be more happy!
 
I have started a shop for mug rug patterns.
Check for new patterns in my old shop here .
There are many interesting designs.

Billboard block turned into mug rug

The billboard block I have created yesterday is a mug rug now.

To be precise it is  bigger than a coaster, bur smaller than a mug rug. Exactly say - it is 7 inches square.

I have made 4 of them - each one different shape and color.

Looking at my billboards' pictures I have chosen 4 and create 4 coasters.

They are part of a project, which continuation I have made as a tutorial and will publish tomorrow.

It was fun to think out such idea and sewing a project made me very happy.

The whole project would be a Christmas gift for a freind of mine with nickname "the driver"

And what is more appropriate thing for a young man?

When you see the last piece of the project you will be totally agree with me. I am sure! 

Wait until tomorrow ;)

Empty billboard

I have a new passion - collecting pictures with empty billboards.
I haven't noticed how many are they along the way.
They have so different shapes.

I wander what size to sew them.
Small and neat or big enough to make a whole quilt.
For my first project I have to sew them small.

What would be next?
Come here tomorrow to see what I will use it for.

Dear Santa

Do you believe in Christmas?
Do you still writing letters to Santa?
Make a mug rug and drink your morning coffee on it waiting for the gifts. The pattern is here.

Do you wondering what is the back? Envelope, of course.

Enjoy!

Quilting galery give away

Another GIVEAWAY!!! 

Michelle from Quilting Gallery is having a birthday party blog hop and I am hosting a give away to celebrate, yay!

 

 And what is a birthday without baloons.

 I am offering a paper pieced pattern - BALOON.

 

More detail about pattern
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment telling me what is the most important thing for a birthday party - decoration, cake, company, music etc.

Bonus entry: followers, new and old, please leave a second comment.

I'll close Give away on December 15 and will announce the winner (chosen by Random generator) here on my blog and by email no later than  December 17.

Please leave one comment on this post by December 15.

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Good luck!