Ho Ho Ho Blog Hop~~ My Turn

I have two projects I would like to share with you:

First, these bright and fun placemats.  I had this darling panel that I had been wanting to use for quite some time. So I found a cute backing in my stash and got to work.  I was able to play with some free motion machine quilting with these placemats. I will say, it was fun!! 

I had some helpers!

Then I thought I would go in a whole new direction! I found a beautiful table runner pattern in this book.

Christmas Possibilities

by Linda Milligan and Nancy Smith. 

I took out my Mylar.

Traced the patterns and cut out the templates.

 I then used four colors of green fabric for the leaves and two colors of red fabric for the petals.

I fused them on to the background. Made some gold covered buttons for the middle of the poinsettia and red buttons for the holly berries.

Here it is!