Making table toppers from blocks

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11-20-2010, 07:12 AM

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AngieS

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I would love to see the finished product! Great idea!!

11-20-2010, 10:35 PM

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hevemi

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Originally Posted by raptureready

I've been in several BOMs over the past few years and have discovered that by the time they're finally over I have no desire to finish the quilt. I was thinking that I could take the blocks and separate them into groups of 3 or 4 and make table toppers from them. Wouldn't this work? Has anyone ever done this and did it work for you?
I thought it might be a way to use up all the orphan blocks I have laying around and since my sister organizes a community craft sale every year maybe I could sell some next year.

Go for it! My first "real" quilt project -other than squares- was a runner made of 3 different 12" blocks, a basket, some kind of a star and a churn dash.. I sent it to my sister, a friend of hers saw it and wanted it. She sent me 50 euros and asked me to make another in blues. She keeps ordering runners etc. constantly and her friends do, too.Right now their order is two dozen quilted potholders for Christmas! I' m using plenty of orphan blocks for these, too.

11-20-2010, 10:51 PM

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AnnaK

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I was thinking of doing the same (table toppers) as Christmas presents for my cousins. I also thought maybe little purses with the orphan blocks would be nice. We should have a show of what we end up making with them. I'd love to see everyone's pictures.