Your topper would make anyone smile, it is so cute. How sweet of you to "whip" it up for a friend and how thoughtful of her to care so deeply for her sister. God bless.
Once you have your octagon, you just sew strips around it. Some people do every other side first then fill in the empty sides, some start with the first side, only sewing it halfway (leave unsewn towards the side where your last strip will be sewn), sew all the strips, when you get to the last strip, sew it down, then finish sewing the first strip. You can build out the octagon however you like, either with strips all the same width, or vary the widths for each strip set added. Because the octagon is essentially a blank canvas, you can piece it, embroider it, FMQ it, applique it....if you search the board for Octagonal table toppers there are lots of pictures.
Originally Posted by busy fingers
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How cute.
Love the tabletopper pattern - any chance of sharing where you got it please.
solstice3
10-11-2012 05:27 AM
moooovelous!!!
lpsewing
10-11-2012 06:03 AM
Very adorable & unique,I am sure this will bring a smile !
cherokeerose
10-11-2012 06:27 AM
Love your table topper, the cow is sew cute. She will love it and you did a wonderful job.
ItsJustMe
10-11-2012 08:29 AM
That is just too cute! Love it!
DonnaC
10-11-2012 09:12 AM
Wow, how neat! My entire house is decorated with cows, and I have a huge collection of cow stuff. This is adorable and it would definitely make me smile whenever I looked at it!
