not a quilt but it is quilted. a valance for my kitchen window and a table runner to match. i took the 40 year old blinds down and threw them in the trash, i was tired of looking at them and tired of cleaning them. sometimes all the "stuff" in my house over whelms me, i had the inside painted so made some changes - u know, kinda scaled down things a bit, a bit more simple and i like it.

I lilke it too! I find that the older I get, the less "stuff" I need!

Looks great! Are the cardinals embroidered or appliqued?

thank you. the cardinals are machine embroidered. i don't know how to applique - wish someone would teach me!

here's a closer up of table runner

Beautiful work!!

Hi Dojo, You were saying you wished you knew how to applique.

Try the Home Page above and click on Tutorials. I posted how to do machine or hand applique.

Hope it helps Elle

GREAT JOB ! :lol:
Sharon

Lovely work, Dojo, you can always pop over to me, I'll show you how to applique!

i read it thru several times, not sure if i completely understand it or not but i'll try it sometime, i bookmarked it for further reference. thanks a bunch, when i do try it i'll, i'll post pic of it.

well thanks lacelady, i've never been to Ireland, i'd love it.

you did an excellent job...they look great :-)

I love that bird fabric, and the table runner!!!! :D

Very nice valance and table runner. Love cardinals.

As usual, dojo, your work is just beautiful!!!

Very pretty! I'm a bird lover - we used to have birds but now I prefer to adore them outdoors. Watched one sitting peacefully on a branch just after sunrise this morning. He just sat there in the quiet enjoying himself and it was so peaceful I just kept watching him watch me, then he pooped and I laughed and that was about it. :) Hey, you have to enjoy the little things...

Nice Job!!!
Change is good isnt it???
LOL..and here I sit...when I have sooooo many things I couldn change!!

Melinda

Loved the pics, awesome job.
i know what you mean about all the "stuff". Right now my goal is "less is more". I am scaling way back. But have a long way to go still.

Very Nice!!! They look beautiful in your kitchen, Good Job :D :D :D

I like that! I know what you mean about scaling down. When we moved, I took truck loads of stuff to Goodwill and still have tons of stuff left!

Beautiful! I love them both, so coordinated! :lol:

I hear you so loud and clear about all that STUFF! I spend so much of my time looking for something I just had in my hands! Grrrr....

I take out so much stuff, and then it feels like it grows and there is more than I had before! I must learn to say "NO" when someone else is cleaning out their stuff. I must be stronger! :?

Beautiful!!! Love the tablerunner -- I need to get started on some for Christmas presents and I just love the way you did yours. Do you mind if I copy??? How big are the squares??

I love them! Sooo pretty!

gosh no don't mind. i cut the squares 8", so overall it's about 16-1/2 by 32-1/2. and thanks to all for the nice compliments. i really like to take a break from making quilts to making some smaller items. i have a potholder pattern that is really quick and easy to make

I love birds, I love quilting, and I love scallops...perfect! :D

Very pretty, dojo! I like both of them.

Those are so cute. Great job. Sometimes less is more.

You have done a great job with
your kitchen projects!! :D I hear
you, when you say you are tired
of clutter. I am too!!
:D :D :D

Oh absolutely beautiful!!! :)

Both are very pretty and custom made looking like they really are,.

If I lived in a bigger house, I think it would like nice and clean and organized, just how I like,...but, since I live in a cracker box, as my gma calls her little place,...I am constantly throwing out and rearranging!
I get sick of stuff, trying to swallow me up. I want a bulldozer, too!
well, just dropped by, for a quick hi, and love those fabs you did the hotpad with. :P

Great job - brightens the room!

FANTASTIC CHOICE... You did a great job!

Nice job!

Very nice.

SUPER JOB I just love the valance, really makes the window pop.