Patrick Lose "Bright Christmas" table runner
 

I'm making table runners for a few of my Christmas presents. Two lucky folks are getting ones made with the Patrick Lose "Bright Christmas" pattern. It is one of my favorites - big Christmas bulbs and stars. The directions recommended using gold metallic thread for the initial quilting. I wasn't sure how that would work since I hadn't ever used metallic thread on my relatively new Handiquilter Sweet 16 sitdown system. I made a sample sandwich and set up Yenmet metallic thread and a Superior SuperBob prewound bobbin and gave it a try. It worked! I didn't even have to adjust the tension, something that definitely surprised me. The quilting is just a big meander. After the runner is quilted, I outlined with a light satin stitch in black. I still have to do the binding (my least favorite part of quilting), but I decided to post now. I hope I figure out how to post pictures!

Here is a close up showing just the quilting before the satin stitching. The colors are duller in the picture than they are in person.
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Here is one of the hangings. It comes out to be about 40x14 inches.
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Pam

Very cute!

That is really cute. I love his patterns.

That is very cute.

Very cute!!! Patrick Lose's designs are just wonderful!

They are terrific.

Very cute!! Patrick Lose has some great designs.

Very cute! I was just thinking about buying one of his books, you have convinced me that I probably should, such cute designs.

Nice quilt.