Friday, January 4, 2013

Snowmen Table Topper

Yesterday we got some snow flurry's and it looked so pretty coming down.  It was not a lot just enough to give the birdhouses a white roof. It was only making the roads wet, but it sure looked pretty.

So I got to thinking, how about making a Snowman table topper?  I got out my blue fabric that looked like snowflakes.


I added a dark blue and a white to my snowflake fabrics.  I wanted to have a little contrast.  Anyway, I came up with this block.  It is made of 2 inch squares and measures 10 1/2 inches.  I made a total of 5 of these blocks.  


Then I made my snowmen.  I wanted one for each corner.  I made their hats and scarfs out of my scrap bin.  


I placed them diagonally onto a 10 inch block.  Two facing to the left and two facing to the right.  I used my machine and appliqued them with the blanket stitch and invisible thread.  


I put them all together with a 1 inch sashing around all the blocks.  I machine quilted it in an all over random pattern, going around the snowmen to accent them.  I then painted eyes on the four snowmen with black dimensional fabric paint.



The total size of the table topper is:  36 1/2" X 36 1/2".  


REMINDER.............

Don't forget about the blog hop coming up starting January 7th.  

This is the first one of the year and it is starting with a big BANG!  You don't want to miss the tutorials, beautiful work of fellow quilters, and the Giveaways.  Check out the full schedule at:  http://sewwequilt.com

One of my great sponsors gave me something special that everyone will want....so, come on back on January 11th (that is my day to post) and enter my giveaway.  

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Meanwhile you can check out their site at:   http://www.missouriquiltco.com/ .   They have some great sales going on for the new year.   

Till then you will find me in my room just a quilting.........

HAPPY QUILTING EVERYONE!




   










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3 comments:

Marjorie's Busy Corner said... 1

love the table topper....the snowmen are too cute!! All set here for the hop.....I'm on the 8th.

Needled Mom said... 2

Very cute and your snowmen are so sweet.

evelyn said... 3

One day! Wow! I love the topper. Snowmen are my favorite, and I love the pattern that you used.