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Ruby Red Oakshott Fabrics

13/1/2013

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Ohhhh look what arrived in the post just before Christmas - a fabulous kit from Oakshott Fabrics!! (This arrived just a couple of days after ordering - I was VERY impressed with their service!). I have been on several quilting courses with Helen Howes and she highly recommends these fabrics, and one of my friends recently made a FABULOUS runner with the Lipari range. Anyway, I had a little peek on their website and couldn't resist this kit. It contains the most gorgeous fabrics - Ruby Reds - a collection of 12 shot fabrics that all share a Ruby Red warp. Oh yummy!!.... 

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.....the pattern is called "Modern Blocks Table Runner", and is designed by Lynne Goldsworthy, and I follow her blog Lily's Quilts regularly. This really was the perfect project to pick me up after all the hullabaloo of the Christmas and New Year festivities. I'd missed not having my machine out over the holidays, and was desperate to start sewing again.....

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.....I'd never used Oakshott fabrics before, but all that's going to change! These fabrics were really lovely to sew with, although they did start to fray.....

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.....this runner looked fabulous, and I love the way the fabrics change colour in the light.....

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.....this was quilted very simply, with straight rows 0.5" apart. I used a burgundy coloured Mettler quilting thread, and used the same thread in the bobbin, and added one of my new labels to the corner. I used a plain black fabric for the single fold binding.....

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.....and here is the finished runner, looking very splendid on my dining table. I love this modern pattern, and might try to make something similar with my collection of batiks!

10 Comments
Caz
13/1/2013 08:17:49 am

Lovely choice of colours,, lovely runner!

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Nicola link
13/1/2013 09:43:52 am

Thanks Caz - this was so simple to put together - and there's enough leftovers of fabric to make a cushion too!! So please excuse me while I get the sewing machine out again!!

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fran saunders
13/1/2013 09:44:19 am

Omg, you are so clever, I am in awe of you, the runner is o stunning

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Nicola link
14/1/2013 12:34:01 pm

Thanks Fran - this was a really simple pattern, and these fabrics look even better in real-life!

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Lesley
13/1/2013 10:03:26 am

Wow that is absolutely stunning Nicola xxx

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Nicola link
14/1/2013 12:37:03 pm

Thanks Lesley - now I've found another range of fabrics to spend my pennies on!

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Janice link
17/1/2013 01:47:54 pm

That is ONE luscious table runner! Love the fabric and the pattern (Lynne is amazing). You did a great job! Thanks for linking up with Sew Cute Tuesday:)

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Nicola link
17/1/2013 02:25:18 pm

Thanks Janice - I'm going to buy some more of this fabric - it's lovely to sew with!

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Alison link
16/3/2013 10:16:04 am

Beautiful colours - they really glow

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Nicola link
16/3/2013 12:45:42 pm

Thanks Alison - they certainly do! They really shimmer in the light, and looked especially pretty when I had some lighted candles on my dining table in glass holders - I really NEED to buy some more of these shot cottons!!

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