So I’ve been doing a lot of sewing lately.Β Like, A LOT of sewing lately… and that’s part of my exciting little announcement that I’m DYING to share with you all but you’ll just have to wait that little tiny bit longer… I know, I’m such a tease.Β Soon, my lovelies, soon.
In the meantime, with a bit of excess fabric that I had leftover, I decided to create a table runner for the dining table.Β I swear I am messing with the dining room every other week but I love that the room is so easily changed up.Β And as I have the attention span of a 4 year old, that suits me fine.
It’s quite an easy design and I kind of winged it really but I think it came out pretty well.Β I sort of screwed up the edges at the end but it’s not something anyone would really notice unless you were a fellow ‘sewer’ (is that a word?Β Should I have said ‘seamstress’?Β I don’t know what the sewing etiquette is).
The colour sits somewhere between a strawberry red and a coral peach.Β I almost wish it were spring because it just sort of gives the room a freshness that makes me smile when I walk in here.
I rarely find cute table runners in the shops – they always seem either too plain, too traditional or too modern for my tastes.Β But this one ticks all the boxes for me.
Done any simple sewing lately?Β Are you completely fed up of looking at my bloody dining room?Β Do you have a room at home that you are constantly changing up?Β Β Do share in the comments so I don’t feel like a weirdo posting the same room every week.Β I promise I’ll get to other rooms soon! ;)
Sharing here…
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Oh I also wanted to mention just in case you haven’t noticed – I refreshed my “Essential Reading” list over there on the right hand side and along with my long-time favourites, have added in a goodly number of recently-discovered blogs that are unmissable (as well as a little preview image so you can see what loveliness you are in for!).Β If you aren’t already reading them, then I highly recommend you get lost for a few hours in the interwebs and check them out.Β You won’t be disappointed.
Oooh! You clever creature, you! It looks gorgeous. I am not sure of the right term for sewing either. My students asked me about that word a few weeks ago and I wasn't sure. Β¨Seamstress' sounds like an old fashioned word, doesn't it?<br />I LOVE your dining room. It is COOL. You need to come here and teach folks how to use that orangey red colour properly. They have it EVERYWHERE in a
Totally old-fashioned yes – I just think of some old bitty with pins stuck behind her ears!<br /><br />And thank you for your kind comments – yes, terracotta still makes me cringe. I've surprised myself how much I like it with the dark grey and white :) xxx
not yet tired of this anything but tired dining room, red!<br /><br />i'm under the weather, but sending smiles and sunshine.<br /><br />michele
Ohhh I do hope you feel better soon my dear! Sending cuddles right back xxx
I love the runner, it looks fab! (And your chairs are looking rather fabulous too!) You've done a great job with the choice of fabric and border. I love how unique it is, certainly can't find anything like this on the boring high street. <br /><br />Just before Christmas, I did my first ever stint on the sewing machine, just very basic stuff, making some lavender hearts for friends,
I love sewing for exactly that reason – the whirring of the machine puts me into a bit of a trance and the whole experience of creating something makes me smile! I couldn't imagine that sewing hearts would be terribly easy (all those curves) for a beginner so I'm quite impressed :) Bet your gift receivers loved them! xxx
I love that color in your dining room! It looks so fresh and happy. By the way, I have a friend who sews often, and she always gets irritable when someone says "sewer" because "a sewer is where your sewage goes." :)
HAHAHA! Oh god, I never thought of that!! x
No, I am certainly not tired of seeing your beautiful dining room… keep em coming! I love your table runner, the colour and the pattern are just perfect! I'm without a sewing machine at the moment (they are silly expensive) so I just have to live vicariously through you!
I have a Brother but it wasn't too expensive (around Β£100 in the sales) – well worth it! :) xxx
im so loving this!!! love love love geometric print, and also cant wait to hear ur news;) xx
I have a feeling you are going to quite like my news!! :) xxx