Visiting Friends ~ Gifting a Table Runner

Sundays in our neck of the woods mean fellowship with friends before, during, and after the worship service. Lots of times that also means families follow other families home for additional visiting.

Last Sunday after church we were invited to our friends' home to extend our fellowship time with them and enjoy a meal together.

We drove an hour or so towards the Peaks of Otter. Here we are following our friends and enjoying the snowy scenery enroute to their home: Below: there are the Peaks! I've hiked the Peaks of Otter many times when I was growing up--they're located not too far from my hometown of South Boston, Virginia!Below Sarah's displaying the table runner that I made to take with us as a hostess gift.  I used the same Ruby and Bliss fabric lines that I used in the table runner I recently completed for another friend.

There were plenty of leftover charm squares, so I made an almost duplicate disappearing nine-patch table runner--but just a bit longer for this family's longer table--six blocks instead of four!

And here's the back showing the label. Labels are my least favorite part of a quilted item, and I'm not the best at making them.

When we presented our hostess gift, our friends immediately put it on their table. It looks like it's found a home here:

Here I am with my friend, Kathy, with the new table runner behind us:
After a delicious meal, some of us took a trek outside to check on the chickens. I don't think I could bring myself to actually pick up a chicken...but I thought the color Anna painted the henhouse made it look quite classy! Here's a collage showing some of the activity:

When we made our way back inside, Kathy was preparing some yummy slices of brownie pie!

We had a very enjoyable visit! Thank you to our friends for a lovely Sunday afternoon and evening!

~Deb

Comments

[Chris]

Awww that is a beautiful hostess gift!!! love the fabric and your label is very nice! What a sweet day with your church family, such a blessing!!!

[Susan]

I love those table runners you make! I'm going to have to try one soon.

My mom loves having chickens, and I just realized I didn't even go out to look at them when we were visiting out there in January. They've just hatched a whole bunch of chicks and are hoping to sell them all. They get lots of eggs from the hens too.

[Connie]

Everything sounds so pleasant down in your neck of the woods. :)

[Melissa N]

Hi Deb, lovely runner, such a sweet gift. I wanted to ask you a question, I could probably find the answer myself if I scroll through a bit, but thought it would be easier just to ask. My hubby is going to purchase a new sewing machine for me and I'm thinking about a Bernina Aurora 430. What kind of sewing machine are you using and do you like it? I've been very happy with my Kenmore for the past 17 years, but it's time for an upgrade. Thank you so much!