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I am completely in love with, and totally impressed by, these ruffly fabric pom-poms by the vamoose. (Found via Greedy Girl.)

For her birthday in January, my mother requested a new table runner for her recently rearranged dining room. Using jewel-toned ribbon and strips of thrifted fabric and fabric store remnants, I set to work making the runner using the measurements she sent.

I did very simple machine quilting and finished the entire piece with black binding. I'm pretty happy overall with how the project turned out, and I especially like the color palette.

Last Tuesday, I attended the monthly Knit for a Cause event with two coworkers (thanks for coming with me, gals!). I haven't knitted for quite a long time (maybe ten years?), so I was definitely in need of a quick tutorial. Once I got started though, I couldn't stop. 

This month the group is donating 8" x 8" squares to the charity Knit a Square, which stitches the squares together to make blankets for AIDS orphans in Africa. I've been knitting away since the meeting, and I'm working on square number five now (four are pictured). I used a combination of new multicolored yarn (which I really like working with) and red and teal yarn leftover from a crochet class I took last summer. I'm super happy with the results, and am glad to know the squares will be put to good use.

For my birthday last Wednesday, my fabulous family and friends showered me with lots of fabric and crafty goodies.

 

 

...a pack of coordinated fat quarters from CityCraft, my favorite fabric store in Dallas...

...pretty fabric, vintage buttons, and darling straight pins...

...a rotary cutter and mat...

...and a patchwork pin cushion and sewing tool holder to drape over the sofa armrest (made by my mom!).

All in all, it was an excellent birthday. Thank you, everyone, for the thoughtful gifts!