First things first, thank you all for the overwhelming response to the Animal Crackers Christmas tree skirt. It’s been really exciting seeing so much positive reaction to it. A special thank you to Mr Aurifil for featuring it on the Aurifil Facebook page 🙂 I’ve spent the last 2 days making more crackers this time in the form of a table runner. I used the basic tutorial for crackers but enlarged it to allow me to use the cards from the panel from Winter’s Lane by Kate & Birdie Paper Co.
I went for a “grown up” brown linen for the background because I love the way the red solid and Aurifil thread look with it. Also, if I’m absolutely honest, it’s because it’s going to be on our dining table on Christmas day and there’s bound to be a gravy spillage! I was very thankful for the red thread as I managed to sew through my finger quite spectacularly whilst top-stitching and I’m sure a white thread would have been ruined. No fabric was harmed in the making of this runner!
By the time I finished the runner it was starting to get dark so it’s been a bit tricky to get the colours accurately in photos.
ohhh yes please, they look gorgeous
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“yes please”
and thanks for the chance. Your runner looks fab!
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Yes please! and thank you.
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'Yes, please!' Thank you xx
P.S. Love the runner!
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Yes please! Loving your cracker idea 🙂
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Yes please (and thank you for the giveaway)
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yes please indeedy!
I will not leave my original thought of 'crackers is what crackers does' – not even sure that makes sense though 😉 Beautiful anyway xxx
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Oh yes please – as I said on IG had no idea the panels existed when I bought a charm pack of this range.
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Yes please.
I really like your grown up crackers and I hope your fingers are ok.
Di x
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Yes please! I want a grown up table runner, too…!
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Yes please! Love Winter's Lane.
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Oh this is gorgeous! Hope your finger is ok. Jxo
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oh yes please 🙂
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it will be such a shame if you get spillage on this lovely runner, I have a hardanger cloth on my table but I remove it if any one comes for a meal!!
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yes please!
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Yes please jennylarking at gmail dot com
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Love the scenes on the crackers, and good thinking on the brown lol
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Yes please!! So good to see something different for holiday sewing – love it!
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Yes please!! *g* Even if I don't win I'm going to have a bash anyway – if time allows!! Great idea on the gravy camouflage!
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Beautiful runner! (Don't enter me in the giveaway just wanted to say how lovely the runner is!
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Yes please….I think brown is making a come back, it works well with the panel and with gravy too!
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Oh wow! Love the giveaway almost as much as I love the runner. Thanks so much for the chance, Reene.
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yes please! It's a great use for some lovely fabric (which I keep drooling over).
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