We have two dogs. With their friendship and home security comes lots of dog hair; it's a package deal. Over the last ten years we have developed a cleaning rhythm to keep the dog hair at bay, and for the most part the house appears clean enough. But try as I might, I can not keep our dark wood and leather coffee table/ottoman clean! It's a great piece of furniture: stuffed leather ends, perfect for propping your feet up, and a wooden table in the center. Plus there is storage inside of it! Like I said, it's perfect. Except that is accumulates dog hair.
Finally one day I gave up on keeping the table area clean, and decided it would be best to just hide the dog hair as it accumulates. And so, I made a mini quilt! I pulled all of the fabrics for the 9-patch squares from my scraps.
Straight line quilting:
The back and binding, Sugar Pop by Liz Scott and Weekends by Erin McMorris:
The mini quilt in use:
It fits so perfectly in the coffee table! We have been using the coffee table with the mini quilt for several months now, and I really love it. It brightens up the table, and hides the stray dog hairs between vacuumings!
I have stacks of finished projects to share on here, so hopefully I'll have a few spare minutes to jump back on here soon!
6 comments:
I've noticed your absence so it's good to hear from you again!
I hope the move went smoothly (virus/strep aside - YIKES!) and it's so nice to have you back.
This mini is a fantastic idea!
Wow! Good luck with your move and getting used to your new life! It sounds exciting but scary, too!
I absolutely love your quilting - it really dresses up the squares. Love how stars are formed at the quilted intersections - so cool!
oh my gosh, you've been busy! sorry to hear you were sick, :( sounds like you have some fun times waiting ahead of you though. :)
That's a lot to deal with it!! Hope you're feeling better and good luck with the move, enjoy settling in :)
I knew your blog hadn't been highlighted on my reader in quite a while, but I remembered you were moving and figured you were extra busy. So sorry that you've been sick on top of everything else! I hope the settling in process goes well. At least now you're on this side of the country! I love the scrappy quilted table topper.
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