Yesterday I described my current quilting workspace and machine quilting woes with my domestic machine. Here is the DIY solution: a sewing table makeover!

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Recently, I was so stressed out trying to machine quilt on my domestic machine that I got hives! It was definitely time for some DIY creativity to improve my workspace!

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A big thank you to everyone who participated in the Best of Fons & Porter giveaway. Using a random number generator, we have selected our three winners.

Our first winner is Comment #185: Cecilia
What a great trio of books. Thanks for the chance to win them. I especially love the quilt on the cover of the Stars book.

Our next winner is Comment #95: Lisa
Always looking for new projects! Would so enjoy these books.

Our final winner is Comment #6: Rachel Riley
Wow, what a great giveaway. I hope to win!

If you didn't win, but would still like to purchase some of the great books that Fons & Porter have to offer, you can do so here: FONS & PORTER BOOKS

We will be emailing our winners shortly and as soon as we hear back, we will send out their prizes. Congratulations everyone!

I saw the Holly Days table runner in the book Quilt Lovers Gifts.  It also had a 2nd option of this cute 16” table topper.Well since I am lazy (we’ll discuss this more in detail later), I decided the smaller project was more to my liking.

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I was really curious about the project, Tuffet-Inspired Ottoman from the book, Fabric by Fabric, One Yard Wonders by Rebecca Yaker and Patricia Hoskins, so I decided to give it a try.  I used fabrics 5377 and 5375 from the Home Front collection.

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