Apr 20, 2012

Day 5 of the Table Topper Blog Hop

Well, I hope you have enjoyed all the toppers that have been shown so far...I know I have.  There are several I've put on my list to make...lol!
This is my first topper.  My first Ackfeldwire stand (love it!).  I've always wanted to make a hst quilt & for now this will have to do...lol!  I had left over triangles from my Charming Stars quilt & I just couldn't throw them away.  Instead I went ahead & sewed them together...and BAM!...mini table topper!  And now looking at this picture, I should have added another column and 2 rows.  I was just so darn excited making it, I didn't make the right size for my stand.  Well, I have several squares left so I just might do a 'do over'.  If I do, y'all will be the first to know.

Listed below are the other ladies showing off their toppers today so be sure to check them out:
Marlene
Charlotte
Leslie
Darlene
Jane
Michelle (that's me!)
Cherry
And to keep with the 'mini' theme, GIVEAWAY...a mini charm pack (these are too cute!)...just leave me a comment.  I'll draw on the 26th.

Thanks to the fabulous Ms. Samm for hosting such a fun event.  The fun continues next Monday through Wednesday.  You can click here to see who's next.

Have a wonderful weekend!

103 comments:

  1. Oh Yummy!! Love HST's!! But #1 rarely wins a drawing. Oh well. I may come back later!!
    Blessings
    Gmama Jane

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  2. I love those mini charms, so cute. I like your tabletopper just as it is, it's perfect. I think table toppers are the way to go. If I made full sized quilts in all the designs I'd like, I'd never make them all. At this size I might have a fighting chance. ;-> Toni Anne

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  3. Lovely! I am so enjoying all of the toppers .

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  4. I have lots of HST's in my scrap bin. Great idea for a topper. Thanks for sharing....Judith, Texas

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  5. I've never made a topper to put on a hanger, I am loving all these ideas! Now just need to buy a hanger.Thanks for sharing. Linda

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  6. I LOVE your topper! Thanks for a great giveaway!

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  7. What a wonderful way to display your HSTs. They look fabulous seen into this mini-quilt. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. I love all the mini quilts - I want to get a rack so I can do it too! Please enter me in your giveaway!

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  9. Good Morning Michelle...you never disappoint me..your first one...well I can assure you not your last...this one is a beauty...and your photo is picture perfect..you have sewwwww inspired me...having a cup of joe this morning with you is a highlight to my day...lovely time I have had thank you for playing along..

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  10. What a sweet little mini! I have quite a few little leftover triangles too that I need to make up into something. I should dig them out and use them up! Thanks for the chance to win the mini charm pack too! :0)

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  11. Seriously - you are going to take the binding off and add to your mini? It's just FINE!! Love your little quilt - how small are those half-square triangles? They are left over from a QUILT? Yikes! Intense! lol Thanks for the chance to win the mini pack - and for your generosity!

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  12. Adorable! Thanks for a chance for the "mini"! so cute.

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  13. Beautiful little quilt and thank you for your participation in this wonderful hop. Judy C

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  14. What a great use for the bonus triangles!

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  15. After following this table topper blog hop, there are no such things as left overs or orphan blogs...just opportunities to make another quilt. Thanks for all the great ideas.

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  16. Your table topper is sew cute. The use of the HST's is great. Thanks for the giveaway. And yes Madame Samm is awesome.

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  17. Your topper is really cute and I love the binding..it really sets off the hst.

    thanks for a chance.

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  18. Your table topper is adorable! All of the ladies in this blog hop are amazing and I have picked up so many ideas!Now I am excited about making one of my own. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  19. What a great table topper! Thanks for the giveaway! This blog hop is fun!

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  20. I Love your HST's DON't change a THING! I love to use my leftover blocks and create something fun to enjoy! Thanks for a chance giveaway!

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  21. There's just something about HSTs that calls my name - I love the idea of making a mini for this hanger using them so I'll be copying your idea! blessings, marlene

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  22. I love your topper! I also will be copying your idea.

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  23. Your topper is oh-so-pretty, Michelle. I love red, white and blue (one of my all time favourite colour combos) and the HST layout is always fresh and lovely. Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful topper with us!

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  24. Beautiful topper! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  25. Love your topper with HST! I think it's just perfect that size. Thanks for the giveaway chance!

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  26. Beautiful topper and I love using charm packs to make mini quilts.

    Debbie

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  27. Love the HSTs mini. I have 3 separate collections from different projects. Planning to do the same thing.

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  28. Love the vibrant colours of your mini! I have had such great fun on the hop!! Ya to week two!! :)

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  29. Lovely use of those HSTs - reminds me of nautical flags. Thank you for sharing with us today.

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  30. Even though your mini came out a bit too small for the frame, it still looks great. Who says it had to fit inside exactly? Don't worry I won't report you to the Quilt Police! Ha! Just make a totally different topper if you like it to fit the space.

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  31. This is really cute. Love those pretty dark fabric prints and colors ... and with whites for contrast. Good job, Michelle :D

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  32. I love your little quilt - beautiful. :)

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  33. Your little half square triangle quilt is so cute and a good use of leftover blocks. It is so nautical looking, perfect for summer. Of course it is my favorite colors of red, white, and blue. Thank you for sharing.

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  34. I love half-square-triangles! And your table topper is so pretty!! :-) Those mini-charms would be a great quick way to make a table topper for the lucky winner!! Thank you for the chance to win! :-)

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  35. How cute are those HSTs....LOL Love your topper. I just dug around and found some solids to make HSTs with! You know what they say about great minds!

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  36. I love your little quilt. Thanks for sharing. Fun blog!

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  37. What a darling table topper....thanks for the chance to win the charm pack.

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  38. HST's always provide color and inspiration. The size is just fine. The Table Topper Police are on vacation.

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  39. wow love that mini! I am going to have to make one :)

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  40. I love HST and your mini quilt is really nice!! Thanks for the chance to win a mini charm pack - I have never seen one in real life... seriously!

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  41. Well done on your first topper. It will be a perfect quilt to hang in July. I want to make some more minis and your 1/2 square triangle quilt is a great idea.

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  42. It's perfect...what a great way to use up those HSTs!

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  43. It looks nautical - ready for the beach house!

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  44. I am such a fan of Red white and blue quilts! I have an HST rwb leftovers mini quilt in progress!

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  45. A great use for leftovers. Love the striped binding, too.
    I'm a new follower!

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  46. it reminds me of sailboats- very nautical! I have a bunch of HST's from a swap forever ago that I could use to make this....
    thanks for the giveaway!

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  47. love the binding it jsut adds that little something extra tothe topper
    thanks for having a mini give away
    in stitches

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  48. I love that you used leftover triangles to make your mini quilt. It's so cute. Thanks for offering such a lovely giveaway.

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  49. Cute little topper. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  50. OH so cute!!!! You've inspired me - I MUST make some hst's! This is too darling.

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  51. Thanks for sharing your HST table topper. Thanks for the chance to win this charm pack.

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  52. Love that mini table topper! And the stand too!! Iv'e been meaning to get one of those! Hmmm......

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  53. Love the mini's. they are so cute..

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  54. I do love your topper and Antique Fair is a favorite fabric. I did enjoy looking over your blog and now have it marked in my favorites.

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  55. This is so much fun and getting so much inspiration from everyone! I love all the minis!

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  56. Your TableTopper Quilt is so cute-it reminds me of semaphore flags and sailing. How nautical! Thank you for the opportunity to win some new fabric.
    Rosemary
    nellieduclos@yahoo.com

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  57. Your triangle quilt looks patriotic and nautical. Reminds me of July 4th at the lake.

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  58. Love the HST mini! I recently made a similar block for a QAL. A fun block to make! Thanks!

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  59. Just cute! :)
    Thanks for the giveaway too!

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  60. Pretty :-) Mini's are SO cute!
    Just too fun!
    thank you for the giveaway
    Sassy Cathy

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  61. How cute!! I need to make a child's quilt, and I'm thinking of hst's.

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  62. Red , white and blue, and some yellow sunshine too. Your mini is lovely.

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  63. Your mini is so cute...love the colors..and the size!! TFS
    ~Terry~

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  64. I love working with small pieces myself, thanks for sharing and thanks for the giveaway.

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  65. Love your mini. Can not imagine working with squares and triangles that small.

    VIl in tn

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  66. I love those mini charm packs I got one at Quilt Festival in Houston last year and was just over the moon. Been wanting more. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  67. I love your sweet little topper. so charmingly simply and beautiful. Thank you for an opportunity to win some fabric! Be especially blessed, Kathy

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  68. Great little topper and a wonderful way to use those left over hst's thanks for sharing. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  69. Oh, that is so sweet, a great use of scraps and I love the stripey binding, too!

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  70. That's so cute, and the photo with the sun shining through sets it up beautifully. Thanks for the chance to win!

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  71. I love your table topper. It is so bright & festive. I have seen a quilt similar to this & I've always wanted to make it. I know I could finish a table topper. So I may just have to make one of these for myself. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  72. I always save the scraps from my hs and have used alot of them. Thanks for the chance at a great prize.

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  73. Great little table topper. Great way to use HSTs and the striped binding really takes it over the top.

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  74. Golly, I like your little table topper. Love its patrioticness (is that a word?). Thank you for sharing.

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  75. Your topper is adorable. Thanks for a chance in your giveaway - it would be fun to play with a mini charm pack.

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  76. a mini mini? Ingenious! Someone else commented on its patriotic-ness but I felt a nautical theme, like little sails on the horizon. Both ideas work!

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  77. Love the colors in your HST table topper. Beautiful work!

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  78. I don't have a table topper stand, but I do have a mini wall hanging "thingy." The half squared minis would look great on that. I have some red and white waste triangles. Your project has given me some inspiration and direction. Thanks!

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  79. very cute little mini - love those half square triangles - I might have something similar :)

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  80. I love your HST piece and it is so cute with the light shining through it and waving in the breeze. And those mini squares are just too cute

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  81. Your table topper is darling! What a good idea to make a mini quilt instead of a regular-sized quilt of something you want to have! I have so many things on my bucket list, I may just have to make mini quilts for all of them instead of full-sized quilts or I'll never get them all done! :) Thanks for the opportunity to win such a great giveaway!!!

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  82. What a great HST mini. Love it!

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  83. Love your mini; so adorable.

    Thanks for the chance.
    shel704 at aol dot com

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  84. I just started a quilt with little triangles--I'm going to use the extras to make a mini like yours. Love it! Thanks for sharing!

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  85. Adorable table topper. A scrappy half triangle quilt is on my bucket list:)

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  86. Love the half triangles - like little sales on a boat! very sweet! thanks!

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  87. Like your idea of making a mini of something that is special to you instead of a full size quilt. Thank you for sharing and the chance to win.

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  88. Cute way to use those left overs.

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  89. Michelle...simple and elegant...beautiful job with the red, white and blue sails on your mini quilt. Thanks for your inspiration and for sharing in the blog hop....have a great week!!

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  90. I love your little mini - I am going to have to join in the fun for sure! I have to order a rack!

    sao in Midlothian, VA

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  91. I love your mini. I think it is great at the size it is, it really shows how small your triangles are. It is a great mini quilt. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. What a geat idea for spare blocks! I will be using this idea. Thank you!

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  92. Love the quilt! Thanks so much for sharing! Have a Happy Day! :)

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  93. When I visited Pinterest the other day to see the display of all the quilts in this Hop, your quilt is the one that stood out to me. I love it!

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  94. Love your mini quilt! Very cute! :)

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  95. It is amazing that such a simple pattern could turn out so wonderful. I've never made a mini, but I will now. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  96. Love your little mini! So fun to see how different they all are on everyone's blogs!

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  97. I love your HST mini. It's a great way to showcase fabrics that you love. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  98. it is beautiful Michelle.....it looks like you have been making them for years!

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