When we cleared out Mum and Dad’s home in Saskatoon I kept a few of Mum’s aprons. I always planned to do “something” with them, and over the years my ideas changed. When I started quilting I thought I could make a set of potholders for Stacia, Deloise and myself.

It took a long time to rip the aprons apart, but I ended up with enough material to make three table runners. Each runner has an original apron pocket used in the design, and the bindings are made from the waist ties.

Stacia gave me my first free-motion quilting lesson, and I tried something a little fancier with the one I kept for myself.

The photo at the top is one of the table toppers covering Mum’s sewing machine.