Just in time for the first candles

I’m not really one for changing out the decor of my house with the seasons. Just not my thing. And I really don’t do a ton of holiday decorating, especially once I converted to Judaism and stopped getting a Christmas tree.  But, now that my kids are older, I’m finding an overwhelming need to be festive at this time of year, so I’m channeling it all into creating an enjoyable Hannukah. (Which is a really minor holiday, but whatever. I’m just going with it.)  And, so, that explains why I suddenly felt the need to make my first-ever table runner.

I’ve seen this type of block around before, and always thought the overall effect looked like slanted Stars of David, so I had it in the back of my mind if I ever decided to do something vaguely-Judaica.If you haven’t made them before, it’s kind of like half of a snowball block – just sew triangles onto two of the corners instead of all four. Easy to chain-piece, and I was not striving for any kind of consistency with sizes.  Just scraps from my blue bin (Amanda Jean, I hope you’re proud of me!), and chain-piece away.  I started with 4.5″ squares, and the whole thing was about 12×36″ before washing.

The back is three solid blues I had in my stash, and I quilted it in random straight or slightly curved lines.

This was so not on my original list of stuff to finish before the holidays, but I’m glad I made it.  Happy first night of Hannukah to the members of the tribe out there!