Monday, August 6, 2012

Gradiance Bed Runner | A free pattern!


We all know what a table runner is, but have you ever heard of a bed runner?

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I'm so excite to post my first project today as a member of Art Gallery Fabrics' Fat Quarter Gang.  I had a great time working with the fabrics above -- a selection of Pure Elements and Oval Elements -- that are not only gorgeous to look at, but were a dream to work with to boot.

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Head on over to the AGF blog today to find my free pattern, and leave a comment on this post to win some of the fabrics I worked with to make your own Gradiance project!  Simply let me know your favorite shade of Pure Elements or Oval Elements.

And don't forget to be eligible you must ...

Follow Art Gallery Fabrics on your favorite social media platform (Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter), and subscribe to their blog to stay up to date on all thing AGF & the Fat Quarter Gang!

Enter to win today! Giveaway open until Friday, Aug, 10th.

** NOTE: Giveaway is now closed.  Thanks for playing! **

132 comments:

  1. I love all the Aquas! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  2. I love the Silver Drops and Tangerine Tango. I love Art Gallery Fabrics feel.

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  3. I love the Emerald Pure Elements or Oval Elements. Thanks for the giveaway.

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  4. I like the peacock, papaya, chartreuse...do I really have to pick just one?!?

    I follow Art Gallery on twitter.
    Subscribed to their blog.

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  5. Also, I meant to say that the bed runner is absolutely gorgeous!

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  6. that looks like an awesome pattern! thanks for sharing. there are so many great colors but i think i like cookies n cream the most.

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  7. I subscribe to the Art Gallery Fabrics blog, "like" Art Gallery Fabrics on Facebook and my favorite is Art Gallery Fabrics Oval Elements Blue Lagoon.

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  8. That runner is gorgeous. I really like the muted colors but my favorite from those lines is cabernet and verve violet. I also follow AGF on FB.

    Thanks!!

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  9. GREAT idea! Love your bed runner! Thanks for sharing and the chance to win. My favourite is moonstone (or maybe it's just the great name?!) I was already a FB fan and I'm a blog follower of AGF. Nice to hear from you, hope you're doing fine and that you're enjoying your family and summer!

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  10. Looks great,I have also heard these bed runners called bed scarves.

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  11. My favorite shade? The dark navy. I used to fight that color, and now I love it!

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  12. Gorgeous.
    A bit of Papaya would never go amiss here xxx

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  13. They are great with almost every project... So vertasile. My favourite has got to be aquas.

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  14. Any and all of the turquoise/teal/aqua tones. Your bed runner is SO gorgeous; I want one for myself!

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  15. Amethyst Oval Elements-LOVE purples! and it's named after my birthstone too! :D
    Love the bed runner, looks SO good with white bed linen!

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  16. i like the saffron oval elements- it has great depth of color.

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  17. So many wonderful colours - love the sandstone, with cappuccino or maybe french vanilla

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  18. What a beautiful way to add a splash of color to a room quickly. And I could add dresser toppers etc. and match up the whole room for the same amount of fabric that it would have taken me to make a full quilt before.

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  19. That is gorgeous - even my husband would love it! My favorite color of oval elements is Blue Lagoon - I'm very stingy about using it ;)

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  20. They are all beautiful and your bed runner is awesome!! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  21. Love oval elements! My favourite is Beajolais wine! Warm color for the winter to come. I already follow Art Gallery's blog on Blogkeen, on my phone. Great inspiration and thanks for sharing!

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  22. Your bed runner is outstanding! So beautiful. So many gorgeous and yummy colors. Today I'm loving Beaujolais Wine. Umm!! I follow AGF on FB as well as their blog.

    Thank you and AGF for a great giveaway and a chance to win.

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  23. I could do with a bed runner - I have such cold feet when I've been sat sewing (so either a bed runner or carpet where I sew would be great!). I love the Oval Elements mist and vintage blue - gorgeous. thanks for the tutorial and giveaway

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  24. This is a gorgeous bed runner! Thank you for sharing the pattern!
    Choosing a favorite color from the oval elements is difficult. Right now for me it would be Mist.
    I follow AGF's blog and i follow on FB. Thank you for a chance to win this wonderful giveaway!

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  25. I love blue lagoon! This is an awesome project!

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  26. I love the gray-on-gray Oval Element fabric! Your bed runner idea is wonderful - looks like something from an upscale hotel! Thanks for the chance to win - I do follow AGF in every possible way :-)

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  27. Awesome idea!! Love the gradients and thank you for the pattern ;-)
    I like AGF on FB, follow their blog, and am signed up for their newsletter.
    My favorite colour would be Peacock Elements.

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  28. ooh, Beaujolais Wine is appealing to me right now, but that could change tomorrow! I subscribe.

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  29. I really like Emerald and Blue Lagoon.
    I follow on Pinterest and subscribe to the blog via RSS

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  30. This is such a beautiful design. Love the calmness that inspires. I like many shades of Pure elements and Oval elements...If I have to pick... well I'll say Prune Brown and Mood Indigo from the Oval. From the Pure Cabernet and Moonstone. Are there to many? I follow ACF on pinterest and the feeds using reader. I love them!

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  31. Beautiful design and fabric choice. I love both Pure Elements and Oval Elements but the Oval Elements speaks more to me. It is so beautiful.

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  32. My favorite is Verve Violet.

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  33. I love this! The fabrics look great.

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  34. Gosh, I love them all: vintage blue, golden, key lime...how do you pick? :)

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  35. good to have you back after such a long rest. Lovely project.

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  36. beautiful! I think I love Nocturnal and Smoke! Such pretty choices!

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  37. Mirage Blue in Pure Elements! Lovely!

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  38. My fave oval element is petal pink. Such a girl!

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  39. What beautiful colors that you used in your bed runner. I will really have to think hard to decide on fav but I do love the purples with grays .

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  40. Great quilt, John! I don't think I can pick a favorite oval element, but I love those minty greens!

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  41. I must be in a blue mood today, because my favorite of the Pure colors (today) is Mirage Blue and my favorite Oval Element is Vintage Blue.

    I do the required things, via Twitter and email.

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  42. So beautiful, John! My favorite is oval element

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  43. love the pattern! I hadn't seen the Oval elements yet! My favorite is the Crocus and Emerald Coast Oval elements and the Pure elements is Lemonade.
    Thanks for the great pattern!
    Sandy A

    PS...I follow the blog and like Art Gallery on FB, too!

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  44. Love all the colors-they are beautiful together. Thanks for the pattern!

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  45. I love the aqua tealy colors. My favorites and this is a great project. I love the touch of color it adds.

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  46. Whohoo! Thanks for the chance to win fabric. LOVE free patterns too!

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    1. Oops. I forgot to add that I like the grey on grey Oval!

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  47. I already liked them on fb. I like oval.

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  48. Awesome! I love the blues you used in your tutorial.

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  49. Great tutorial!! I adore your bed runner! I just love the oval elements and am drawn to the blues and teals with the Peacock being my absolute favourite! Thanks for the awesome giveaway!

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  50. Great bed runner! This is such an easy way to change out the decor in a bedroom. Thanks for the chance to win. I love Art Gallery Fabrics. I follow Art Gallery's blog and like them on Facebook.

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  51. My favorite Oval Elements is Tangerine Tango! Thanks, John!

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  52. I love the Blue Tile Pure Elements and love the Facebook updates from Art Gallery!

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  53. I love the various shades of blue in your pure elements selections. I really like the idea of a bed runner, much easier than a king size quilt for this newbie!

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  54. I follow Art Gallery Fabrics via their blog and on Facebook.

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  55. Love that Emerald Coast Oval Elements. I am so drawn to it in your bed runner! And of course I follow AGF on Facebook and subscribe to their blog!

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  56. Have always loved the oval elements. Favorites are Papaya Orange and Crocus.

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  57. I love Oval Elements in Blue Lagoon! I'm following the AGF blog and on Pinterest - thanks for the chance!

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  58. love this and like everyone else here I follow Art Gallery Fabrics via their blog and on Facebook

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  59. I love those all the colours... they are so yummy. If I had to choose one, I'd go for Blu-green shades and my favourite is Peacock!
    I followed on Fbook and have subscribed!

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  60. I love all of them really, but I particularly like the Emerald Coast Oval Elements! I follow AGF on Facebook (christine814) & Pinterest (christine814) and subscribe to their newsletter!

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  61. THANKS! Now I have another project I have to make:) Love Love love this idea. If I win the fabric its settled if not Teal, Orange Brown??

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  62. Love your bed runner! Thanks for the great pattern.
    My favorite Pure Elements are Fresh Water and Mirage Blue. I subscribe to the AGF blog and follow them on Twitter.

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  63. how gorgeous, love your color choices!! I love the pure elements colors, my favorite would be the aquas for sure1

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  64. My favorite Pure Element shade is Tender Green. Love the tutorial. I subscribe to the AGF blog and follow them on Facebook.

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  65. Pure Elements Appletini is calling to me...maybe because I would like an appletini to drink right now. I follow on Twitter and subscribe to the blog through Bloglovin.

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  66. I love the Mood Indigo. Thanks for the chance to win. I follow with bloglovin', like on FB, and follow on twitter; I don't want to miss a thing!

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  67. What a good idea! I like the emerald coast element best I think, but hard to choose!

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  68. My favorite pure elements are the dark citron and burnt orange. Citrus-y! Thanks for the chance to win. :)

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  69. I'd not seen these fabrics before, they are gorgeous! I literally cannot decide which is my favourite! From the elements I like papaya orange and crocus and silver drops and and and :P I can't even begin to choose from the plains!

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  70. I am loving the aqua and grey combination:)
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  71. Fabulous bedrunner.Love your fabric combo,spectacular.My favorite Pure elements are: Parisian blue and Fresh water,but had been very hard choose one.Thanks for the tutorial!!

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  72. As a lover of anything purple it's got to be Verve Violet but any of the purples/violets are equally as gorgeous! This pattern would be gorgeous in lilac and violet!

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  73. If I had to pick one, Tangerine Tango steals my heart every time!! Thanks for the great giveaway.

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  74. Wow! I would like to win.
    I like colours and this beautiful design.
    Can't choose :)
    Ok, I like oval elements blue lagoon, tangerine, saffron.
    And I fallow you from Hungary on Facebook.

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  75. This quilt is so cool! I love the pure elements and I love this color scheme. I follow AGF on pinterest.

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  76. I love the bed runner! I love 'mist' in oval elements - gorgeous!

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  77. I love the color scheme you chose for this. I love the blues and grays in the Oval elements, but Papaya and Crocus caught my eye. I do follow AGF's blog, Pinterest and Facebook.

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  78. Lovely project! My favorite color is Cozumel Blue from pure elements.

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  79. I've seen a few bed runners and think it's a fantastic idea! I love orange and the Tangerine Tango caught my eye. I follow Art Gallery on the blog and Facebook! thanks for the chance to have these beautiful fabrics!

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  80. I keep seeing bed runners in hotels and thinking how practical they are to add a fresh pop of color, but have never made one. I love the Fresh Water Pure Element and the Sapphire Oval Element. I already follow Art Gallery, their blog appears on my Google home page so I don't miss a thing and I follow them on FB.

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  81. Oval Element. Great Tutorial.
    marilyn2222 @ hotmail.com

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  82. I love ovals chartreuse and pure light citron but my favorite group is the florals.

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  83. Blue lagoon - any of the blues really.

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  84. Bed runners are great! Easy way to change the look of your bed without again making an entire full size quilt. I seriously love ALL the oval elements, but if I had to choose, my favorites would be Peacock and Amethyst.

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  85. I love the Peacock Oval Elements, but I also love the Silver Drops, Smoke and Licorice colors all together. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

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  86. My favorite pure is cozumel blue and my favorite oval is beaujolais wine. Nice tutorial. Thanks!

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  87. beautiful John! i love bed runners!!!

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  88. Just love Art gallery fabrics...and this runner is lovely

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  89. My favourite shade of Oval Elements is Mist. Your runner is beautiful!

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  90. Love your runner. The colors are so soothing. Just what I'd like in my bedroom. I love the Oval elements, my favs are eggplant, mood indigo and licorice. Thanks.

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  91. I like Oval Elements in Cranberry

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  92. Very cool. I was looking for something like that for our room.

    I like the Indigo Oval elements.

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  93. eggplant ovals. Actually, I love them all! Great post!

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  94. Fresh water and sapphire. Love all the colors.

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  95. Pure Elements in cherry lipgloss and pink quartz! This pattern is great! I have a question though. It looks like the pattern would be for a queen size. What do you suggest for a king?

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  96. Fresh water and sapphire, fabulous, but love all the colors. Thanks for the giveaway, neat bed runner.

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  97. I love the sweet pink one called petal...but who can resist cranberry or peacock? I'm a follower and love the soft very distinct feel of all the AG fabric! AMAZING! Mcantril@kc.rr.com

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  98. Does it count to confess that I don't have a favorite, in both the solids and oval elements? All those colors and simple gorgeous and there is no way to pick only a few!!

    I am a follower on Pinterest.

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  99. There's so many gorgeous colours I love from AG fabrics, but I'm currently crushing on Spiceberry.

    Thanks for the beautiful pattern, John!

    I'm a follower on Pinterest.

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  100. This is a really great flow of colors!

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  101. Great idea with a bed runner. This might just be the only kind of bed cover my sweet DH can handle *LOL*

    I follow on Twitter and in Google reader.

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  102. LOVE the pattern--the gradation of colors is soothing even though some of the colors are actually very bright.
    If I MUST choose a favorite, it wold have to to Emerald Coast from Oval Elements

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  103. I subscribe to the AGF blog, liked them on FB, and follow on Pinterest (each with a different id though alternate email mlwright29(at)hotmail(dotcom) Marcia and Margaret
    Favorite Oval Elements is Indigo, though love all the colors you selected because my favorites are blues.

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  104. Another great pattern with my favorite colors!
    Will be looking for the ovals in the mist color! Thanks

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  105. I love your bed runner! Hope I can make one just like it! Thanks for the chance to win!

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  106. Pure Elements Fresh Water is my favorite.
    (I liked on FB..and I subscribed to the AGF blog.)

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  107. Your bed runner is so pretty and masculine! I really like those blues. Since I do not own any pure elements or oval elements I would like the oval element on the top of your bundle. It's a white background with blue ovals. That is realy pretty, or any solid blue would be terrific. Thank you.

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  108. I follow Art Gallery on Facebook and Twitter. Thank you.

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  109. I subscribed to their blog also. Thank You.

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  110. I like the grays, I have been on a gray/black/white kick lately! (I follow on pinterest and follow on my google reader)

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  111. I have just finished my first quilt and would love to try one of these bed runners as it isn't so daunting as a full size quilt and looks lovely.

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  112. I really like the aqua colors and mix those with grey and WoW! (I follow Art Gallery on Facebook as FABulous Home Sewn products :) )

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  113. Tangerine Tango has my heart for sure!

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  114. It's hard to chose but I guess the aqua and indigo are my favorites

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  115. So hard to choose, but if have to pick just one, I'd go with Empire Yellow from Pure Elements.

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  116. Love the aqua and the grey.

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  117. Blue Lagoon Oval is my fave love that shade!

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  118. I love this idea of a bed runner and I truely LOVE AG fabrics. I need to get busy and make one of these up for my guest room for folks to help keep my linen in there clean while visiting with their suitcases. Grat idea again thanks.

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  119. Silver drops oval is my favorite. Thanks, Lynn

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  120. I am loving the oval elements crocus! Thanks for the pattern and chance to win! I love this bed runner!

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  121. lOVE THIS BED RUNNER. PERFECT SOLUTION FOR WARM CLIMATES LIKE HERE IN GULF COAST TEXAS.

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  122. I forgot to tellyou what my favorite color run is - white, gray, black. very elegant.thanks for the free pattern and a chance to win.

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  123. I love greys and aquas and love the bed runner idea! thanks!

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