Sweet and Simple Table Runner

Welcome to my Scrappy Summer Sew Along!

It is being hosted by Lori Holt at Bee in my Bonnet.

I posted about making this table runner here, in July.

The part finally arrived for my sewing machine and I'm able to use it again!

I quilted the table runner with my walking foot and added a scrappy binding.

I save all of my leftover bindings, they are perfect for a scrappy look.

Voila, it's finished, I'll be mailing it to my daughter in law tomorrow.

I'm going to ask her to take a photo of what it looks like on her table so I can share it with you.

I backed the table runner with a "happy" fabric to make it reversible.

The weather is so warm and sunny, I had to take an outdoor shot.

The table runner is fluttering gently in the soft, Delta breeze.

Scrappy Cross Roads

I made two scrappy cross roads blocks a few weeks ago, you can see them here.

I have a scrap bin with 2 l/2" wide scraps in it, grouped by color.

It wasn't as time consuming to make a block, I already had lots of 

2 l/2" squares, or 2 l/2" strips that I could cut into squares :)

I made 2 more blocks, making a total of 4 which equalled a beautiful square!

It was so much fun using all of my happy scraps.

The color combinations are endless.

I'm thinking of making one of my daughters a blue one to go on her dining room table.

I had enough squares cut out to make a 5th block.

Wouldn't this make a beautiful quilt?
I think I will make a mini quilt from my 5th square :)

Scrappy Summer Sew Along - Sweet and Simple Table Runner

I made this Scrappy Happy table runner, you can find the tutorial at Bee in my Bonnet here.

After sewing all the Easy Corner Triangles, I had these triangles left over.

They were big enough to cut l l/2" squares.

I layed out all my little squares, plus others that I retrieved from my l l/2" square box.

I used my Alphabitties and labelled all the colored sections.

I had never used them before, and discovered that they were invaluable.

I always get my little blocks mixed up and out of order.

Not this time!  Thank you Alphabitties!

You can find them at the Fat Quarter Shop, and they're very

inexpensive :)

Here's my table runner all sewn together, and waiting for the border.

I used a Lakehouse dot for the background, one I've had for a few years.

I'm making this table runner for my daughter in law.

She got a new hall table and I offered to make her a table runner.
She wanted me to use some bright colors.

The border I used tones down the bright colors a bit and it has inspirational quotes that add whimsy!

The border is 2" finished, here is another closeup of all the cute little prints that I used.

Scrappy squares can be very meaningful.

I can tell you what project I used each and every piece of fabric for.

I'm a sucker for polka dots and cherries and gingham :)

Here's the finished table runner.

I am going to call the repair shop today and see if my sewing machine has been fixed.

I really miss it and have a long line of projects waiting to be quilted.

Thanks for stopping by, I'll see you again in a couple of days :)

Scrappy Happy Summer Sew Along, Table Runner

I'm a month behind on this sew along, because I was visiting my children and grandchildren :)

I showed you my pattern along with most of my Lori Holt fabric.

I decided to use one of my favorite lines, Sew Cherry!

This is the first time I have cut into my Sew Cherry stash!

I've used a little bit here and there, but I'm afraid I'll run out...

Lori said that I can contact Riley Blake and ask them to reprint any of our favorite lines.
Here are my layouts to make sure all the colors went together well.

Instead of the usual white, I decided to use Kona Aqua for the background.

These are all the triangles that are left from my Easy Corner Triangles.

I'll put them to good use soon and show you what I make :)