Scrappy Spring Table Runner

*All photos in this post may be clicked on to enjoy a larger view.

What do you do with inspiration from here…

And this:

And this:

You start cutting, and stitching, and moving things around on your design wall until you have this – a spring, scrappy table runner which measures about 15.5″ X 38.5″:

I loved using up some of my humungous stash of scraps to make this bright and spring-like table runner. I used all scraps for this one, except for a large piece of purple fabric for the back:

I even used scraps to make the binding (and for the batting):

This was the simplest of  projects, but it really brightens up any surface. Here are some photos of it draped over some outside furniture:

A little of the center detail:

I decided to stretch my free motion quilting skills on this – I figured with a small project, I could play a bit. So I stitched circles and squares and even did some pebbling on the ends:

It really is a touch of spring:

And now it sits on my dining room table to brighten up the room:

This quilt counts toward the second quarter of the 2012 Finish Along (visit my pre-quarter post to see all the quilt projects I hope to finish this quarter).

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