I had such a good time making the pumpkin placemats, and they are all done, so I decided to continue along the same lines and make a small table runner/cover for the marble table right inside our front door. I had some of the fall leaf print left from the placemats, so I decided to use those colors and found a good red and brown in my stash. All of my oranges, though, were too bright and neon, and I needed something a little more toned down. Which I found at JoAnn’s in the kona cotton section. đ I found a good applique pattern for leaves in one of my old Quiltmaker magazines, reduced it a little, and here’s what I’ve got:
Never one to plan ahead too much, I realized that I didn’t have any thread to match the orange leaf. So, another brief trip to JoAnn’s was needed. đ I need a little more practice on doing machine blanket stitch on curves, but overall, things turned out well. Now I plan to add some 1.5″ strips to the top and bottom to make it the right size and add an outer border of the leaf print all the way around. More updates to follow…