PICNIC IN THE PARK. A fun table runner just in time for the summer picnic season

Sometimes I just get an idea in my head and I just have to see if I can make it work. This piece is one of those crazy ideas.

So in my head what I was seeing was a cute wicker basket filled with flowers sitting on a wonderful green lawn. 

 The plan was a to use a simple2 . 5” block design to produce the flowers in a basket concept.  Below is a photo of me working with 2 . 5” paper scrapes to test out my basket weave design ideas. 

I used simple free motion quilting design of flowers and vines. Below are detail photos of the quilting on both the back and  front .

 

The binding was also designed to be an extension of the flowers and basket. Light blue in the one corner was meant to represent blue sky peaking through the basket. The green on the bottom is a bit of grass growing around the bottom of the basket, and of course, flowers spilling over a top corner.

 

The batting in this piece is flannel. I like using flannel for table runners as it is thinner and lays flatter on the table. I also like that the flannel is a bit heavier and I find that help sit stay in place when on a outdoor table .  

This table runner finishes at  50" X 22" .

I hope you enjoyed my piece. I like how it turned out and look forward to using it indoors as well as on the picnic table.

Have a wonderful day!