This garden of bright and happy marigolds grows in front of my house every summer - the marigolds reseed themselves and I love their color and smell.
The table runner I decided to make with the brown/red/orange/yellow/ and low volume maple leaves and nine patches I've been making this year as a part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge comes from these "late summer" colors. Thanks to a commenter on my post from last Saturday for suggesting that is what I should call this!
At first I thought it might need a border, but then decided I was happy with the size and shape of the table runner as is - about 12 x 30.
When I was looking around for backing and binding, I remembered the crumb blocks I've been making each month, and realized that they could make a fun backing!
So this table runner is reversible - and there's a rainbow on the other side, too!
The binding is from a red with tiny stars fat quarter that I found at the quilters' garage sale a few weeks ago.
Quilting with a diagonal grid following the shape of the blocks gave the table runner a nice texture!
I'm going to enjoy the Late Summer/Early Fall feel to this one!
Linking up at SoScrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday to see lots of rainbow inspiration!
16 comments:
I love how it is reversible! Now that I am back at work--I want it to be fall. Bring on the pumpkin spice, sweaters, and leaves changing.
Very pretty. I love both the late summer and early spring sides. A great way to use up some RSC blocks.
how good to have a reversible table runner looks great garden does too
Being reversible is a great idea, I have to say that the rainbow side is my favourite. x
LOVE it!! Perfect use for your rainbow crumb blocks, too.
That is a fun finish having a reversible runner. Lucky you the marigolds reseed themselves-I don't have a lot of luck with that. I don't have much blooming right now and was complaining to DH about that. He says plant tons of marigolds next year-I might just do that!
Love the color combos on your late summer table runner!
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Congratulations on a colorful, fun finish. Love the quilting, too. Reversible is a bonus. Beautiful marigolds.
I really like the table runner -- then I saw the back. Now I LOVE it. What a fun collection of rainbow colors! Reversible makes it even better.
Make one, get one free! The size looks just right and the crumb blocks are a fine surprise. Great finish!
Lovely colours in your maple leaf blocks. Love the idea of making it reversible.
Beautiful!
So cute. I absolutely love that it is reversible. More table runners are on my bucket list and this has me thinking.
Nice table runner, I really like the rainbow blocks on the other side.
Beautiful and so fun to turn it around after the holidays for a nice rainbow touch of color! Great job.
I love this so much and the name of it is perfect as well as the whole late summer/rainbow idea of it all.
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