I had an idea about two months ago but it wasn't until this weekend it became a reality.
It all began with one fat quarter, a few charm squares, five blue vintage buttons and some simply drawn applique shapes...
After a bit of re-arranging till they were 'just right', the bright tonal shapes were fused in place on my floral linen background...
...and the raw edge applique begun.
Stem stitch through the leaves and running stitch lines along the stems, before a touch of blanket stitch secured the flower pot.
Lastly, long straight stitches and those sweet old buttons held my cheery flowers in place.
After the applique a piece of cotton quilt wadding was fused behind the linen and I did some hand quilting around the vibrant bouquet...
After deciding against a binding edge I chose pretty pink check as the backing fabric, and rounding the corners of what was going to become a table runner, I sewed the front and back together around all four sides before turning right side out and finishing with a simple hand quilted edge.
I love my new little table runner.
It was the perfect project to kick off spring...
When I wash it the flowers and leaves will fray a bit which is exactly the finish
I'd planned for...
When these fabrics crossed paths back in July I could 'see' they were meant to be together, kind of like love at first sight, or destiny.
It's such a soft pastel linen, yet it came alive with the boldness of a few carefully chosen brights.
What do you think?
hugs
