May 2021 - TABLE SCRAPS Runner/Topper Challenge - Link Party

Welcome to the May 2021 TABLE SCRAPS Runner/Topper Challenge!!  Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to enter your table runner/topper, mug rug, etc. in the Link Party by Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 11:59 PM (EST.)

This month's photo inspiration:

Photo by Cassidy Mills on Unsplash

No blog?  No problem, you will be able to have your scrappy table runners/toppers hosted here on The Joyful Quilter.  Just pop me an email with your name/state and a photo of your completed project and I will add it to a follow-up post.

From our participants...

Thank you to Judy @ Busy Hands Are Happy Hands for providing this months runner and topper links!  Judy had the following ideas for us:

I follow Connie Kresin Campbell at Freemotion by the River. She has a lot of tutorials and many free patterns. This is one that always catches my eye.

It reminds me that you can always take 3 or so blocks, 8” or 9”, add some sashing and boom you have a table runner! I have a small dining room buffet, inherited from my mom! Some larger patterned runners are too big so I am always looking for an alternative! 

And I just found this video tutorial on MSQC. https://youtu.be/HSV_Lw1b7Nc  It's called Patriotic Periwinkle Table Topper.

And Amy at Diary of a Quilter has some great ones too. 

And I got my I Heart Mini pattern from Cluck Cluck Sew.  Allison has some awesome ideas.

Got favorites???

Email me , if you have a "go to" runner or topper pattern.  I'll add it to a future post.  Thanks!

Where's the table covering, Joyful???

I'm getting to that.  Since it was RED month at the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, I pulled out this Quilted Scrap Basket:

You can find the tutorial HERE.

SEW...

What happened next was some pulling of 2.5" strips for and a chunk of background fabric for the blocks going down the center of my Red Braid table runner:

... And some trimming, followed by sewing the pieced section:

Once that was done, it was off to the Design Floor...

The question became matched...

... Or unmatched pairs:

It was at this point that I exercised my Phone a Friend option.  Needleb was happy to weigh in on the matter and then I was back at the machine to make a start.  So far, so good:

It was surprising how quickly the runner grew, as a rhthym developed:

A rhythm of match, sew, press.  Match, sew, press.  Until my machine had a little hiccup:

With the machine cleaned, I continued until it was time to cook dinner:

After dinner, I finished up the top of my TABLE SCRAPS runner and tested it out on the longarm table:

And one on the back of the living room sofa:

The backing was chosen, then quilt was layered and quilted:

Binding came next and I made my selection from the following scraps from Libby @ Life on the Hill:

Here is my May 2021 TABLE SCRAPS Challenge piece...

And...

In place on my dining room table, but you'll find more information about this project HERE:

It's time to add your own projects to the Table Scraps Link Party below!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Until next time...

It's a Cover Up!!!