Sunday, May 1, 2011

The Year of the Watermelon

We have a bit of a joke in my Thimbleberries Club group. Several times in the past, one of our group teachers has estimated that a Thimbleberries "extra" project took her about an hour to make, so now we joke that anything fairly easy takes only an hour.

I think this tablerunner took about TWO hours. Seriously. Not including the quilting, which seems to have taken longer than the piecing but not that much--I kept it pretty simple. I used wool for the seeds and stars and sewed them on when I did the quilting.


A couple months ago, I came across a watermelon pitcher at the thrift store and I thought then that a summer watermelon theme in my kitchen would be fun this year. Then I came across this magazine earlier this week:


And that's where I saw the watermelon runner. See it there on the right side? Cute, isn't it? For mine, I just need to stitch down the binding and it will be finished. I DO think I need some placemats though. And maybe other stuff. Yep, I think it's going to be the year of the watermelon.
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8 comments:

  1. KimMay 1, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    VERY cute! Can't wait to see what else you come up with.

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  2. debbie mMay 1, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    Cute. I thnk Fonz and Porter has an Easy Projects magazine in stores now that has a watermellon quilt on the front cover.
    I am sure there is no such thing as quilt in an hour or even a day for me! Maybe it's ADD.

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  3. MelissaMay 1, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Yep, check out what Debbie said about the watermelon quilt on the cover of a mag...I have it and it is so cute! I am thinking it will be the year of the watermelon as well :)

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  4. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    I'll be here as usual to check out your watermelons in progress. Don't always take time to comment but just wanted to say hey today!

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  5. ~KristieMay 1, 2011 at 9:06 AM

    Thimbleberries has a nice set of Watermelon placemats. They were part of the club in 2003, and then printed in the Quilting a Patchwork Garden book. They're on my TB To-Do list that just gets longer and longer :)

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  6. CherylMay 1, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    And who doesn't love watermelons? love your runner!

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  7. PunkiePie (Jen)May 1, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    Year of the Watermelon. Love it! Super cute. I've looked at the runner too and may quite possibly put it on my summer "to do" list.

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  8. Jean BurkeMay 2, 2011 at 6:45 AM

    Love that runner - it's on my list to do....last night I made the coasters and holder - very cute and easy! This issue has lots of cute things.....piece.....

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