Migrating Geese Table Runner

I made a table runner using a Timeless Treasures Tonga Treats kit that I bought for practically nothing on sale from Craftsy. I love batiks! This color run is called Spice. The pattern for the table runner was included in the package.

Here is the backing. The backing, binding, and batting were not included in the kit.

I used Insul-Bright for the batting. It is an insulated backing designed for projects like this. Theoretically you could put a hot dish on it and your table would be okay. I'm not going to do any experiments to see if that is true. It's nice to know that I have a little extra protection, though. Insul-Bright is washable, too. What a great idea.

I sewed the binding down by hand. That wasn't too bad for this size project. I don't know if I would want to do it for a bed-size quilt. However, I do prefer the way it looks

I stitched in the ditch around the squares and then I stitched diagonally across the squares in an alternating chevron pattern. The squares that consist of two different prints do not have stitching along the seam where the two prints join - i.e., all of the squares have only one diagonal quilting line.

Although the overall project is somewhat busy, I don't like the two fabrics with such light prints that they appear to be practically solid cream. One has very light dots. The other is, I think, called Java Blender. I wish I had tried to substitute. If I were doing it again, I would substitute with a low-contrast print in a light rust and/or light brown.

What did I learn from this project?

1. Small projects are really easy.
2.  Geometrical quilting lines are really easy.
3. You don't have to use what's in the kit.
4. It IS possible to completely finish a quilting project!

Tea in the Garden - May 2015 BOM

What an ugly block. That dark green just doesn't work. The tone is off.

Do I detect even MORE pink?

And I really don't like the pattern. No I don't. It's very blocky. And it looks like an Iron Cross.

It doesn't suggest to me either tea or a garden.