Friendship Star Table Runner

Checking another item off of my Winter Stitching List!

Using the directions from The Raspberry Rabbits,

I made this runner for on our dining room table.

Does anyone else spend a ridiculous amount

of time to choose fabrics for a project?  The

 "use what you've got" rule does make fabric

selection a little harder but I'm outta control. 

I tear through my fabric with wild abandon. 

Tasha loves this because she gets to sit back

and observe me behave worse than a kitten. 

She gets very amused and looks at me like I'm

crazy.  But she also watches with appreciation and

understanding.  She loves fabric as much as I do. 

 It's been a while since I got to play with a

traditional block--and friendship stars are so fun! 

I have to tell you, I'm really feeling motivated

to make about anything now! 

I was a little hesitant to use such similar colors

throughout the project but I was keeping in mind

that it would just serve to accent whatever would

be set on top of it--usually a floral arrangement.

(the inner border and binding are actually a dark brown--

just doesn't quite look that way in the picture)

This is project is easily made in one day. 

Great for getting a quilt-fix if you just don't have

the time for getting into something major.

With my rusty-red dinnerware and the fall

centerpiece here, I think I acheived the look

 I was working toward.