Friday Finish's Instant Gratification

Okay, so I've been working on another memory quilt and the Higgeldy Piggeldy quilt this week.  No quilting, no binding whatsoever in ages.

Pulled out my pile of scraps and whipped up a new table runner

for the dining room table.  A nice, long, skinny one that hopefully won't get pushed into a wad or removed from the table because the laptops take up too much room.

Lined it with a very popular print and used the cutest little plaid for the binding.

And here it is with what is left of my almost 7ft tall blue/purple delphiniums (for Dorrie) that were demolished this week in a three day storm festiva!

Lots of love in this table quilt.  Vintage, designer, gifted scraps and some fabric from the 70's again!  What is it about scrappy quilts I love so much?  The stories behind the fabrics?  The way cool selection and variety to look at (almost like an I Spy quilt)?  Whatever it is, I'm hooked!

On the 4th of this month, Javi's class presented their mothers with roses at the graduation ceremony.  I brought mine home and put it in a cool, cobalt blue vase under the hood over the range top.

I'm not sure how or why-but the stem is sprouting new shoots--as if it's an outside rosebush growing new branches.  I'm watching it daily to see if a root system develops and where the new shoots will go.  How cool is that!

I'm spending part of my day (wedged inbetween everything else I have to do) checking out the other Friday Finishes at Amy's blog.  So grab a tall cuppa and head on over for some delicious, low cal eye candy!