"Retro" Request Runner
 

Some of you may remember me asking advice on how to piece this. It is a housewarming gift for a friend who asked me to do a small table runner that matched her curtains. Not my regular style, but heck, I'll try anything once.

I decided I was never going to be able to piece this so did fused applique and satin stitched all the edges. I used a projector to put the image up on the wall so I could trace the shapes and then trace them onto fabric that had Steam a Seam Lite 2 on it. It's a bit, um...organic... in spots.

I am going to bind it with the beige.
Do you think I need to quilt inside the blue and if so, what would you put in there?

Watson

Pic of the original curtains and my attempt at a copy...

You did well - definitely captured "the flavor" of the curtains.

Great job. I would leave it as you have it

wow! your "attempt" to copy it is absolute perfection! if it's not excessively wide, I would leave the blue the way it is. if you ** to quilt something, i would do vertical lines in the blue to contrast with your horizontal ones.

I would not quilt in the blue. I think you did a fabulous job with the table runner & the quilting. Your friend should love it.

You did a fabulous job!! How large is the middle area? If it is within the recommended spacing on the batting package, I would leave it alone. I agree... if you do quilt it, use white and compliment the white fabric. Again... !!

Great as is--leave it alone. Adding more wouldn't make it any better!

Great job on the runner!

Wow, fabulous job!

Great applique work, and I am in love with the pattern!

Thank you for coming back and posting the pics! I think it is awesome and perfectly catches the feel of the sample.

I'd say no to more quilting but I say that a lot -- trust yourself, you are an artist.

I was watching one of the weekend quilt shows (Quilting Arts maybe) and there was one on block printing and it had made me think of your original posting.

I'm with the others. You did a great job.

Wow! you did a wonderful job on replicating the pattern in the curtains. Amazing work and I feel you have enough quilting on it that the blue does not need any quilting. Just my own opinion.