This hand appliqued runner is what I did with left over blocks I made from a long time ago quilt. I wanted to do something for my sis as a hostess gift for hosting Thanksgiving this year. This is a table runner should fit her farmhouse big table pretty well. It is shown here on my table, and I don't have the leaf in the middle. So it isn't as long as what her table will be. But, I think you gals can get the idea, right?

I hope she gets a kick out of it. I know she loves these colors. There is a close up of the old calico type fabrics from long ago we used to quilt with. LOL...

It's very pretty, love the colors.

very pretty, nice leaf design

That's really very pretty, great job. Where did you get the pattern for the leaves? Wouldn't they be beautiful in batiks?

Wonderful! Your sister will want to host Thanksgiving ever year!

Very pretty! Great job!

Very interesting leaf design..this will make a hit for you !

nice job! I love the leaves.

Good question ... I haven't a clue. Back then I had those old time quilt leaflets you could buy and I subscribed to the quilt world and quilter's Newsletter. Oh and Better Homes and Gardens. It must have come from one of those.
But, if you save a picture and print it out full sized, then cut it apart, you only have to add the eighth inch to the pieces to have it for yourself. Back then you see we used a piece of cardboard to trace around with a pencil, then we eye-balled the eighth of an inch seam allowance as we used scissors to cut them out. Now I would tape them to a piece of paper, draw in the eighth inch lines and then use them to cut out the shapes. You then did a needle turn to applique them to the background. Labor intensive you say? Yup, you would be right. It is a wonder I continued to quilt it took so long to do. LOL... God bless the women that invented all of the time saving ways we quilt now. That is all I have to say.