Blueberry Pie Quilted Table Runner

Hello! We've left February behind and we're making steady progress through March.  Today is beautifully sunny and it is very tempting to be outside picking daffodils instead of working indoors. But the  motto at our house is, "do the things that need doing first and then do the things you want to do afterwards". Lucky for me, as a homemaker and quilter,  most of the things that need doing are the very things I want to do! I'm reminded of a saying I've heard often, "Find something you love to do and you’ll never have to work a day in your life".  That's how I feel most days, and I feel so blessed to have a job I love doing.

Just a side note here...yes, the pie crust in the picture is slightly burnt. That's what happens when you talk on the phone and forget you have a pie in the oven! But I can assure you that the pie still tasted like a slice of sweet summer goodness. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream and you'll  be saying, "What burnt crust? I don't see any burnt crust!" LOL!

Speaking of things I love...blueberry pie happens to be pretty near the top of the list (right up there with chocolate pie). I also love surprises (well, pleasant ones), which is why I'm so pleased to reveal the surprise  project I've been working on since January. Ready? It's my Blueberry Pie quilted table runner! Recently, I posted on my blog about the Blueberry Pie Block project I found over on Wendy Russell's website, Patchwork Square.  You can Click HERE to read my Blueberry Pie Block tutorial.

It's the little things like this basket of freshly picked blueberries that make life lovely!

It's not easy to put a price on the little things that bring us the most joy. Like Winnie the Pooh once said, "It's the smallest things that take up the most room in your heart."  We've been so blessed to have a wonderful little farm as our home for the fast four years. Our family stays very busy from spring until fall working in the garden and flowerbeds, taking care of the chickens, and doing need jobs around the  place. Summer months are also busy  times for picking blackberries, blueberries, and  muscadines. Sometimes it's a challenge to get every thing harvested and preserved, but it's so worth the effort!

 After spotting  the Blueberry Pie  block on  Wendy's website, I immediately knew there was a project and a blog post in the making. I happened to have just the perfect  fabric in my stash...Roses on the Vine fabric collection by Marti Mitchell for Maywood Studios. The  lovely floral and gingham prints couldn't have been more perfect for this table runner project. I used selected fabrics from a 10" Layer Cake along with some selected yardage for the border, backing, and binding.

I alternated the  soft red, indigo, pink, and soft blue fabrics within the star blocks for variety.

This sweet cream fabric with roses and dots made a nice contrast for the backing. In addition, I chose to machine quilt this project using a free-motion meandering pattern (my current favorite).

The dark indigo gingham and classic dot fabric worked nicely for the sashing pieces and cornerstones. I love the contrast of these dark and light colors. The soft red border makes those dark indigo blocks pop!

Overall, Blueberry Pie is an  easy block  to construct, and it  has a ton of possibilities when it comes to color options.    I hope you'll give it a try the next time you're deciding on a quilting project!  Click here for a link to my step by step tutorial for the Blueberry Pie block as well as the link to the free PDF pattern from Wendy Russell's website. Side note:  I didn't use a specific pattern for the table runner but rather my imagination and a design board. I would love to hear where your quilting imagination takes you...Have fun and happy quilting!