Watermelon runner

This watermelon table runner is one of my favorites.  I made this about a dozen years ago, and it's still a table runner that makes me smile when I pull it out each summer.  It was a pattern that I saw in a magazine and just had to make it.  Isn't this just a happy piece?



I remember that I made it slightly longer than the pattern called for. With only 1 of the 2 leaves put into my table it's almost too long, but when both are in the length is just right.  It's hand appliqued and hand quilted.