Happy Flag Day

What is a quilter to do when a holiday comes around and she has ruined her coffee table by dropping finger nail polish remover on it?  Of course, she makes a table runner to cover it up.

I have been a bit apprehensive about free motion quilting since my machine fought me on the last quilt I finished, Natural Charm.  After a good cleaning and a bit of oil, I am happy to report there were no thread breaks on this little gem.  It's her, not me.  lol  My owner's manual does not suggest oil, but the Internet research I did paid off.  A couple drops was all she needed.  Thank you, Grandma, for leaving me a cabinet full of goodies, including sewing machine oil.

This pattern is a version of "Let Freedom Ring" from Quilter's World, June 2008.  The pattern is for a quilt in which I did one row of the blocks to make this 15 1/2" x 35" runner.  (My MIL and SIL have been sending stacks of magazines found at a garage sale and I've been having a blast going through tons of back issues.)

I was finishing up the binding when my hubby walked in and said something about what a nice quilt for Flag Day.  Yes, I said.  Wait, it's Flag Day?  Well, there you go.

And for those waiting to see why I need the table runner, here it is....

Looks like a good excuse to get a new table, but I'll probably make runners for awhile.  Maybe I'll paint it.  Which will lead to me having to paint the other table that matches it....

Happy Flag Day,