Rainbow Table Runner for a Tunisian Feast!!

So, recently Karen had a bunch of us over for a Tunisian feast!! She and Miled cooked SO MANY delicious things!! I really wanted to contribute food but she said she had it covered. So I decided to make her a table runner instead, for fun! I didn't manage to finish it in time for the feast, but (just like the last gift post), I gave it to her a few days later. :)

I was absolutely inspired by the table runner shown here! I liked how it was simple, quick, yet also GORGEOUS with all the rainbow colors, leaving lots of room for designing it however I wanted. It's really just 2.5" mini charm pack squares turned "on point" I believe is the term. I had a pack of rainbow batik 5" squares that was perfect for the project! I cut the tan border out of some scrappy fabrics I had, and bound it in some bias tape.

Let's go through my process, shall we? YES!

So like I said, it called for 2.5" squares. How convenient that cutting a charm square gets you four of these! Besides batiks, I threw in some other charm squares as well, for more variety.

This is the colors laid out the way I wanted, first half!!

Patchwork Bag for Kelly's birthday present!

I got Kelly a couple crochet books for her birthday, since I was captivated with the one I saw at the library -- she crochets, I only wish I crocheted. Maybe someday I'll learn! Anyway, I planned to give them to her in this bag I made (as the wrapping paper), but I didn't finish it in time. So I gave her the bag a day or two later. :)

Finished crossbody tote bag!

How about some process photos? It was a simple sew, since I've made this style of bag a lot before!

Some of my myriad charm pack squares laid out, for the front and the back.