Watermelon Tea Cozy and Table Topper

Here's more of the watermelon pieces sitting on my counter.  The tea cozy was made long before I learned it was necessary to quilt when there's batting involved.  Maybe some quick hand quilting will hold it together.  It surely doesn't need much.  Maybe some stitching around the watermelon slices.  This fabric says everything about summer and so does the lining.

This short table runner (table topper) fits well on the table as well as a counter corner and there are many watermelon colored items for the center.

 The melon slices are paper pieced and tiny black beads used as seeds.

The last watermelon goodie to share is used more for decoration than purpose.  It is stuffed with those plastic craft beads rather than fabric stuffing and those crazy beads are still turning up here and there.  The beads give it enough weight to be a doorstop.  :)