You are not boring me with your table runners! I enjoy seeing them. I would definitely use brown on the pots, and maybe pink on the flowers, and perhaps a light aqua for the the meander. Aqua & brown is very trendy & pretty when subtle IMHO. Appliqueing with the matching colors of the pot & flowers will make them stand out against the all over light aqua meander. ~~ I think, but after you lay out the threads, you may not like the aqua.
Thanks for posting your pictures.

I like the colors and the design. I won't give any advice on thread as I am hopeless about these things. Oh, and you'll never bore me with photos of your quilted things....I love to see them. TFS.

~Geraldine

I like the idea of matching thread to the applique piece, or maybe just a shade darker pink to help the flower pop. The background meander will make it stand out, too.

I love all pictures. The problem I have with it is that it makes me consider how nice it would be to have a new table runner every month, or a new wall hanging every month, and how that sounds really fun. Eeeep! My other projects are frowning at me.

Thank you for your suggestions. I hadn't thought of light aqua for the quilting, but I like that idea. I probably won't get to work on this until next week. DS and his DW are coming for the weekend so I won't be quilting.
Linda