This weekend, we pause to count our blessings and remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom. To help you celebrate, here are a few of my posts with patriotic theme projects, food and tablescapes.

I made this Patriotic Table Runner some time ago, and it is the foundation of most of my patriotic tablescapes.  The complete tutorial on how to make the tri-rec star blocks and put it together including putting borders on points, and binding non-90-degree angles HERE.  It is easy and fast, you could have one made in time for the July 4th weekend.

This simple patriotic table was one of the first ones I did with the runner, for a Patriotic Cookout on a rainy day. Red chargers and white plates with red salad plates, and red napkins with strawberry napkin rings. A simple centerpiece has red candles in clear holders with three star sprays.

This Patriotic Tablescape features the runner, plus white placemats, my white china and red salad plates. The centerpiece is a big red basket with silk flowers and flags.

Cooking out is a Memorial Day tradition, and I like to do some appetizers for guests to nibble on while the bratwurst cooks. My Ham Roll Ups and Deviled Eggs (The Last Deviled Egg Recipe You’ll Ever Need) fit the bill. I serve them on star shaped melamine plates.

Setting an al fresco table for the cookout is fun too. It is easy to make it into red, white and blue using paper napkins on top of white placemats and red plastic cups. A couple of star sprays from the dollar store and you have a festive table for very little money. The melamine star plates came from the dollar store as well. All perfect for an outdoor meal, or next to a pool, as nothing is breakable.

An easy but impressive dessert can be made with fresh strawberries, frozen whipped topping and purchased pound cake. Add some blueberries for a red, white and blue treat.

Put some flags in your hanging baskets and flower pots to add patriotic cheer. The pinwheels are from the dollar store.

This post, Reflections On an Early Morning, is a quiet time to consider how lucky we are and appreciate our world as we honor those who have lost their lives fighting for our nation.

And while we are outside, Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer for most of us in the USA. Recently, Wesley Masters at Rent.blog asked me to participate in a roundup of ideas on bringing the summer inside by giving some of my tips, along with a number of other bloggers. See the post at Summer Interior Design: Expert Tips to Brighten Your Living Space. Here’s a sneak peek at one of my ideas.

Inside, this Patriotic Mini Quilt was triple quilted in three motifs and three colors.  It was a fun and easy project.  Click on Patriotic Mini Quilt to see the steps and get the free pattern.

This is my red, white and blue version of Scrap Dance Tango.  The pattern is available on My Patterns page.  In fact, any of the Scrap Dance patterns would work well in a patriotic theme.

I made a Patriotic Nine Patch Star quilt for a Quilt of Valor with the help of friends.  It is shown in Christmas colors on this post.  This free pattern pdf download has both colorways – Nine Patch Star.  I set my quilt with sashing in the background ivory, and cornerstones of a star print.  See the construction and luncheon HERE.  This would make a great table runner too, with just enough blocks for your table.

This Red White and Blue tablescape featured fresh flowers from my garden.

Shop your house for red and blue things to create a patriotic display for a dinner table, a coffee table or a kitchen counter. Here, I pulled my flag platter for use as a base one year when I didn’t need it to serve the burgers. I found a red pot to hold some silk flowers, and added those same star sprays. Red votive candle holders complete the centerpiece.

Whatever this weekend holds for you, I wish you a wonderful Memorial Day, and I hope you are able to spend it with family and friends.  What are your plans?

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