Here is an easy project you can do in a day! It makes a great centerpiece on a large table, or a runner for a coffee table or side bar. I made this to set under the three coffee machines on our coffee bar. You could use holiday fabric for the upcoming season.
Materials needed:
5 Fat Quarters of your choice— 3 dark print, 2 light print
1/3 yd thin quilt batting
1/3 yd backing material
3 yd length of binding tape
Seam allowance: 1/4"
Cut out:
2 dark red square
1 dark navy square
2 light tan square
16 dark navy small triangle
12 dark red small triangle
12 light tan small triangle
12 dark tan small triangle
4 dark brown large triangle
8 light tan large triangle
Square is 4 3/4"
Large Triangle is a 5 1/8" square cut corner to corner
Small triangle is a 3 7/8" square cut corner to corner
Finished size: 36 1/4" x 12 1/4"
Lay out the pieces. I find it easier to lay out all the pieces so I can see where I’m at while sewing. Otherwise I might sew the wrong blocks together and who likes to pick out seams?
Once everything is laid out, start with the large triangles around the sides. Sew together one small triangle on the left of each large one. Press seams. For this project, I am ironing the allowance over to one side, rather than butterflying the seams.
Repeat that process for the small triangle on the right of each large triangle. Also sew the two small triangles in each corner, making 4 squares. Press the seams.
Sew together the blocks that you've created on each edge row, making two strips. Leave the end blocks as part of the center row.
Sew together two cattycorner blocks on each large square for the 5 center blocks. Press seams.
Now sew together the other catty corner blocks onto those, making 5 squares. Press seams.
To make the center row, start with the end block, and sew together the large squares with corners. Press seams.
Be careful to line up your seams, and sew the two edge strips onto the center row. Press seams.
Layer the backing, batting and runner top. Secure with pins. Start from the center and topstitch around each center square, then around the edges of each star.
Add binding.
Your Country Star Quilted Table Runner is now finished!
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Thank you.. Will try Christmas fabric
Excellent tutorial! Thank you. Step by step leaves nothing to guess about.