Charm Table Runner

 Charm Table Runner


Supply List:

Basic sewing supplies, including a pencil or chalk for marking and applique pins (optional)

Sewing machine in good working order

Thread for top and bobbin

Five 5” squares for center

43 5’ squares for runner

Border and binding - contrasting to squares ¾ of a yard

Fabric for back approximately 2 yards.

 

Making the center is the fun part.

Lay out squares on point, with three columns of five blocks, two columns of four blocks on each side of the fives and ending with two columns of three blocks.

Make sure that your five center blocks are in the center of this agreement.

Sew the squares together and press seam allowance in one direction.



While this arrangement looks quite nice, we need to add borders. In order to do that, trimming is necessary. Place your ruler 1/4” up from the outside corners (to create the seam allowance for the border) and trim off the excess fabric.








From your border fabric, cut four strips 1-1/2” of WOF.

Cut into:

2 strips 34” long

2 strips 13” long

2 strips 15” long

Pin the 34” strips onto each long side of the runner, matching the centers. There will be excess. Sew in place, press and trim away the excess fabric on the ends, following the shape of the center to guide you.

At one end of the runner, next sew a 13” strip onto one of the short sides, aligning with the center point. Again, press and trim. Repeat for the other end.

Now sew a 15” strip on the remain short sides, pressing and trimming the excess.

For the outer border:

Take 14 of the remaining squares and cut them into rectangles, 2-1/2” x 5”. Set aside four matching pairs to use for the corners.

From one 5” square, cut out two 2-1/2” squares.

Sew together two sets of six rectangles to be used on the long sides. On each end of these borders, sew a different one of each of the set-aside rectangles. Press all seams in one direction.

Find the center of the border strip and match it to the center of the runner, pinning in place. Sew the border strip to the runner and trim off the ends of the strip using the runner shape as your guide. Repeat for the other side. Press seams towards the first border.

Sew together two short strips using two rectangles. Add one of your set-aside rectangles to one end of each.

Sew these to one short end of the runner, matching the set-aside rectangles to each other. Press seam allowance towards the first border and trim using the center as your guide.

Sew together two more sets of two rectangles, adding the remaining two-set-aside rectangles to one end of each. On the other end, after ensuring that the orientation is correct, sew one of the 2-1/2” squares. Press all seems in one direction.

Pin these to the runner center, aligning the squares with the previous short strip. Sew in place, press and trim as before.

Finish as desired, using the remaining first border fabric as binding.

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