OTHER TOOLS &SUPPLIES
-needle and coordinating thread
-sewing machine
-iron & pressing surface
-rotary cutter and mat
-fabric shears
-straight pins
-quilt batting: one 56” X 22” piece for the table runner & (4) 18” X 24” pieces for the placemats.
-2-1/3yds backing fabric (NOTE: refer to the cutting layout on p. 7 for the table runner and placemat backing pieces).
NOTES
-For best results, read through all instructions before starting.
-Please wash, dry & iron your fabrics before beginning, and trim selvedges.
-Unless otherwise indicated, sew all seams with a 1/4” seam allowance.
-Press your seams open as you go.
-WOF = width of fabric
CUTTING
Fabric A
For Table Runner:
Cut (4) 3-7/8” X WOF strips. Sub-cut: -(32) 3-7/8” squares.
Cut (2) 2-1/2” X WOF strips. Sub-cut: -(2) 24-1/2” X 2-1/2” strips. These will be the sashing strips.
For Placemats:
Cut (3) 3-1/4” X WOF strips: Sub-cut: -(32) 3-1/4” squares.
Cut (2) 2” X WOF strips. Sub-cut: -(4) 2” X 17-1/2” strips. These will be the sashing strips.
Cut (3) 4-1/4” X WOF strips. Sub-cut: -(16) 4-1/4” X 5-3/4” rectangles.
Fabric B
For Table Runner:
Cut (4) 3-7/8” X WOF strips. Sub-cut: -(32) 3-7/8” squares.
Cut (9) 2-1/2” X WOF strips. Set aside (4) strips for the binding. From the remaining strips, sub-cut : -(4) 24-1/2” X 2-1/2“ strips. These will be the top and bottom border pieces. -(2) 18-1/2” X 2-1/2” strips. These will be the side border pieces.
For Placemats:
Cut (3) 3-1/4” X WOF strips. Sub-cut: -(32) 3-1/4” squares.
Cut (8) 2” X WOF strips. From each strip, sub-cut: -(1) 20-1/2” X 2” strip & (1) 11 X 2” strip. These will be the top border pieces and the side border pieces respectively.
Cut (8) 2-1/2” X WOF strips. Set aside for binding.
PIECING (NOTE: refer to the Assembly Layout on p.7 as well as the cover page for fabric placement)
For the Table Runner:
1. Mark a diagonal line corner-to-corner on the Wrong Side of each of your Fabric A squares.
2. Place (1) Fabric A square over (1) Fabric B square, right sides facing. Sew a seam on either side of the marked line at 1/4”.
3. Cut along the marked line. Open up the fabrics and press seams open. Yields (2) half square triangles (HSTs). Trim to 3-1/2” X 3-1/2”.
4. Repeat Steps 1-3 with the remaining Fabric A and B squares. You will have 64 HSTs in total.
5. Sew 16 HSTs together, from left to right, to create Row 1, paying careful attention to the orientation of each HST.
6. Repeat Step 5 to create Rows 2, 4, & 5. Again, pay careful attention to the orientation of each HST.
7. Sew the (2) Fabric A sashing strips together, end to end, to create Row 3.
8. Sew all Rows together, from top to bottom, to create the center piece.
9. Sew (2) top border strips together, end to end. Sew this border to the top of the center piece.
10. Sew (2) remaining border pieces together, end to end, and sew this border to the bottom of the center piece.
11. Sew (1) side border piece to either side of the center piece. This completes your Table Runner top.
For the Placemats
12. Follow Steps 1-3 to make 64 HSTs with the Fabric A and B squares you cut for the placemat. NOTE: these squares are smaller than the ones cut for the Table Runner and will yield HSTs that you will need to trim to 2-7/8” X 2-7/8”. You will need 16 HSTs for each palcemat.
ASSEMBLY
13. Sew two HSTs together, top to bottom, as shown below, paying attention to the orientation of each one. Repeat to make (4).
14. Sew two more HSTs together, top to bottom, as shown below, paying attention to the orientation of each one. Repeat to make (4).
16. Create Row 3 in the same manner, paying attion to the orientation of each piece.
17. Sew rows 1-3 together, from top to bottom, to create the placemat center piece.
Center Piece
15. Referring to the assembly layout on p. 7, sew together 4 pieces created in Steps 13 & 14 and two Fabric A rectangles, from left to right, to create Row 1. Row 1
Row 2 (sashing) Row 3
18. Sew (1) side border strip to either side of the center piece.
19. Sew the top and bottom border pieces to the center piece. This completes one placemat. Repeat Steps 13-19 to make three more placemats.
20. Layer the Table Runner top with batting and backing. Baste and quilt as desired. Repeat with the placemat tops, batting and backing.
21. Sew (4) Fabric B binding strips together end-to-end and press seams open. Use to bind the Table Runner using your favorite method.
22. Sew (2) Fabric B binding strips together end-to-end and press seams open. Use to bind (1) placemat. Repeat to bind the three remaining placemats.
For Placemat: 18”
For Table Runner: 22”
For Placemat: 18” x 24” For Placemat: 18” x
For Placemat: 18”