Indelible Table Runner

My son is finishing 1st grade tomorrow, and I wanted to make his teacher a gift. I had a hard time deciding what to make her, but when I went to my local quilt shop this past Tuesday, this table runner pattern jumped out at me. It’s called ‘EZ Breezy Quilt-as-you-Go Table Runner & Place Mats’. The shop was selling the pattern individually as well as a kit. The cover runner didn’t grab me because the fabrics weren’t my thing, but I really liked the design of the runner, so I got it.

Pattern Pieces – There were 3 pages with pattern templates included, except those pages had to be taped together. I was curious why everything wasn’t included on 1 larger sheet (I mean, the 3 pages were on the small side). But, no worries, I taped them together and got to cutting. Templates #1 and #5 had to have another rectangular piece added on, which was also a little bit confusing to me as the place where the piece needed to be added was not very clear. But I figured even if I was wrong in my placement, it wouldn’t mess up the finished table runner (the pieces needing adding to were at the very top and very bottom of the runner).

Instructions/Illustrations – The instructions are accompanied by black and white photographs. There were several pages devoted to showing how to make and attaching the binding. Each of the segments is stitched at the lower 1/4″ edge and then pressed toward the wrong side (so you are not piecing the segments, rather quilting one at a time and then adding the next via topstitching the pressed edge). I actually had quite a lot of fun making this and it was quick and easy. I like the flowing of the segments and the rounded short ends of the runner.

Modifications – I did not make any modifications to the pattern. You finish up with a 15″ x 45″ runner. The part I like best about this project is that it allows you to showcase large scale prints and/or feature your fabrics instead of cutting them into tiny pieces.

Conclusion – I will definitely be making this again, it’s a great gift (and I hope my son’s teacher likes it!). I probably spent about 3 hours on this project, including the quilting and the binding.

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