Easy DIY quilt table runner Today I’m going to share a quick method of making a quilted table runner by quilting and piecing all at the same time! It’s really fun. And easy, I promise.) Let’s start playing, shall we? Begin by deciding what size table runner you want. Saves a lot of stress. But I digress . Do keep in mind that your runner will shrink when you wash it, so you may want to cut a little bigger. Be careful not to stretch it out of shape.

Carefully flip both over and press the backing fabric with batting underneath on a high heat setting. Download It Comes At Night (2017) Movies. This will create enough of a bond to hold them together without having to pin the heck out of them. Okay, onto the fun part. Next cut a collection of strips of different fabrics.

I personally like the variation of strip widths in my runner, but that is purely personal preference. Take the first strip from the right- side- pile and pin it (right sides together) matching right edges. Really, you could just stop here and bind if you like, but personally I love the look of quilting, so let’s do that next!

The quilting is pretty simple at this point. Again I start in the middle, this time working toward the right side. I sew one line down to the edge of the quilt, pivot the foot parallel to the edge of the runner, drag the thread about an inch (or however far apart you want the quilting to be), pivot the foot again and sew a new row of quilting going the opposite direction from the row you just finished. When everything is quilted as much (or as little) as you’d like, square off the raw edges.

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Then it’s time to attach the binding. Here’s what it looks like fresh out of the dryer. I love how a quick wash softens up the look of the whole thing.

I also love how the back looks – a pretty, quilted runner on its own. Many thanks again, Vanessa for letting me come hang out today!