![]() Or a 72 x 12 inch table runner with 12 leaf blocks and 12 (6 1/2 inch) large print squares.Ĭheck back for my quilted top.Wow…it’s done! I love making crazy blocks and this quilt will be super fun …so make sure you have collected all the blocks. You can also make a 30 x 30 inch table topper with the same 12 leaf blocks and 13 (6 1/2 inch) large print squares. Tips for Success: This is a great opportunity to practice some free motion quilting! Smaller projects are easier to move under your needle and you get quick results. Stitch opening closed, and top stitch with simple lines running along edges of squares. Place top and backing fabrics RST and stitch using 1/4 inch seam, and leaving an opening to turn right sides out. Press, avoiding stretching bias edges around outside of runner. Trim along edge, leaving 1/4 inch seam allowance away from leaf square corners, and cutting exactly to the points at the two ends of the runner. Sew along square sides, diagonally along each row, adding a triangle each time. Lay out squares using the photo as a guide, with seven 6 1/2 inch blocks running up the middle. Tips for Success: Handle triangle carefully to not stretch the bias side. Cut 7 3/8 inch squares into triangles:Ĭut diagonally across entire square, corner to corner. ![]() The final squares should now be 6 1/2 inches.Ĥ. Sew columns together, matching seams and points, press seams. ![]() Sew rows together, press with seams going in alternating directions. Organize squares into leaf blocks for easier assembly. Press and trim away excess fabric, leaving a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Repeat on the opposite corner of the squares. Tips for success: Sew in a chain to avoid starting your stitching at a point of fabric and wasting thread. Place 2 inch squares on top of the 2 1/2 inch leaf fabric squares (A,B,C – 4 of each color, to make 12 stem squares total) and sew along the line. Make stem squares using the 2 inch squares:ĭraw a diagonal line on all the 2 inch leaf background fabric (D) squares to use as a sewing guide. ![]() The final squares should now be 2 1/2 inches.Ģ. Press open with seam allowance away from leaf background fabric. Tips for Success: Sew in a chain to avoid starting your stitching at a point of fabric and wasting thread.Ĭut each square along line. Place leaf background fabric (D) and leaf fabric squares (A,B,C) RST and sew 1/4 inch away from line on both sides. Make half square triangles using the 2 7/8 inch squares:ĭraw a diagonal line on all the leaf background fabric (D) squares to use as a sewing guide. I also share 2 alternate layouts for a more narrow table runner or a square table topper.īacking Fabric (I use inexpensive solid off-white cotton fabric)Ĭut Squares: (This makes 12 leaves, 4 of each color)ġ6 2 1/2 inch squares of leaf fabrics (A,B,C)ġ2 2 1/2 inch squares of leaf background fabric (D)Ĩ 2 7/8 inch squares of leaf fabrics (A,B,C)Ģ4 2 7/8 inch squares of leaf background fabric (D)Ģ4 2 inch squares of leaf background fabric (D)ĥ 7 3/8 inch squares of large print fabric (E)ħ 6 1/2 inch squares of large print fabric (E)ġ. The finished size is 60 x 17 inches, so it works best on a 42 inch wide table, but can also be a table topper for any size table. Here’s a Thanksgiving table runner that uses a simple but fun leaf block as its focal point.
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