Sher Hastings Designs. Angled Stripes Table Runner PDF Pattern. Finished size: 12 1/2 by 31 inches. So fun, so easy! Makes a great gift!

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1 Angled Stripes Table Runner PDF Pattern So fun, so easy! Makes a great gift! Finished size: 12 1/2 by 31 inches Sher Hastings Designs Page 1

2 Introduction: This is so fun and easy! Make them up in holiday colors to add a festive touch all year long! Supplies: 1/4 yard each of four different fabrics for top 3/8 yard fabric for binding (cut into three 3 x 36 strips) 1/2 yard of fabric for backing 15" x 36" piece of low loft quilt batting All purpose thread to match binding and top Quilting thread to match top fabric (if you will be hand quilting) General Supplies: Scissors, pins, ruler, needles, 2 sheets of paper & pencil, iron & ironing board, sewing machine, cutting mat with ruler & rotary cutter (optional but helpful), quilting hoop & needles (if hand quilting) Important Tips & General Instructions: **Read tips and instructions thoroughly before beginning. **Pre-wash & iron your fabrics before starting. For best results fabrics should be 100% cotton. **Purchased fabric should be 44"/45" wide **You can obviously change the size of this runner. You may have to adjust the amount of fabric you buy. Instructions: Make your pattern: 1. Lay one sheet of paper on top of another until you have a 13" length. Secure both sides with tape. Fold in half so that your 13 inches will be your length (your fold will measure 13" long). 3. Measure 3/4" from the fold on one end and mark. Measure 2" from the fold at the opposite end and mark. Draw a line from one mark to the other to create your pattern. With your fabric still folded, cut along the line and open up. Your 1/4" seam allowance is included in this pattern piece. I like to make 2 pattern pieces. (Image 1) Make your top: 1. With your 1/4 yard fabrics folded in half (the same way they were when you bought them), place your pattern pieces on top of your fabric and cut out. You will cut 4 pieces from each of the 4 different fabrics. If your fabric is folded, you will be cutting two pieces out at once. If you are making your runner the same size as mine, you will have 16 pieces after all fabrics are cut. (Image 2) 2. Play around with these pieces until you determine how you like the order. Stack them in the order you want so you don't get them out of order while stitching. 3. With right sides together, pin the first two pieces together. Pin the short end of one at the long edge of the other. Your triangles will be alternating in direction as your piece comes together. Stitch in place using a 1/4" seam allowance. Stitch your third piece on top of the second piece with wrong sides together. Continue this step until you have stitched all 16 pieces into one long rectangle. (Image 3) 4. Flip over and iron seams open. Page 2

5. You will notice that your ends are not squared. You will have to square them off. You can do this one of two different ways.

If you have a cutting mat, ruler, and rotary cutter, you can use it by lining your runner up with the lines on the mat, and line your ruler up at a 90 degree angle from the long edge of runner and

Cut away the excess that extends at the one end. Notice how I have them at different lengths. I like to do that because as you quilt, your project will shrink or shift a little bit.

Place several straight pins around the project. Using a contrasting, all purpose thread, hand baste all three layers together. Make sure there is some stitching about every two inches.

You can hand quilt if you like to do your quilting this way, or you can machine quilt. If you are hand quilting you will need quilting thread, a quilting needle, and a hoop.

3 5. You will notice that your ends are not squared. You will have to square them off. You can do this one of two different ways. You can use a book or piece of paper as a guide and place at the shortest corner. Draw a line up and cut on the line. If you have a cutting mat, ruler, and rotary cutter, you can use it by lining your runner up with the lines on the mat, and line your ruler up at a 90 degree angle from the long edge of runner and cut off. (Image 4 & 5) 6. Lay the top piece with right side up on top of your batting. Place both of those pieces on top of the backing fabric. The backing fabric should have the wrong side facing up. Cut away the excess that extends at the one end. Notice how I have them at different lengths. I like to do that because as you quilt, your project will shrink or shift a little bit. You will cut the excess batting and backing fabric away later so that all the layers are lined up and sized perfectly. (Image 6) 7. Gently smooth your layers with your hands. Place several straight pins around the project. Using a contrasting, all purpose thread, hand baste all three layers together. Make sure there is some stitching about every two inches. I make big stitches (about 3/4" to 1" long) crosswise & lengthwise. Remove the pins. Quilt through all three layers as desired. (Image 7) 8. You can hand quilt if you like to do your quilting this way, or you can machine quilt. If you are hand quilting you will need quilting thread, a quilting needle, and a hoop. If you are machine quilting you can use all purpose thread or invisible thread. I wanted to experiment with the decorative stitching on my machine so I chose to use a decorative stitch. I stitched down the seam between each piece. Once you have finished your quilting, machine baste your edges down so they will stay in place. Remove all basting stitches and trim away any excess sewing threads. (Image 8 & 9) 9. Trim away all the excess backing and batting so that all three pieces are the same size. This is also a good time to even up any uneven sides and edges. Set this piece aside for now. Page 3

Be sure to trim away any selvedges (ends).

you connect the pieces together will be spaced more evenly apart.

forming an L. Take a ruler and draw a line on the diagonal at the corner.

Cut away the corner about 1/4 inch from the stitching line and iron the seam open.

Fold one of the short ends of this long strip 1/4 to the wrong side and iron in

4 Applying the binding: 1. Combine the three 3 x 36 strips of fabric to make one long piece. Be sure to trim away any selvedges (ends). The reason that I had you cut them into 36 inch lengths is so that the seams where you connect the pieces together will be spaced more evenly apart. You will do this by placing them on your work table, with right sides together, by forming an L. Take a ruler and draw a line on the diagonal at the corner. It will look as if you have a triangle at the corner. Stitch on that line. Cut away the corner about 1/4 inch from the stitching line and iron the seam open. (Image 10) 2. Fold one of the short ends of this long strip 1/4 to the wrong side and iron in place, then fold the entire length of fabric in half lengthwise with wrong sides together, and iron. 3. Beginning at the center front of the long edge of the runner, and using the edge that you ironed in at 1/4", pin the binding to the holder with the raw edges of the binding even with the raw edges of the runner. (Image 11) Page 4

3. Before you do the remaining edges, you will stitch this section in place using a 3/8 seam allowance.

I like to run a couple of back stitches at the beginning and ending of my stitching to secure seam in place. Remove project from machine and take back to the table. 4.

Your raw edges of the binding will be even with the raw edges of the runner. (Image 12 & 13) 5. Secure with pins and stitch in place just as you did with the first edge stopping 3/8" from the end.

5 3. Before you do the remaining edges, you will stitch this section in place using a 3/8 seam allowance. Begin your stitching at the folded end of your binding, and stop your stitching 3/8" from the corner. Remove from machine. I like to run a couple of back stitches at the beginning and ending of my stitching to secure seam in place. Remove project from machine and take back to the table. 4. Flip your binding piece down forming a fold at a 45 degree angle. Then bring the binding back down so that the fold in your binding will be even with the raw edge at the bottom. Your raw edges of the binding will be even with the raw edges of the runner. (Image 12 & 13) 5. Secure with pins and stitch in place just as you did with the first edge stopping 3/8" from the end. Repeat these steps with remaining corners. With the remaining corners, you will also be starting your stitching 3/8 from the corner too. When you get to the end, leave an overlap of at least and inch and trim off the excess binding before stitching that final section down. (Image 14) 6. Trim off excess threads and remove basting stitches that might have been left behind or exposed. Flip the folded edges of the binding to the back and pin in place. Hand stitch binding to backing. SHER S INK SAVING TIPS: Printer ink is very expensive! Here are three great ways to save on ink. First, make sure you print only the pages you need. Second, when printing pattern pieces, recipes, and receipts, always print your pages using the draft, fast draft, or economy setting. When using this setting, your printer will use the least amount of ink possible to get the job done. You can find both of these settings in the properties, settings, or options box when your printer window appears. I actually have my printer set at this setting as a default so I don t worry about ever forgetting to do this. I only use half the ink as normal when I use this setting and that adds up to huge savings! Third, I download the pattern to my e-reader and use it to follow directions and view the step by step photos. Before I had my e-reader, I used my laptop. This way I only print out the pattern pieces that I will be using. Finally, use your grayscale setting. No need to have full color photos unless you want them. Black ink is so much cheaper than buying all those colors. Page 5

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If you feel that you see an error or a missing part of the instructions, please contact me right away and I will attend to this issue.

6 Thank you for choosing a pattern from Sher Hastings Designs! You can find more of Sher s patterns at the locations below, as well as her digital clipart, printables and other digital scrapbooking images. Don t forget to stop by her blog for recipes, FREEBIES, tutorials, and other fun stuff! shdesigns11@gmail.com All my patterns are brought to you in good faith and I did my best to make them as easy to understand as I could. If you feel that you see an error or a missing part of the instructions, please contact me right away and I will attend to this issue. I can t be held responsible for errors due to mis-measuring or by the creator using different style techniques. I consider my patterns beginner to intermediate so general knowledge and experience of sewing and quilting is helpful to create my items. All patterns, appliques, images, photos, and illustrations were created and/or designed by me. I own all rights to this pattern and the images with it. You may use this pattern to create items for your personal use and to sell from your website, online shops, and craft shows. You can not claim the finished item as your design or redistribute the pattern or its images in any way. Page 6

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