Coral Jewel Table Runner

Table runners are one of my favorite quilt projects to make. It is a great way to try out a new block or fabrics. Coral Jewel is a table runner made using one simple quilt block and is a perfect beginner project.

Coral Jewel Table Runner
12″ x 36″

This table runner is made with three 12-inch square blocks.

Yardage:

• 1/4 yard coral batik
• 1/4 yard print batik
• 3/8 yard cream batik
• 1/4 yard binding
• 1/2 yard backing

Cutting for one block:

Coral Batik

• 1 – 4 3/4-inch square
• 2 – 3 7/8-inch squares – sub-cut these in half on the diagonal for half-square triangles
• 4 – 2-inch x 3½-inch rectangles

Cream Batik

• 8 – 2-inch squares
• 4 – 3 7/8-inch squares – sub-cut these in half on the diagonal for half-square triangles
• 4 – 2-inch x 3½-inch rectangles

Print Batik

• 8 – 2-inch squares

Sew the coral jewel block

Piece the center square in a square block

Sew with an 1/4-inch seam allowance.

Layout the center coral 4 3/4-inch square and four of the cream 2 7/8-inch half square triangles.

Sew a half square triangle to opposite sides of the center block. Press toward the center square.

Add the other two half-square triangles to the other corners. This completes the square in a square block for the center of the quilt block.

Piece the half square triangle blocks

I used my Accuquilt GO! cutting machine and the 6-inch Qube set to cut out my blocks for everything but the center square.

Make four half square triangle blocks for the corners. Press toward the melon fabric.

Squares and rectangles

The last section of the block is made from the 2-inch squares and the 2-inch by 3½-inch rectangles. Arrange them as shown below.

Layout the pieces of the block. Arrange them as shown below.

Sew the sections together in rows as shown below.

The finished quilt block measures 12½-inch square.

Make three blocks, you can make the blocks all the same or have one be different like I did.

Layout the three quilt blocks and sew them together.

Cutting for all 3 blocks

Coral Batik

• 2 – 4 3/4-inch squares
• 4 – 3 7/8-inch squares – sub-cut these in half on the diagonal for half-square triangles
• 8 – 2-inch x 3½-inch rectangles
• 8 – 2-inch squares

Cream Batik

• 24 – 2-inch squares
• 12 – 3 7/8-inch squares – sub-cut these in half on the diagonal for half-square triangles
• 12 – 2-inch x 3½-inch rectangles

Print Batik

• 1 – 4 3/4-inch square
• 8 – 2-inch squares
• 2 – 3 7/8-inch squares – sub-cut these in half on the diagonal for half-square triangles
• 4 – 2-inch x 3½-inch rectangles

Quilt and add your binding

I used a cream Aurifil thread and did a simple meandering free-motion quilting on the Coral Jewel table runner.

The batiks I used are leftovers from quilt projects that I made when I was an Island Batik ambassador. I didn’t have enough of the two coral batiks that I used in the table runner but luckily I had another batik that was very similar and I was able to use it for the binding.

I have an easy tutorial for machine stitching your binding instead of sewing it by handing.

I took a quick photo of the table runner on the coffee table. I wish I had a photo of it in a beautiful living room but as you can see, Mr. Mickey spends the most time in this room.

These are the colors I have in our guest bathroom, too bad there isn’t room for a table runner! Just for fun, I draped it under my vase of flowers.

This is just a small half bath that is bright and cheerful.

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