Nox Table Runner

Once again, I have a quilted table runner tutorial for you! It took no time at all to make up this fun table runner and Mr. Mickey was gracious enough to pose with it. Teal is one of my favorite colors and in my stash the teal/turquoise fabric stack getting low.

I recently shared my Scrappy blue table runner and I decided to remake it and change a couple of things to make it easier for you to make.

I decided not to do the pebble quilting in the sashing on this table runner as I was anxious to get it finished quickly. I still changed my thread color using a cream thread on the sashing and a teal thread for the teal prints.

I seldom use large prints in my pieces unless it is for a large border. I thought this big leaf print would work perfectly for my backing fabric. Many times Builder Bob will put the wrong side up on a table runner, crazy guy!

Here is the table runner on a round glass table, the size is perfect.

Remaking the table runner

I decided to keep all of the squares the same size in this table runner and only combine two rows of blocks in the center instead of 4 rows. This made everything come out perfectly.

Nox Table Runner
14 x 28

Purchase an ad-free printable version of the Nox table runner here.

Always sew with an accurate ¼-inch seam allowance.

Fabrics:

• 4 fat quarters of coordinating fabrics or ¼ yard of 4 fabrics
• ¼ yard muslin or cream fabric for sashing
• ¼ yard for the binding or another fat quarter
• ½ yard backing fabric
• ½ yard batting

I picked 5 fat quarters and added a muslin for the sashing. If you are wondering why I picked 5 fat quarters when there are only 4 prints in the table runner well, it is because I had 2 fat quarters of the same print so I used one for the binding.

Cut 2½” x 2½” squares

Cut 18 – 2½” x 2½” squares from all four coordinating prints. If you are using your Accuquilt GO! cutter, the Accuquilt GO! 2½” square die cuts 4 squares at a time. You really only need 18 of two fabrics and 17 of the other two fabrics but the extras can always go in your scrap stash.

Double-check your seam allowance!

Make sure to measure your rows for accuracy, they should measure 8½”. I originally had my sewing machine set up to sew a “scant ¼ inch seam allowance and I forgot to check it. My rows ended up being 8¾”. I had to change to an exact seam allowance to make sure the rows would be the same size as my sashing.

Sew 4 different coordinating squares together using a ¼ inch seam allowance.

Sometimes I find it easier to show a diagram instead of a photo.

• Cut 8 – 1½” x 8½” sashing strips from the muslin/cream
• Piece 8 – 2½” x 8½” rows of 4 squares
• Rotate 4 of the rows
• Piece the rows and sashing together as shown below – notice that the 2 center rows don’t have sashing between them

• Measure your table runner, it should be 8½” x 24½”
• Cut 2 – 1½” x 24½” muslin/cream strips and add to the top and bottom
• Sew 2 sets of 5 – 2½” x 2½” squares together
• Add one to the left side and one to the right side of the table runner

• Sew 2 sets of 14 – 2½” x 2½” squares together.
• Add one to the top and one to the bottom of your table runner

• Add your batting and backing
• Quilt the Nox table runner as desired
• Bind your table runner

Purchase an ad-free printable version of the Nox table runner here.

If you make this table runner, please share a photo of it with me!

Acorns and deer

We have several oak trees in our back yard and one of them already has the ground covered with acorns. The deer are enjoying them.

Here is a better photo of the acorns. I don’t know how the deer do it, but they don’t eat the caps of the acorns instead, they spit them out. How neat is that!

I always like to sew my binding on by machine. For this table runner, I stitched the binding to the back, folded it over to the front and topstitched it down.

I took this picture this morning of two bucks under the oak tree. I was in the house but they knew I was watching them!