Pyramid Impressions Table Runner Tutorial

Hello lovelies!

How is March treating you? I have prepared some interesting blog posts for all of you that I'm sure you will love! Like this one....surprise, surprise! I know it took me a little while to finish the instructions for the Pyramid Impressions table runner, featured in Etno's LookBook, but here it is for all of you to enjoy and begin sewing. 

Here are the fabrics you will need: 

Fabric A- ETN-40041 - 1/4 yd.
Fabric B- ETN-40044 - 1/8 yd.
Fabric C- ETN-50041 - 1/8 yd.
Fabric D- PE-418 - 1/6 yd.
Fabric E- PE-402 - 1/6 yd.
Fabric F- PE-433 - 1/8 yd.  

Binding -ETN-40042 - 126 “ long

(3 strips of WOF - 1/6 yd. )

Backing - ETN- 50044- 3/4 yd.

Cutting Requirements 

Four (4)2 1/2” x 4 1/2” strips from Fabric A
Four (4) 2 1/2” x 6 1/2” strips from Fabric A
Four (4) 2 1/2” x 8 1/2” strips from Fabric A
Four (2) 2 1/2” x 10 1/2” strips from Fabric A
One (1) 1 1/2” x 20 1/2” strips from Fabric A
Two (2)2 1/2” x 2 1/2” square from Fabric B
Two (2)2 1/2“ x 6 1/2” strips from Fabric B
Two (2) 2 1/2” x 10 1/2” strips from Fabric B
Two (2)2 1/2” x 2 1/2” square from Fabric C
Two (2)2 1/2“ x 6 1/2” strips from Fabric C
Two (2) 2 1/2” x 10 1/2” strips from Fabric C
Six (6) 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” strips from Fabric D
Six (6) 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” squares from Fabric D
Two (2) 2 1/2” x 6 1/2” strips from Fabric D
Two (2) 1 1/2“ x 40 1/2” strips from Fabric E
Two (2)1 1/2“ x 16 1/2” strips from Fabric E
Six (6) 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” strips from Fabric F
Six (6) 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” squares from Fabric F
Two (2)2 1/2” x 6 1/2” strips from Fabric F
Two (2) 1” x 20 1/2” strips from Fabric F

Sew following pieces together following Diagram 1.
Row 1 - 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” strip from Fabric A to 2 1/2“ x 6 1/2” strip from Fabric F.
Row 2- 2 1/2” x 6 1/2” strip from Fabric A to 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” strip from Fabric F.
Row 3- 2 1/2” x 8 1/2” strip from Fabric A to 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” square from Fabric F.
Row 4- 2 1/2” x 8 1/2” strip from Fabric A to 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” square from Fabric F.
Row 5- 2 1/2” x 6 1/2” strip from Fabric A to 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” strip from Fabric F.
Row 6- 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” strip from Fabric A to 2 1/2“ x 6 1/2” strip from Fabric F.

Sew rows 1-6 from Diagram 1 together following Diagram 2. Place a 2 1/2” x 10 1/2“ strip from Fabric A between row 3 and 4. Repeat this same process for the other end of your table runner but replace Fabric F to Fabric D!

Sew 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” square from Fabric D to 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” from Fabric C to 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” square from Fabric D. (Diagram 3) Next sew piece you made in Diagram 3 to 2 1/2” x 6 1/2” strip from Fabric C. (Diagram 4)

 Following Diagram 5, sew two (2) 2 1/2” x 4 1/2” strips from Fabric D to each side of Diagram 4. Next sew the piece you made in Diagram 5 to a 2 1/2” x 10 1/2” strip from Fabric C. (Diagram 6) Repeat this process one more time you will need to of these pieces. Next repeat this process two more times but replace Fabric D with Fabric F and replace Fabric C with Fabric B! You will also need two of these pieces.

Sew both of the pieces you made in Diagram 6 to the same piece made with Fabric F and Fabric B. Follow Diagram 7 for placement.

Sew 1” x 20 1/2” strip from Fabric F to 1 1/2” x 20 1/2” strip from Fabric A to 1” x 20 1/2” strip from Fabric F.

Sew pieces you made in Diagram 7 to the piece you made in Diagram 8. Follow Diagram 9!

Sew the pieces you made in Diagram 2 to each side of the piece you made in Diagram 9. Follow Diagram 10 as a guide. 

Sew two (2) 1 1/2” x 40 1/2” strips from Fabric D to each long side of your table runner.

Next sew (2) 1 1/2” x 16 1/2” strips from Fabric D to each short side of your table runner!

Congrats lovelies, you finished your Pyramid Impressions table runner! Now it’s time to quilt and bind!

Table Runner Quilting Assembly

Place BACKING FABRIC on a large surface wrong side up. Stretch it with masking tape against that surface. Place batting on top of backing fabric. Place quilt top on top of the batting with right side facing up. Smooth away wrinkles using your hands. Pin all layers together and baste with basting thread, using long stitches. You can also use safety pins to join the layers.

Machine or hand quilt starting at the center and working towards the corners. Remember that quilting motifs are a matter of personal preference. Have fun choosing yours! After you finish, trim excess of any fabric batting, squaring the quilt to proceed to bind it.

Binding

Cut enough strips 1 ½” wide by the width of ETN-40042 to make a final strip of 126” long. Start sewing the binding strip in the middle of one of the sides of the quilt, placing the strip right side down and leaving an approximate 5” tail. Sew with ¼” seam allowance (using straight stitch), aligning the strip’s raw edge with the quilt top’s raw edge.

Stop stitching ¼” before the edge of the quilt (Diagram B1). Clip the threads. Remove the quilt from under the machine presser foot. Fold the strip in a motion of 45 degrees and upward, pressing with your fingers. (Diagram B2) Hold this fold with your finger; bring the strip down in line with the next edge, making a horizontal fold that aligns with the top edge of the quilt (Diagram B3). Start sewing at ½” of the border, stitching all the layers. Do the same in the four corners of the quilt.

Stop stitching before you reach the last 5 or 6 inches. Cut the threads and remove the quilt from under the machine presser foot. Lay the loose ends of the binding flat along the quilt edge, folding the ends back on themselves where they meet. Press them together to form a crease. Using this crease as the stitching line, sew the two open ends of the binding with right sides together (you can help yourself by marking with a pencil if the crease is difficult to see).

Trim seam to ¼” and press open. Complete the sewing. Turn binding to back of the quilt, turn raw edge inside and stitch by hand using blind stitch.

Can't wait to see all the fun projects you all sew up with this collection! Happy sewing lovelies! 

xoxo,

Pat