Quilted Holiday Table Runner Tutorial

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Are you looking for a beautiful table runner and matching placemats for your table? This is a quilt project that would look neat on your table at Christmas!

Quilted Holiday Table Runner Tutorial

I used beautiful Christmas fabrics to create a table runner and placemats that will be perfect for the holidays.

The floral print used on the back of the runner and placemats can make these reversible.

The finished size of the table runner is 18 x 40 inches and starts with three 10-inch blocks.

Quilted Holiday Table Runner Tutorial
Quilted Holiday Table Runner Tutorial

The placemats are 12 x 16 inches

Christmas placemats
Christmas Placemats

Materials needed:

Fabrics needed:

  • ¼ yard dark red
  • ¼ yard dark red print
  • ¼ yard dark green
  • ¼ yard dark green print
  • 1-yard cream
  • Scraps of 4 or 5 other coordinating fabrics that are at least 3-inches wide for border
  • Binding – 1 yard of fabric
  • Backing – 1½ yards Christmas print
  • batting

Get a printable PDF of this tutorial with no ads in it. Tis the Season table runner and placemts PDF.

Quilt blocks

Make 2 blocks with red as the main color and 1 block with green as the main color.

Cut the following for each red block – make 2

  • A – Cut 5 – 3 inch squares – Green
  • B – Cut 32 – 1 ¾ inch squares of Cream
  • C – Cut 6 – 1 ¾ x 3 inches – Dark Red
  • D – Cut 6 – 1 ¾ x 3 inches – Light Red
  • E – Cut 6 – 1 ¾ inch squares – Light Red
  • F – Cut 4 – 1 ¾ inch squares – Light Red
  • G – Cut 2 – 1 ¾ inch x 6 ¾ inch – Dark Red

Cut the following for the green block – make 1

  • A – Cut 5 – 3 inch squares – Dark Red
  • B – Cut 32 – 1 ¾ inch squares of Cream
  • C – Cut 6 – 1 ¾ x 3 inches – Dark Green
  • D – Cut 6 – 1 ¾ x 3 inches – Light Green
  • E – Cut 6 – 1 ¾ inch squares – Light Green
  • F – Cut 4 – 1 ¾ inch squares – Light Green
  • G – Cut 2 – 1 ¾ inch x 6 ¾ inch – Dark Green

Sew with a 1/4-inch seam allowance.

Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial diagram of the block

Start out with the (5) 3-inch blocks (A) and add the cream (B) 1 3/4 inch corners as shown.

Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial make the center of the block

Stitch diagonally on each square as shown, clip and press.

Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial stitch corners on blocks

Each block uses 5 of these.

Make 5 of these

Continue adding the corner pieces to the 1 ¾ x 3-inch pieces. Look at the diagram to see which way the angle goes. There are also 2 – 1 ¾ inch x 6 ¾ inch pieces.

Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial
Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial

Here are the piece laid out for part of the block. You will make 2 of these.

Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial

This is the center of the block.

Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial

Continue piecing together. Follow the diagram for placement.

Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial

The final three sections. Piece the rows together, each block should measure 10½-inches unfinished.

Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial

Make 2 of the red blocks.

red quilt block

Table Runner Border:

Cream border:

Add (4) – 1½ x 10½ cream pieces between the blocks

Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial

Add (2) – 1 ½ x 34 ½ cream borders to the top and bottom

Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial

Next border:

Cut 2½-inch squares – 24 cream and 26 assorted prints.

Add (6) 2 ½ inch squares to each side using (2) cream squares and (4) assorted print squares as shown.

Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial

Add (19) 2½-inch squares to each long side using (10) cream squares and (9) assorted prints as shown.

Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial

For the final border cut and add:

2 – 1 ½ inch x 16 ½ inch strips
2 – 1 ½ x 40 inch strips

Quilt as desired:

Binding – cut 3 strips 2 ½ inches by the width of the fabric. Bind as desired.

Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial
Table runner on deck rail

Placemats

Make 4 placemats 12 x 16 inches.

Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial

Cut 2 ½ squares: 24 cream and 24 assorted prints

Make 6 rows of 8 squares.

Tis the Season table runner

Add your backing to the quilt pieces and quilt as desired.

Binding: cut 2 1/2 inch strips the width of the fabric. 3 strips will bind two placemats using my binding tutorial.

Here is how it looks if you just want to see the backside.

Back of the table runner
Christmas table runner on table

 Tis the Season Table Runner Tutorial

Get a printable PDF of this tutorial with no ads in it.

Tis the Season table runner and placemat PDF

Tis the Season Holiday table runner and placemats

Make a table topper that uses just one block

Take a look at the Quilted Holiday Table Topper that is made with one quilt block and some borders. I have updated the PDF to include the table topper also.

Tis the Season table runner and placemat PDF Table Topper included

Holiday table topper from one quilt block

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12 Comments

  1. Elinor Butler says:

    I ordered download on Saturday, November 11th and haven
    t received it yet. ???

  2. Linda Jennings says:

    I made several Christmas table toppers and wall hangings and one quilt over the past 7 or 8 years. were folded up in a drawer so I just donated them to our guild. Our leader found a place to give them do.

  3. Anna Branch says:

    Beautiful table set and just in time to make as a hostess gift.
    Anna

  4. Diane Ryan says:

    Good morning, I’m still waiting on my download of the table runner. Could I get a timing on the download.
    Thanks,
    Diane

  5. Darlene S. says:

    What a lovely table runner and placemat design perfect for the holidays, yet a versatile design that would work throughout the year. Great tutorial too. Thank you so much for sharing.

  6. I love this design. Thanks for the tutorial.

  7. Oh Connie – beautiful placemats and table runner. Thank you so much for sharing!
    We hope you enjoy the Christmas holidays with family and friends!
    Hugs,

  8. Vivian K Oaks says:

    Thanks so much for the beautiful table runner and placemat patterns! They are gorgeous!! Hope your Thanksgiving was special and your Christmas is especially fun and eventful!! Blessings!!

  9. Absolutely must get back to sewing and I think this went to the head of the line! I looks like you tied pretty bows! Your directions make it so easy to follow!
    If you walked my way and I walked yours – our dogs would meet in a couple days – they can really put on the miles! Keeps me out of the cookie jar (but not the pumpkin pie!)
    Thanks

  10. Robyn Lidstone says:

    Another amazing project — thanks Connie.
    All those little pieces in bright colours make a beautiful table setting.
    Glad to hear Mr Mickey is enjoying his daily walks. What an amazing little fellow.
    Kind regards …