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Sunny Blooms Table Runner TUTORIAL

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  • Mini Sunny Blooms Block sewing pattern (found here: <a href="http://
    Four completed quilt blocks in pastel colors arranged on a wooden surface, with several fabric strips in the background.

    2. Lay out blocks and small border pieces (2″ x 13 1/2″). Place RST and sew. Press seams open.

    A layout of quilt blocks featuring floral designs in pink, green, yellow, and white fabrics, arranged as a table runner on a wooden surface.
    A table runner made from the Mini Sunny Blooms quilt pattern, featuring colorful floral and geometric blocks in pink, green, and yellow against a white background.

    3. Lay out unit created in step 2 between the long border strips. (I made my long border strips by cutting (3) 2″ x WOF pieces to start. I then cut (1) of those WOF pieces in half and sew (1) half to (1) WOF piece and the other to the other WOF piece. This gave me (2) long strips that I used for the border. They were both too long, but I like having a little extra on those long seams. I sewed them on and then trimmed the excess border strips off after.)

    A colorful quilted table runner featuring a floral block pattern with pink and green accents, surrounded by a striped fabric border.

    4. Press seams open and give the entire table runner top a good press. My entire table runner fit on my Novodon Wool Pressing Mat which made pressing quick and easy!

    5. Fold backing fabric selvage to selvage and then fold in half. Cut along this fold (cut will run selvage to selvage). Place (2) pieces of fabric RST matching the selvage on (1) piece to the selvage on the other piece. Sew along the selvage with a 1/2″ seam allowance. Cut selvage off (if you would like to! I always do) and press seam as desired. Now you have your backing fabric ready to go!

    A fabric piece featuring a colorful plaid pattern in shades of green, orange, and yellow, with a pair of orange scissors positioned next to it on a wooden surface.
    Two pieces of fabric displayed on a wooden surface, featuring a colorful pattern of squares in shades of yellow, green, and peach.

    6. Make your quilt “sandwich” by laying out your backing fabric, batting, and quilt top. Baste and quilt as desired. (I used my longarm machine to quilt the edge to edge pantograph called Not Quite Crosshatch by Quilting Mill)

    A completed table runner featuring a floral design made with colorful fabric blocks, surrounded by a patchwork border.
    Close-up view of a quilted table runner featuring colorful floral and geometric patterns with a layered backing.
    A colorful quilted table runner featuring a geometric pattern in pastel pink, green, and yellow tones, laid out on a wooden floor.

    7. After quilting, trim off the excess backing and batting.

    8. Sew binding strips together to create one long strip. Press in half lengthwise. Attach binding as desired. I sewed my binding on to the back first using my machine. Then, I used my machine to attach onto the front sewing directly onto the binding.

    Now you have a completed Mini Sunny Blooms Table Runner! Thank you for following my tutorial! Tag me in your photos on Instagram so I can see what you have made and share with others! @inthelightquilts #MiniSunnyBlooms

    A quilted table runner featuring a colorful geometric pattern with pastel colors, placed on a wooden table.
    A beautifully crafted quilted table runner featuring pastel colors, geometric patterns, and a decorative vase with dried floral arrangements on a wooden table.
    A quilted table runner featuring a colorful pattern with pink, green, and yellow hues, placed on a wooden surface with a small bouquet of white flowers on top.
    A beautifully quilted table runner in pastel colors, featuring geometric patterns and a floral vase arrangement on top, set on a wooden table.
    A colorful quilted table runner featuring geometric patterns in pastel shades of pink, green, yellow, and blue, displayed on a wooden table.
    A quilted table runner featuring geometric patterns in pastel colors such as pink, green, and orange, with a vase of dried flowers placed at the center.
    A quilted table runner featuring a colorful floral design, laid out on a wooden table.

    I am so excited to show you how to use my new block pattern, Mini Sunny Blooms, to make your own table runner!

    Table runners are a great beginner quilting project. You get to practice all the steps of making a quilt in smaller doses, since a quilted table runner is essentially a tiny quilt!

    Below are some examples of colors and the layout I will be walking you through in this tutorial. The first example is using the colors I wrote the Mini Sunny Blooms block pattern. The next example is using colors similar to the fabrics I used in this tutorial.

    A colorful quilt design featuring four large flower blocks in shades of purple, orange, and green, arranged in a repeating pattern on a cream background.
    A stylized table runner design featuring alternating floral and leaf motifs in soft peach, cream, and green colors against a muted green background.

    Before you begin:

    WOF: Width of Fabric, assumed to be 42 inches

    RST: Right Sides Together

    All seams are 1/4″ unless noted otherwise

    Along with basic sewing supplies, you will need:

    • Mini Sunny Blooms Block sewing pattern (found here: <a href="http://
      1. First use my Mini Sunny Blooms pattern to make 3 Mini Sunny Blooms Flower Blocks and 2 Mini Sunny Blooms Leaf Blocks.
      Four completed quilt blocks in pastel colors arranged on a wooden surface, with several fabric strips in the background.

      2. Lay out blocks and small border pieces (2″ x 13 1/2″). Place RST and sew. Press seams open.

      A layout of quilt blocks featuring floral designs in pink, green, yellow, and white fabrics, arranged as a table runner on a wooden surface.
      A table runner made from the Mini Sunny Blooms quilt pattern, featuring colorful floral and geometric blocks in pink, green, and yellow against a white background.

      3. Lay out unit created in step 2 between the long border strips. (I made my long border strips by cutting (3) 2″ x WOF pieces to start. I then cut (1) of those WOF pieces in half and sew (1) half to (1) WOF piece and the other to the other WOF piece. This gave me (2) long strips that I used for the border. They were both too long, but I like having a little extra on those long seams. I sewed them on and then trimmed the excess border strips off after.)

      A colorful quilted table runner featuring a floral block pattern with pink and green accents, surrounded by a striped fabric border.

      4. Press seams open and give the entire table runner top a good press. My entire table runner fit on my Novodon Wool Pressing Mat which made pressing quick and easy!

      5. Fold backing fabric selvage to selvage and then fold in half. Cut along this fold (cut will run selvage to selvage). Place (2) pieces of fabric RST matching the selvage on (1) piece to the selvage on the other piece. Sew along the selvage with a 1/2″ seam allowance. Cut selvage off (if you would like to! I always do) and press seam as desired. Now you have your backing fabric ready to go!

      A fabric piece featuring a colorful plaid pattern in shades of green, orange, and yellow, with a pair of orange scissors positioned next to it on a wooden surface.
      Two pieces of fabric displayed on a wooden surface, featuring a colorful pattern of squares in shades of yellow, green, and peach.

      6. Make your quilt “sandwich” by laying out your backing fabric, batting, and quilt top. Baste and quilt as desired. (I used my longarm machine to quilt the edge to edge pantograph called Not Quite Crosshatch by Quilting Mill)

      A completed table runner featuring a floral design made with colorful fabric blocks, surrounded by a patchwork border.
      Close-up view of a quilted table runner featuring colorful floral and geometric patterns with a layered backing.
      A colorful quilted table runner featuring a geometric pattern in pastel pink, green, and yellow tones, laid out on a wooden floor.

      7. After quilting, trim off the excess backing and batting.

      8. Sew binding strips together to create one long strip. Press in half lengthwise. Attach binding as desired. I sewed my binding on to the back first using my machine. Then, I used my machine to attach onto the front sewing directly onto the binding.

      Now you have a completed Mini Sunny Blooms Table Runner! Thank you for following my tutorial! Tag me in your photos on Instagram so I can see what you have made and share with others! @inthelightquilts #MiniSunnyBlooms

      A quilted table runner featuring a colorful geometric pattern with pastel colors, placed on a wooden table.
      A beautifully crafted quilted table runner featuring pastel colors, geometric patterns, and a decorative vase with dried floral arrangements on a wooden table.
      A quilted table runner featuring a colorful pattern with pink, green, and yellow hues, placed on a wooden surface with a small bouquet of white flowers on top.
      A beautifully quilted table runner in pastel colors, featuring geometric patterns and a floral vase arrangement on top, set on a wooden table.

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