Free Table Runner Patterns

March 12, 2014
Dress tables for any holiday or season with these free table runner patterns. They'll add quick color and style to your home and are a breeze to whip up!
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On the Bright Side

Sew a bright table topper using precut print strips and solid white. The white makes the colors pop.

Get the free quilt pattern here.

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Fiesta Pinwheels!

Punch up your summer table with a runner that's easier than it looks. It's all about the fabric placement-we show you how!

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Table Wear

Dress up your dinner table for summer with an easy-to-sew runner made from handy 2-1⁄2"-wide precut strips.

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Charming Floral Table Runner

Highlight 5" charm squares between 2-1⁄2"-wide fabric strips in a quilt-as-you-go table runner to make home decor in no time.

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Table Matters

Setting a stylish table is easy with this colorful runner. Rows of six-inch squares set on point come together fast for dynamic effect. This table runner is so easy you'll want one for every season.

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Love for Autumn

Careful color placement in the three blocks emphasizes an X and O pattern. Color choices give this table runner a decidedly fall look.

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Strippy and Bright Table Runner

Trim precut 2-1/2" strips into rectangles to piece bright blocks that can easily be assembled into a cheerful table runner.

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Oh, Glory!

Pieced with richly colored prints, the country-style table runner salutes summer. Machine-quilted stars reiterate the patriotic theme.

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Gold Standard Table Runner

Metallic gold accents shimmer in a quilt that can be hung on a wall or displayed on a table.

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Woven Colors

Alternating bright print and white squares establishes a woven look in this table runner. Using large-scale florals for some of the white prints provides variation to the color sets.

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Petal Pushers

Create appliqués with a little extra pop using batting and freezer paper for a trapunto effect. Before you set the table for spring, whip up coordinating napkins.

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Ring of Posies

Four appliquéd and pieced flowers dance in circles in the blocks that make up this table runner. Use an earthy blue, brown, and cream color scheme for decor that lasts all year.

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Olde Glory

Set your summer table with a 12-block runner that shows your patriotic flair. Reproduction fabrics in red, navy, and cream give the topper a hint of Americana.

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Show Me How: Table Runner

Sew along with us as we walk you through making a simple table runner.

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Big Block Table Runner

The large unpieced squares in this table runner are perfect for featuring a large novelty print.

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Star-Spangled Summer

elebrate the season with a table runner that embraces the best of summer.

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Prints of Egypt

Create a dramatic, global-inspired table runner from a mix of paisley and geometric prints. A border looks more complicated when cut from a stripe.

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Easy Triangles Table Runner

In each diagonal row of this table runner, triangles alternate between soft stripes and heathered solids. Points of the equilateral triangles will match up perfectly, making stitching a breeze.

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Rose Bouquet Table Runner

Incorporate the look of fresh flowers year-round with this sweet table runner. Romantic florals and light greens and pinks stand out against black prints.

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A New Leaf Table Runner

To make the blocks appear to be straight set, alternate two background fabrics in the leaf blocks, then piece the same fabrics into hourglass units and side setting triangles. For stems, back a green print with no-sew fusible web, then rotary-cut the green print into strips with a pinking blade.

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Autumn Splendor Table Runner

Capture the colors of autumn in an easy-to-piece table runner.

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Star Spangled Banner

Top your summer table with this star-studded runner.

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Fused Circles Table Runner

Fuse a Zen garden-like table using Asian prints.

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Winter Cabin

Use a straight furrows setting for Log Cabin blocks in an icy winter color scheme to create a striking seasonal table runner.

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Patriotic Hexagons Table Runner

Join red, white, and blue hexagons to create a long and narrow table topper.

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Floral Pastel Table Runner

Combine piecing and appliqué with subtle color variations for a table runner with depth and dimension.

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Winter Wonderland

Bring the outdoors in where it's nice and toasty with an ice-capped table runner.

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Log Cabin Table Runner

Stitch a 12-block table runner using Log Cabin blocks in two colorways. By using a color scheme of purple, green, and cream, this becomes a season-spanning table runner.

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Appliquéd Vines and Leaves Table Runner

Appliqué vines and leaves on a solid background bordered by summer-fresh prints for a table runner fit for the season.

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Patriotic Pinwheels Table Runner

Make pinwheels pop on a patriotic table topper using red, white, and blue print fabrics.

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Twinkling Stars Table Runner

Floating stars flank a center star surrounded by Flying Geese units in a quilted table runner. All the stars pop off a dark background and are surrounded by a pieced border.

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Squares and Strips Table Runner

Create an extra-long table runner. The light background provides room for quilting experimentation: Try a light-color thread for a subtle look or, for more pizzazz, use a black-and-red variegated thread.

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Two-Tone Star Table Runner

With clever fabric placement in each star block in a graphic, gift-worthy table runner, quilt tester Laura Boehnke created the illusion of diagonal stripes.

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On-Point Table Runner

A bevy of black-and-white prints adds a touch of sass to an easy table topper. Start each block with an 8-1/2" square fussy-cut from a panel print and add two 4-1/2"-wide strips to finish.

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Avian Table Topper