60-Degree Triangle Table Runner #3

So here it is, the table runner that started my fascination with 60-degree triangle patchwork after I bought a $3 kit with no instructions at a garage sale last summer. I still love this fabric!

 

As I noted in previous table runner posts, I didn’t want to cut into this gorgeous geranium fabric until I knew what I was doing. So I made the other 60-degree triangle table runners first.

I’m glad I waited. I’m really pleased with how it came out. I used the directions in the video I shared in this post, but instead of quilting it simply, I free-motion quilted it with black thread in the middle and white thread around the perimeter, outlining the flowers as I went along.

Also, unlike the previous table runners, I chose to use binding around the edges of this one.

Of course, I’m about to decorate for Christmas, so this runner will be put away for spring. But just think how lovely it will look on my table in five months or so. Most likely, by then I’ll have forgotten that I made it, so it will be a nice surprise when I find it again. 😉

Oops, I almost forgot, there were enough triangles left over to make a hexagon table topper:

I think I’ve satisfied my urge to sew with 60-degree triangles, at least in terms of table runners. But if I stumble onto an especially lovely border print, I’ll probably make another table runner and table topper, just for the fun of it.

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