I am really excited about my latest “charm pack friendly” table runner design!
The fabric line is “Autumn Day” designed by Kathy Mink for Wilmington Prints. The pumpkins, plaids, leaves, and berries definitely say “fall.” I purchased a newly arrived charm pack of forty-two 5″ squares from Sew There! Quilts and More in Angier, NC. (I know the shop has plenty of charm packages, and Bonnie would be happy to mail you the fabric for this project.)
I am working on writing instructions for the table runner which uses ALL the squares of a charm pack plus some light fabric for sashing and first border. The Churn Dash blocks were quick and easy to assemble; dimensions were simple due to using 5″ pre-cuts. Tan tone-on-tone separates the blocks, and a scrappy border accentuates the homey appearance. An all-over quilting design of various leaf shapes with gold polyester thread compliments the fall theme. I considered making the binding from an orange tone-on-tone fabric, but opted for black grunge. I felt that while orange contrasts nicely with the prints in the runner, it wouldn’t show up well against my oak dining table. On the other hand, if your dining table is black or dark brown, an orange binding would be perfect.
Would you be interested in making this table runner design? Would you have time to participate in a Quilt Along with other abyquilts blog readers this fall?
abyquilts 
Nice! I am planning to make a few fall table runners. Thanks for the idea!
The answer to both questions is yes and yes!
Mary Ed
Love your quilt !💚💛💜🧡💙❤️
Yes I would love to do a quilt along !!
I love the Churn Dash block so much! I would participate!
Absolutely love it!
Yes, would love to join a sew along for the table runner.
Beautiful, as usual. You are an amazing quilter, designer and instructor!
Love seeing your work.
I love this table runner, Aby! The fabric is perfect! I would love to do a quilt along with you.
Yes! I would love to sew along with you.
Yes I would do the sew a long!
I love this! I would absolutely participate in a sew along. I have sooooo much fall fabric – charms, strips, etc that I could probably make several without a trip to the store. Fall colors are my favorite and I have a hard time resisting any new fall prints.
Nice
Hi Aby,
This looks like a fun and fairly quick project! I would love to work on this with a group, or by myself. I guess it depends on what you have planned for your sew along! I’m hoping to get back to more quilting. Thanks for sharing your talents and skills!
It is always great to hear from you! More info on the table runner quilt along will be forthcoming, don’t worry.
Hi,
This looks like a fun project to join in with you. Count me in for high interest.
Charlie D
I guess I never joined in here last month to say “yep, I’m in!” so yep, I’m in 🙂 Still not sure what size this finishes at or if you’re using 8″ blocks for the Churn Dashes like in the Options QAL so I’m trying to figure out which of my scrap / stash I can use. I have yardage (lots) of some Halloween fabrics and want to use those but want to use up some scraps for stuff like strips and HSTs if possible. Maybe not. I need to color in a planning page!