Interlocking Diamonds Table Runner Pattern

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Celebrate your next springtime special occasion by creating an elegant tablescape. New from Sujata Ryan, this spring table runner pattern features a beautiful array of interlocking diamonds against a soft mint background with stylish charcoal black and printed borders. Designed for advanced beginner to intermediate quilters, this quilted table runner is a fun project for quilters to expand their skillset.

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate

Materials:

Fabric:
- Sage green print – 1/8 yard
- Pink print – 1/8 yard
- White on white print – 1/8 yard
- Pink dot print – 1/4 yard
- Light sage green solid or print – 1/4 yard
- Black/sage green print – 1-1/4 yard
Batting – 24 inch x 45 inch piece (larger if quilting is done on a longarm machine)

Cutting Instructions:

For the diamond blocks:

Cut two 2-1/2 inch wide strips from the sage green print.
Cut one 2-1/2 inch wide strip from each of the pink and white prints.
Cut each of these strips into 2-1/2 inch x 2-1/2 inch squares, needing 32 sage green squares, 20 pink squares and 12 white squares.

Cut 3 border strips from the black/sage green print, 1-1/2 inch x WOF.

For the light sage green setting triangles as follows. It is recommended to first starch and press the fabric for added stability and to reduce stretching along diagonal edges.

Cut 4 squares 7-1/4 inch x 7-1/4 inch.
Cut along the diagonals, forming 4 smaller triangles from each, with 16 total.

Cut 3 border strips from the pink dot print, 3-1/2 inch x WOF.

Cut 3 binding strips from the black/sage green print, 2-3/8 inch x WOF.

Piecing Instructions:

Sew two squares together in the following numbers and combinations:
1. 8 green-green
2. 8 green-white
3. 4 pink-pink
4. 4 green-green
5. 4 pink-white
6. 4 pink-pink
Sew pairs of squares together to form blocks A, B and C:
1. 8 of Block A
  
  Block A
2. 4 of Block B
  
  Block B
3. 4 of Block C
  
  Block C
Lay out the setting triangles and blocks as shown in the diagram and photo below.
1. Note: The setting triangles have been cut slightly larger on purpose to allow for variations in finished block sizes.
2. The excess fabric will be trimmed in Step 4.
3. This photo shows the layout of rows, with setting triangles attached at the start and end of each row.
4. Stitch the rows together in the order shown in the photo.
Trim excess fabric from the table runner edges.
1. Mark a point 1/4 inch away from where the setting triangles meet. Join the points to form straight line edges. Trim along the lines, forming a 1/4 inch seam allowance.
2. A square ruler can be helpful to trim the corners accurately.
Attach the borders.
1. Sew a black/sage green border strip to the top and bottom. Trim the end of each strip even with the side of the table runner.
2. Sew a black/sage green border strip to the left side. Trim the excess strip even with the top of the runner.
3. Use the remainder of this strip to stitch a black/sage green border strip to the right side. Trim the excess strip even with the bottom edge of the runner.
4. Repeat the procedure for adding the pink dot print to the top and bottom, then to the left and right sides of the runner.
Layer the table runner top over the batting and backing fabric. Quilt as desired.
1. Some suggestions include:
  1. Concentric parallel lines inside each sage green and pink diamond.
  2. Feathers in the setting triangles.
  3. S-curves in the pink dot print.
  4. (The example quilting was done as a combination of stitching with a walking foot on a domestic machine, and quilting done on a longarm quilting machine.)
Bind the edges using any standard binding method.
Make and attach a name label to the back of the runner.
The interlocking diamond table runner is now finished!