Stretched 9 Patch Crafty Halloweeen Table Runner

Remember these unfinished blocks?

Well I managed to sew and assemble them into a top this weekend.

I set them 3x5.

I intended to layer, quilt and bind this runner...

and then....

This is the back of the top.

{keeping it real}

Yes I pressed the seams.

No they wouldn't stay 'put' and kept popping back up.

I have never experience this with a quilt top.

I was kind of frustrated by this.

I suppose it could be the size of the pieces finishing 1 1/4" X 2 1/4" or blocks?

Anyhow, I decided not to use batting for this project.

So I changed it to a Crafty 9-patch Halloween Runner (it's not a quilt without 3 layers).

 I laid it right sides together with my backing,

stitched around the outside edge 1/4" and trimmed it.

 

I turned it right side out and top stitched the edge 1/4 and 1/8

of an inch to close the opening and finish.

 

And there you go... a cozy little place for my Raggedy Annies to sit.

It satisfied my need to create, make a runner for this lonely table, and do it quickly!!

I'd say it was a successful weekend.