Make This: Fall Pumpkin Table Runner Tutorial
Fall is finally here and the weather is teasing us with cooler days. We had to get into the seasonal spirit, and this pumpkin table runner was just what we had in mind. To start on these simple patchwork pumpkins, you’ll need a variety of oranges; the more the better for a scrappy look. Here’s the whole list of supplies:
-1/2 yard background fabric. We used a charcoal gray solid.
-Scraps or fat quarters of orange fabric. You won’t need all that much of each print.
-Scraps of green
-Scraps of cream or brown for the stem
-3/4 yard backing and batting
-1/4 yard binding
To start, cut 3″ squares in the following configurations: 60 squares of orange, 3 of cream, 3 of green, and 9 of gray. Also, from the gray fabric cut (15) 2.5″ squares and (3) 1.5″ squares.
Lay out the 3″ squares in the following order to form a pumpkin shape.
On the back side of all of the smaller gray squares, mark a diagonal line.
On all of the orange corner blocks, lay a 2.5″ gray square. On the green square, put a 2.5″ square on the top left corner and a 1.5″ square on the bottom right corner. Refer to the photo for diagonal line orientation.
On the green square, sew down the diagonal line of the 1.5″ square.
Trim the little corner off 1/4″ from the seam and press open.
On the opposite corner, sew the 2.5″ square along the diagonal line. Trim and press open as before.
Sew all of the 2.5″ gray squares onto the orange corner blocks. Trim and press open.
Lay out the squares of the pumpkin as shown below.
Sew the squares into rows, and then sew the rows together.
One pumpkin block done!
Sew up two more blocks to make a happy trio of pumpkins.
We arranged our pumpkins going up and down to be right side up from either side.
Cut four gray strips 3″x13″ for sashing between the pumpkins and end borders.
Sew together and press.
Cut three 3″ strips for the outside borders. You will need to piece the borders, since the table runner is longer than a width. Our borders were 47 5/8″ long, but you should measure yours to be sure of the length.
Pinning long borders helps with getting them nice and even.
Sew the second border on the other side.
For the backing, cut in the half along the fold, then join end to end. We used Up Parasol for the backing fabric.
Layer the backing, batting and top. We basted everything with safety pins.
We did irregular straight line quilting with a walking foot up and down the pumpkins.
For the binding, cut four 2.25″ strips. We like to sew our binding on by machine (huge timesaver!), so we start with the binding on the back. 
Fold to the front, and sew the binding close to the fold. We also like to use the walking foot for this step to keep things even.
All done!
Gorgeous and perfect for adding seasonal spice to your dining table.
This table runner finishes to about 17.5″ x 46.5″, after quilting. One pumpkin block would also make an adorable pillow cover; that’s next on our list!
Cute, cute, cute! I made one block for my granddaughters trick or treat bag 🙂
That’s a great idea!!
Love this pattern!! Thank you!
I love your tablerunner!
Thank you!
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Not sure what you mean?
lovely, clear instructions 🙂
Thanks, Sharon!
Loved this one! Worked great for our guild fat quarter exchange and I made a wall hanging and my partner loved it. Goes together so quick.
What a fun idea!!
Sorry but having hard time figuring out why that white piece is at the top if green is stem. It is pretty though. Thank you for posting.
It’s a design element so that the stem doesn’t blend into the dark background. It’s not white, but light gray, which is actually pretty accurate for a real pumpkin.
The light piece is the stem of the pumpkin. The green part is actually the leaf, not the stem. In the materials list she suggests you could make it brown as well… of course we know we can use whatever color we want wherever we want! I do agree that real pumpkins have super light stems when they’re ripe though!
I think this pattern is very cute and should be easy enough to do, especially since you can press seams either way to get them to nest so easily!!
Great tutorial. I am new to quilting. You made this very doable with all the pictures. A very enjoyable project! Thanks!
Great tutorial. Very easy to follow and the result is so cure! Thanks!
this is one of the easiest patterns to use. Im a visual person so I truly love these types of patterns. You also do a great job explaining each screen.
Thanks so much for sharing.
I wonder if you could do this with a variety of reds and it would look like an apple?
That could work. If we were doing an apple, we might give it a slightly different shape, but overall it’s very similar!
What a cute pattern! I made mine with an off-white print for the background and a brown stem. I added one more pumpkin to my runner to make it long enough for my table. It is absolutely adorable! Thanks for this fun, easy and cute pattern.
Thank you for this adorable pattern. I’ve made two as hostess gifts while visiting out of state relatives. These make such lovely additions to any fall table.
What a wonderful gift idea!
Loved the table runner. Easy instructions, however it took me forever to do the straight line quilting. A simpler design would be better using a regular sewing machine.
I used a regular sewing machine for the quilting!
I just made two of these and love them! I used a dark background for one and a cream for the other. I’ll have a hard time deciding which one to keep and which one goes to my daughter! Very easy!
So cute ! I made my first table runner with this pattern . Easy to follow instructions
Thankyou for sharing
Great , easy to follow instructions . This was my first table runner . Happy Thanksgiving !
You have made this table runner tutorial so easy to follow. Love these pumpkins. Please keep me on the weekly mailing list. I enjoy the fun!
I’m excited to try this! I will be binding the blocks separately to make placemats for my young granddaughters. Thank you for sharing this.
Such a cute idea!