Patriotic Table Runner Tri Recs Star

Follow along to make this patriotic table runner using with a star using the Tri Recs angle rulers.   Here’s a pic of the final project.  If you don’t have the Tri Recs rulers, any star could be substituted in the final project.

Start with cutting your triangles using the angle rulers.  You’ll need one 4-1/2″ strip the width of the fabric in white and red for each square, or one fat quarter of each color cut into 4-1/2″ strips.  I want the finished block to be 12 inches, so I use a 4-1/2 measurement for the Tri Rec units.

Note that you need a right and left red triangle. I put my fabric right sides together and cut two at once.

Place the red unit on top of the white one, right sides together. Note that the cut off point fits neatly on the angle showing you just where to sew.

Sew with a quarter-inch seam allowance. A quarter-inch foot comes in handy here.

Press the red outward with the seam allowance under the red.

Repeat for the other side.

I like to do them chain style with all the right sides at once, then all the left so I don’t get mixed up. By now you know that I am a big fan of laying things out multiple times to be sure you are doing it right. Saves a lot of frogging!

Cut 4-1/2 inch squares of fabric, one red for the center and four white for the corners. Multiply by the number of blocks you want to make.

Sew in rows, press the seam allowances to the left on the top and bottom rows, and to the right on the middle row so the seams will nest.

Set your Tri Recs blocks with 12-1/2 inch squares to assemble the runner. I used three Tri Recs blocks and two fabric print blocks. Cut a 8-1/2 inch print square in half on the diagonal, and add to each end to create the point.

Now, on to Part 2 – Finishing the Table Runner

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