Hexagon Table Runner {using Modern Yardage Fabrics}

I was recently able to pick out some beautiful fabric from Modern Yardage.  Have you heard of them?  If you have not, you are in for a treat!

Modern Yardage has an innovative approach for purchasing unique fabric.  They really have some amazing designers.  The fabric is great for home décor, purses, pillows, etc., but can definitely be used in apparel sewing because it is so soft.  I think the fabric would be great printed and framed to hang on a wall, even.
See how it’s all printed together?  Here’s an idea:  order a variety of fat quarters, all different, have them printed and then make a blanket out of it!  It will look like you used a lot of different fabrics but it’s all printed together!  I ordered 3 fat quarters and then 1.5 yards of another print—see how they printed it out?  The extra space has little tutorials and projects for you to do.  Really cool.

You order your fabric, in the scale you’d like, it’s then printed in Utah and shipped to you, prewashed.  No need to wash and iron all that fabric–you get to use it right when it arrives!  Awesome, right?
Let’s talk about the scale factor.  How often have you seen a print and thought, “Oh, if those triangles were only smaller”, or “I wish the flowers were larger, that’d be perfect if they were!”  Well, your answer lies with Modern Yardage.

The designer I chose fabric from is Karen Harris {click HERE to be directed to her blog}.  She has some super interesting designs.  I love her use of geometric shapes.  Not surprisingly, she has a degree in architecture.  And I love love love her fabric prints.  So fun and bright and bold!

Aren’t they great!?   I sewed up a fun hexagon table runner that I will share how to make today.

You’ll need:
3 fat quarters
1.5 yards of fabric for the backing
THIS template
normal sewing supplies
*you could also use batting for in between the layers and quilt it, but I was keeping it simple
First cut out three hexagons out of the three fat quarters, on the fold.

Lay them out, matching the sides that are the same length. (Ruby photo bomber!)

Now place the left hexagon on top of the middle one, right sides together, and sew that seam.  Do the same with the right hexagon.


Iron the seams open.

Now lay out the three sewn-together hexagons on top of your 1.5 yards of fabric, right sides together.  Pin the layers together and cut out the 1.5 yard the same shape as the table runner top.

Sew the layers together with a 1/4” seam, making sure to stop your needle in the down position on the points of the hexagons and the where the seams meet, lifting your presser foot and turning the fabric so you get nice points.  *Make sure to leave about a 4”-5” opening for turning.  After sewing around all the edges except for the opening to turn, clip the tips and clip as close as you can into where the seams meet on the hexagons, but be careful not to cut the stitching!


Turn the fabric through the opening.  Use the end of your scissors or a pencil to push out the points of the hexagons.  Iron the table runner, making sure to tuck in the opening you used for turning.
Topstitch around the entire table runner, catching the opening fabric so that it is sewn closed.
Iron once more and you are finished!  Now go grab your dying succulents that you swore you couldn’t kill and display them with pride on your new table runner ;).

I think Modern Yardage is going to do very, very well.  You can find any colors you want and choose from a huge variety of styles and prints, and again, choosing the scale is a huge bonus.  I am in love with this shop!
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I was given the fabric for free, but 100% of the opinions expressed in this post are mine.  I truly believe in this fabric shop!