A GO! Fall table runner tutorial!!

Hi everyone!

I hope you are all having a great day!

Here is my first tutorial ever!!!!

So bare with me!!

Here is the GO! when it is closed.

Here is the GO! when it is open.

I really like how sturdy it is. You can tell it is solid. It opens very easily.

This is the Triangle-Isosceles die. I have marked the lines of the shapes with a permanent marker as is recommended. I let it dry for a few minutes so that I wouldn't get any marker on my fabric.

I put my fabric over the die. I cut the fabric to a size just a bit wider then my shape.

Then, I put the mat over it and started cranking it through. I found it was easy to get it though.

Here it is going through the GO! Cutter. It does take a bit of strength, but not much.

Here is my fabric cut. There were a few threads that didn't cut,

 so I just took the scissors and snipped them.

This die came with a pattern for a little pillow.

 I like the design of the block, so I used it as my base pattern for my table topper.

I used two fabrics in each block. I took the two different prints and faced the triangles right sides together. I then started sewing them in pairs. As you can see in the picture above, I sewed them together starting from the tip of the triangle. It's best to sew it this way, because your points will match up better in the end.

 I chain pieced the four pairs together.

I then ironed the seams towards the dark fabric.

I then took two of my sewn pieces and matched the seams at the top point.

The seams should just nestle together nicely. I put a pin to keep it in place. Then sewed them together.

I ironed this seam in the same direction as the other seams. You can see in the photo that all the seams are going to the right. At this point, I trim the little dog ears.

Look at how nice the points meet.

You then sew both halves together.

The one above was the first one I did.

It's not the best. I got better as I made more.

I made 4 of these.

I wanted to make them into a block.

So, I cut a 5 1/2 inch square.

 Then cut it diagonally twice. That gave me four little triangles.

I pinned the little triangle to the corners of the block and stitched it on.

I ironed the seam towards the dark fabric.

This is a block. It is 10 1/2 inches unfinished.

I made four of these and sewed them together to make a table runner.
I added a 2 1/2 inch border all the way around the blocks.
Then, I basted it and quilted it, put the binding on, and VOILA!!!

Here is my finished table runner!!!

I hope you like it!

I have a few more tutorials coming up.

I really like the way the GO! is working up to now.

Once I use it a bit more, I will give you a full review.

Hugs

Ariane