Moda Fabrics A Blooming Bunch Groovy Hexie Runner - Downloadable PDF

Moda Fabrics A Blooming Bunch Groovy Hexie Runner – Free Downloadable Quilting PDF Pattern

The Groovy Hexie Runner is a charming quilted table runner designed by Moda Fabrics as part of the A Blooming Bunch collection. Available as a free downloadable PDF, this intermediate-level quilting pattern produces a finished piece measuring 17" x 50" — a generous size that makes a beautiful centerpiece for dining tables, sideboards, or console tables. The design is built entirely around classic English Paper Piecing (EPP) hexagons, arranged into a flowing panel of hexie flowers connected by individual linking hexagons, giving the runner its signature "groovy" geometric appeal.

What Is Being Made

This pattern guides quilters through constructing a full hexagon flower table runner. The finished runner features 25 hexie flowers, each composed of a central hexagon surrounded by six matching petal hexagons, plus 48 connecting hexagons that bridge the flowers together into a cohesive, tessellated panel. In total, the runner uses 223 individual hexagons. The result is a colorful, heirloom-quality piece that showcases the variety of prints found in the A Blooming Bunch fabric collection from Moda.

Techniques Used

• English Paper Piecing (EPP): The foundation technique of this pattern. Each fabric hexagon is individually basted around a paper template, then whip-stitched to its neighbors by hand. EPP is a traditional hand-sewing method prized for its precision and portability — it can be worked anywhere without a sewing machine.
• Hexagon Basting: All 223 hexies must be basted before assembly begins. Quilters may use their preferred basting method, whether that is thread basting, glue basting, or another approach.
• Hexie Flower Assembly: Each flower is constructed by joining one contrasting center hexagon with six matching print hexagons as petals, building outward in a classic rosette formation.
• Panel Layout and Connecting: Before final assembly, quilters are instructed to lay out all flowers and connecting hexies to ensure an even, balanced distribution of prints and colors across the full runner length.
• Quilting and Finishing: Once the hexagon panel is complete, it is layered with batting and backing and finished in the quilter's preferred method.

Stitches Used

• Whip Stitch / Joining Stitch: The primary stitch used in English Paper Piecing to join basted hexagons edge to edge. Worked by hand with needle and thread, this stitch creates nearly invisible seams when done carefully.
• Basting Stitch: Used to temporarily secure fabric around each paper hexagon template before the pieces are joined together.

Materials Required

• Fabric – Honey Comb Pack: One Moda Fabrics Honey Comb Pack (item #40040HC), which provides the pre-cut fabric pieces for the hexie flower petals, flower centers, and connecting hexagons. The variety of prints in the pack is key to achieving the scrappy, blooming aesthetic of the design.
• Background and Backing Fabric: 1½ yards of background and backing fabric (item #40044 18) from the A Blooming Bunch collection.
• English Paper Piecing Templates: One pack of 1" Hexie Papers (item #HEX100L, 600-count pack). The pattern requires 223 paper templates in total.
• Batting: A 20" x 53" piece of batting or flannel to provide loft and warmth to the finished runner.
• Hand Sewing Needle and Thread: Fine hand-sewing needles and coordinating or neutral thread are essential for basting and joining the hexagons throughout the EPP process.

Difficulty and Ideal Quilter

Rated as intermediate in difficulty, the Groovy Hexie Runner is best suited to quilters who are comfortable with hand sewing and have some familiarity with English Paper