Riley Blake Christmas Table Runner - Downloadable PDF

Riley Blake Christmas Table Runner – Free Downloadable Quilting PDF Pattern

The Riley Blake Christmas Table Runner is a festive, beginner-friendly quilting project designed by Riley Blake Designs. This downloadable PDF pattern produces a finished table runner measuring 18" x 54" — a classic long-runner proportion that fits beautifully on a dining table, sideboard, or mantel shelf during the holiday season. The design features charming stocking and gift blocks pieced together in a cheerful, colorful arrangement that celebrates the spirit of Christmas.

This pattern is available as a free downloadable PDF, making it an accessible and budget-friendly project for quilters of all experience levels. Because it requires only a basic knowledge of quilting techniques and terminology, it is rated as a beginner difficulty project — ideal for someone who has completed a few simple quilts or is looking to build foundational piecing skills with a practical, seasonal result.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a Christmas-themed quilted table runner measuring 18 inches wide by 54 inches long. The runner is constructed from two distinct block types:

• Gift Blocks — rectangular pieced blocks that represent wrapped Christmas presents
• Stocking Blocks — pieced blocks representing classic holiday stockings

These blocks are arranged in a cohesive layout to create a lively, holiday-ready table accessory. The pattern notes that block diagrams shown are virtual images, and the final layout may vary slightly depending on the actual fabrics selected.

Fabrics and Materials Used

The pattern is specifically designed to showcase Confetti Cottons in Crayola™ Colors, a fabric collection from Riley Blake Designs. These are high-quality quilting cottons known for their vibrant, saturated solid hues. The specific colorways called for in the pattern include:

• Cherry Tomato — used to cut 2 rectangles (2½" x 10½") for the gift blocks and 3 squares (2½") for the stocking blocks
• Right-On Red — used to cut 2 rectangles (2½" x 10½") for the gift blocks and 4 squares (2½") for the stocking blocks
• Yosemite — used to cut 11 squares (2½") for the stocking blocks
• Mahogany — used to cut 12 squares (2½") for the stocking blocks
• Cloud Solid — a light neutral used extensively; cut into 2½" x WOF (width of fabric) strips, subcut into 6 rectangles (2½" x 10½") and 4 smaller rectangles (1½" x 2½"), plus additional 2½" x WOF strips for stocking and gift blocks

Several of the colored fabrics are sourced from fat eighths, a common quilting cut measuring approximately 9" x 21". The Cloud Solid is cut from WOF (width of fabric) strips, which are the full selvage-to-selvage width of the fabric, typically around 42–44 inches. Quilters should check the Riley Blake Designs website at www.rileyblakedesigns.com for any pattern revisions before beginning the project.

Quilting Techniques Used

This table runner is built using traditional patchwork quilting methods. Key techniques referenced in the pattern include:

• Rotary cutting — precise cutting of rectangles and squares from strips and fat eighths using standard quilting measurements
• Strip cutting and subcutting — cutting WOF strips and then subcutting them into smaller units, a highly efficient method for producing multiple identical pieces quickly
• Piecing with a consistent seam allowance — all measurements in the pattern include a ¼" seam allowance, the standard in quilting, which must be maintained throughout for blocks to align correctly
• Right-sides-together sewing — the pattern instructs sewists to sew with right sides together unless otherwise stated, a fundamental quilting