33 Steps Quilted Table Runner in Joyful Texture and Movement

After bringing fresh garden energy to your sewing room with Hope Springs Eternal Wall Quilt by Paul Léger last week, let us shift to pure color and playful movement with 33 Steps Table Runner by Jennifer Houlden.

If you love quilts that look like they are dancing, you’ll have so much fun with this one! 33 Steps Table Runner is a wavy rainbow-effect path with serious movement, plus background quilting that adds even more texture, like light reflecting across color.

skill level Easy
time A cozy afternoon to a relaxed weekend, depending on how much quilting texture you add
ideal for Brightening your table, adding happy color to a wall, or gifting to a quilting friend who loves rainbow-effect and modern quilts
you will practice piecing a wavy path with 33 pieces, using unconventional quilting fabrics, and trying different quilting motifs for added texture
finished size 16″ x 49.5″ [40 x 123.75cm]

This pattern by Jennifer Houlden was featured in Issue 64, our texture-focused issue that explores both familiar and unexpected ways to create depth and dimension through stitches and fabric techniques.

Jennifer loves color and the illusion of movement, and this wave design undulates from end to end depending on how you look at it. She named it 33 Steps for the 33 pieces in the wavy rainbow path, inspired by the winding paths she has explored over the years. You’ll also get to try unconventional quilting fabrics and experiment with quilting motifs to create texture. It’s designed as a table runner, but it can also be used as a wall quilt and hung either horizontally or vertically.

Get 33 Steps Table Runner here
https://www.aneedlepullingthread.com/product/33-steps-table-runner/

Get Issue 64 in print here
https://www.aneedlepullingthread.com/product/issue-64-print-version/

Get Issue 64 in digital here
https://www.aneedlepullingthread.com/product/issue-64-digital-version/

What makes this project especially exciting is that you get a big impact fast! The design is bold, the quilting adds delicious texture, and you can style it as a runner or hang it as modern wall art.

Now tell me, would you make your 33 Steps runner in full rainbow brights, or would you choose a two or three-color palette for a calmer modern look?

Join me next week to find out which inspiring ANPTmag quilting project I’ll share with you!