Bonus Valentine 26 Mystery
Table Topper, Table Runner, Mug Rug
If you
missed the reveal of the Valentine 26 Mystery, go back and look at Clue 5. Be
sure to download all of the PDF’s as this pattern will be taken down and go into my Etsy Shop for
sale after February 14th, 2026.
In this
Pattern Bonus, you can make a simple Mug Rug, a simple Table Topper and a
simple Table Runner.
Table Runner:
This pattern can be adjusted to fit the length of your table by simply adding or subtracting Hearts and lengthening or shortening strip piece to work with the length you need.
You will need 3 of the completed heart blocks. For this
example, I have mixed them up, using a block from clue 1, 2 and 3 and the
completion in clue 4.
You will
need:
2 strips of
your background fabric that measure 2.25” x WOF.
1 strip of
your accent fabric that measures 2.25” x WOF.
2 strips of
your accent fabric that measure 3.5” x WOF
2 strips of
your accent fabric that measure 3.5” x 12”
3 completed
heart blocks
Using a ¼”
seam allowance, stitch together a strip set using your 2 background strips and
1 accent strip. It should look like the photo below.
2 that
measure 2.5” and 2 that measure 6.75”
Layout your
strip set cuts and your heart blocks as shown in the finished photo below.
Stitch one
of the 2.5” strip set pieces to the top of one of your heart blocks, then
stitch one of the 6.75” strip set pieces to the bottom of that heart, continue
by attaching another heart, another 6.75” strip set, another heart and the
final 2.5” strip set.
Using your
3.5 x WOF strips, Stitch one strip down each side of your Table Runner and trim
even with the top and bottom.
Using your
3.5” x 12” strips, stitch one strip to the top and one to the bottom to
complete your table runner. Trim even with your sides.
( I have
purposely given some flexibility here for new quilter/sewists)
For your backing - Cut a piece of fabric that measures 13.5” x WOF.
Cut a piece
of thin batting (Hobbs 80/20 or similar) the same size as your backing.
With the wrong side of the fabric facing up, lay your batting on top and then lay your table runner on top of that creating a “quilt sandwich”. Pin in place carefully, smoothing and making sure that your table runner is in the middle so that there is excess batting and backing all around it. Quilt as desired. For a Newby, I would quilt by stitching in the ditch. You can watch my video tutorial for the mug rug by clicking here, and that will demonstrate how to stitch in the ditch. Add your binding and you are finished.
Mug Rug
You will need:
1 finished
heart block
A scrap of
batting measuring 6.5” square
A scrap of
backing measuring 6.5” square
Place your backing fabric, wrong side up, lay your batting on top and then place your heart block on top of your batting centering it so you have a margin of batting and backing all the way around your block. Pin all in place. Stitch in the ditch or quilt as desired. A video showing you how to stitch in the ditch is linked here. Trim away excess batting and backing even with your heart block. Finish by binding. For new quilters, I will link a video binding tutorial for a mug rug here.
Star Table Topper
To make the Star Table Topper you will need the following:
4 completed
heart blocks each measuring 5.75” square
2 strips of
an accent fabric measuring 1.5” x 5.75”
2 strips of your
accent fabric measuring 1.5” x 6.6”
1 square of a
different accent fabric measuring 1.5” x 1.5” square
2 squares of
background fabric measuring 4.75” square
Watch the video Tutorial linked Here.
When you have made your topper block, watch the video tutorial here for instructions to complete your project.
Please send me photos of your completed projects, I would love to see them and will post them on our social media for you. Thank you. I hope you enjoyed this mystery.
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