Do you ever take a pattern and add your own twist to it? It is fun to add your own personal touch and my star runner is an ideal pattern to change. I had a play and came up with some ideas.
The original pattern looks like this...
![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/star-runner-blue_480x480.jpg?v=1718053188)
Changing the hand dyed fabrics out for batiks can make it look like this
![table runner quilt pattern with stars and colored border](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/products/star-runner_d10c4ecc-2668-4ead-8177-1a5f5d7a3d50_480x480.jpg?v=1638232533)
New Star Runner in Batiks
Adding pointed ends which is easy enough to do with this pattern gives quite a different look.
![table runner quilt pattern created in batik fabrics with stars, colored border and pointed ends](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/products/star-runner-batiks_9e428b41-9f84-4689-af16-e0f201528a29_480x480.jpg?v=1638236138)
You can also use a theme, in this case fabrics I used Fall colors as I was helping my mother make it for a friend and these were her friend's favorite colors.... and we made a shorter version too with less stars.
![star runner with less stars and created in fall colors](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/star-runner-complete_480x480.jpg?v=1718053188)
Of course, you can change a quilt easily by swapping out the quilting design. In the runner above, I quilted a star in the center squares of the star blocks.
![Star block from Star Runner pattern with quilted star in center](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/star-runner-starquilting_480x480.jpg?v=1718053188)
Can you see the quilted star in the center?
..... and the background is meandered with little star motifs every so often. Here's a closer view:
![quilting on star runner - meandering with tiny star motifs](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/star-runner-quilting_480x480.jpg?v=1718053188)
meandering with more stars
![short star runner displayed on dining table](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/files/Quilted-Table-Runner-003_480x480.jpg?v=1718053188)
A gift for my mother's friend Rosemary
I'm yet to quilt the blue batik runner. Any suggestions what I should do? Please leave a comment below.
![table runner quilt pattern created in batik fabrics with stars, colored border and pointed ends](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0443/0253/2763/products/star-runner-batiks_9e428b41-9f84-4689-af16-e0f201528a29_480x480.jpg?v=1638236138)
I decided to update the pattern to include the various options that weren't not in the original (3-star runner and pointed ends). If you already purchased it, you will already have received the updated version. Otherwise you can purchase it here: 3-star and 5-star Runner
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Yes Laura, it is a table runner that can be made in various lengths :)
From what I briefly saw this quilt pattern looks like it could also be a table runner made smaller, of course.