Do a search on the board for toppers or runners. You will find some patterns. Paintmejudy did a mystery train ride with a table runner as the final result.
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if you decide this is the one you want to make, read the entire thread as for the first time of all her mysteries there were a number of mistakes in her process which she did correct.