Originally Posted by JustAbitCrazy

The rows are sewn on point, on the diagonal. If you look at the center part of the rows, where there are four small squares across with another four small squares below, the color layout for that double row of squares is the same for each double row all through the table runner (with the exception of the shorter end rows), so those can be strip pieced and cut down. Then each double row has a dark strip added to each end.