making a 60 degree table runner Help!
 

I am trying to make this table runner, I don't have a pattern I have just watched a video on you tube.
are the end triangle suppose to match, I have tried everything I can think of to match them and they still don't match. The lines match but not the flower parts.

Is this right or am I doing something wrong..Maybe I should just break down and buy the pattern ...Please excuse my messy ironing board ....Thanks

it is difficult. you must mark a flower or what ever part of the design on your template or ruler and cut all pieces with that in place to match. it looks very well so far, I wouldn't worry about it. the fabric is lovely.

I'm not that careful. I just let them fall where they may.

I th8nk it looks fine and you’ll be happy with it when it’s quilted. I agree that matching the lines is the most important thing.

I've made several of these, and unless you have lots of extra fabric, you won't be able to get them to match up perfectly. You will end up wasting a lot of fabric. Like Tartan mentioned, if you match up the lines, the rest of it flows nicely! I think it looks wonderful the way it is, and once it is quilted and puffy, you'll barely notice!

Firstly - the runner looks great! I love the fabric and the way it turned out. Like Tartan, I too just match the obvious design elements. There is almost no possible way to have everything match.

I think it looks terrific ! and I agree with the others matching the lines makes it work perfectly.

Looks great to me. Never made one and won't, can't keep newspapers and such off the table long enough to put a runner on it.

I think it is gorgeous just as it is, but if you're determined to make it match perfectly, you could try moving the right side up maybe a half inch to an inch and see if that works.

Is this the runner by Arkinson Designs that was a free download for such a long time before it became for sale? In the one that I saw demonstrated at a meeting, there were extra triangles, such as sew this one, discard this one, etc. The discarded triangles were sewn together into candle mats. Some of us used Kaye Woods 60 degree triangle as a template. I see nothing wrong with what you are showing. You can get just so far on "perfect".

Beautiful runner.....remember that only God is perfect.

I have made a few but gave them away as my table is just like yours*Ü*
I do agree with the others about matching lines as that seems to catch our eyes first.

I don't see anything wrong with it. It's beautiful!!!

I agree with the other comments … as long as your design lines up the rest doesn't matter … the outside edge will be covered with binding so it will be "perfect" when quilted and bound. Great fabric choice and beautiful runner!

Whether or not your flowers match depends on the repeat of the particular fabric. You can fussy cut your triangles like you do on a kaleidoscope/stack and whack method and you might get a more palatable match however again it will depend on your fabric repeat. To get the same part of the same flower on both sides of your triangle just doesn't happen hardly ever.

I've made a few of these table runners. It was surprising to me how easy it really did come together. I enjoyed making these.

I think it looks great: the lines match perfectly and the rest will be fine just the way it is. Love the fabric!

I think it is perfect. I just line up the row lines also. You should sign up for the next table runner swap. It would be great for it.

I think it looks perfect and if you hadn't said anything I would not have known any different, love the print

On second thought it looks awful, so maybe you should just pack it up and send it to me. LOL It really is pretty fabric.

Wow! That is a beautiful table topper! Great work and I love the fabrics