DESIGNER’S TIPS

This runner is worked in strips of motifs that are joined as they are worked. It is 4 motifs wide and 15 motifs long, but can easily be adjusted to make it longer, shorter, wider or narrower. It could even be made into a doily if desired. The first row of larger motifs is worked, then the following rows are joined to the side of it as they are worked. Fill-in motifs are worked in the open spaces between the motifs, and there are small end motifs to fill in the more open areas across each end. The motifs look like they will be round as the work progresses, but when the piece is stretched out to block, the motifs take on an oval shape and form an interesting pattern.