This is what I was working on a few weeks ago and is what I’ve called the Tumbler Stars Chained table runner. Without borders it finishes at 12″ x 48″ and was very fast to put together.
I initially made this little doll’s quilt, which is 24″ x 24″, and then started playing with colour placement which resulted in the table runner.
What has taken so long to reveal it? Because I was writing a pattern for it, which is now available here at the Inklingo Web site. It’s absolutely free to download from the Inklingo site and is a small pdf file. You needn’t worry that any information you enter to get the download will result in tons of unsolicited e-mails or anything along those lines — Linda is one of the good guys who would not do that.
This is a version done by my friend, Charlsey, who was kind enough to test the pattern for me. I love the different looks one can get with different fabrics with 3 simple shapes — tumblers, skinny triangles and some squares.
I’m finding that I’m coming up with more and more ideas for small quilts and table runners and other items. I am very grateful to Linda Franz for her brilliant invention of Inklingo, her encouragement, support and amazing generosity in sharing her time, talent and knowledge as I start down this path. The various Inklingo shapes invade my thoughts 24/7, it seems. I often wake up with ideas for a design, get ideas when washing my hair in the morning, have trouble concentrating on work as the ideas fly through my mind — in other words, quilt ideas seem to have taken over! I’ve got almost every shape currently available in Inklingo collections printed and cut out on paper. Sometimes I play with the paper shapes to see if my ideas will work.
The cats are not the least bit interested. Lester was relaxing on the windowsill after watching some snowflakes drifting by the window Tuesday afternoon:
Quilt Obsession 
They are all nice. I can see that a lot of color combinations would work with that pattern.
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Congratulations Cathi!!! The pattern is indeed very pretty…. you need to publish your own patterns so that others may partake in your beautiful creations.
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Very interesting colour combinations!
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Cathi…i heartily agree with ivoryspring regarding you publishing your own patterns!…that would be wonderful!…that pix of Lester is just beautiful!…and Smudge…well…i really have to wonder if the (dare i say it) "kitty abuse" ever ends for these two charmers?…wink wink š
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love the runner and how your friend has made the two look completely different with her colour placementLove and hugs Gina xxx
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I'm so excited for you. It's time to be putting your constant designs down on paper. This has been a VERY LONG TIME coming! You have to do what you love (and where you're talent and gifts are). You give back so much for inklingo and it shows my friend, it really does. You've got me hooked and I'm kinda painful to hook, too!
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Hi Cathi, thank you so much for the pattern for the Tumblers. I have this collection but so far have only made a small wallhanging. I love your patterns for a runner and I love the way different fabrics look with this same pattern. So Thank You!!! Hugs Elly
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Love the table runner. I think the download is going to get a lot of hits. Good for you Cathi!
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Cathi…this is way cool. Love the pattern. I just may have to get this program from Linda. Thank you for sharing your ideas with your fans.Love the boys…snow again?
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Very pretty Cathi. It's amazing how long it takes to write up a pattern.Crispy
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Love this block. Such variety and such a simple block! Thanks for sharing!
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Congratulations on your pattern! It looks great (love the colors) and it's so clever to use tumblers to make stars.
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