| This beautiful summer table runner is a real eye-catcher, and what's
best, you can make it quickly and easily. It took us a weekend to finish
it, embroidery and all.
We used the applique designs from the Rose
and Leaf Applique Set. |
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| The finished size of the tablerunner is about 15" x 44". We used 1
yard of green patterned fabric, about 1/4 yard of light cream fabric and
scraps of pink, rose and green fabrics for the applique. You will also
need low-loft batting and fabric for the backing (about 17" x 46").
For applique you can use light- to medium-weight iron-on cut-away stabilizer.
If you want your applique to stand out, you can use either polyester felt
or low-loft batting instead of the stabilizer. |
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| For the convenience of hooping, we cut the parts out a little bit larger
than the final product will be. |
| Out of the cream fabric, cut a rectangle measuring 8 1/2" to
9" wide by 29" long.
Out of green fabric, cut a rectangle measuring 8 1/2" to 9" wide by
29" long and two rectangles measuring 7 1/2" wide and 17" to 18"long.
Out of the rest of the green fabric, cut out the binding: you'll need
3 strips 2 1/2" wide and as long as the width of the fabric (40-42"). |
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| Assemble the top as shown on the diagram below. Seam allowance is 1/4". |
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| Print out snapshots of the Rose Applique designs. Arrange them on the
top in a semi-circle over the border between the two contrasting fabrics.
Make the embroidery either on iron-on cut-away stabilizer, felt, or
low-loft batting. Whichever you use, cut it away after each fragment. |
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| After the embroidery is finished, make a sandwich out of the backing,
batting and top, and pin all three layers together. Quilt in a free-motion
style. Press with heavy steam. Square the piece and cut it to the final
size. Finish the raw edges with binding. |
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The table-runner is finished. Enjoy!
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We hope that you liked our idea and will come up with many of your
own.
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