| This quilted tablerunner features 2 photo-stitch designs of Poinsettia,
Poinsettias
and 2 redwork poinsettias from the Christmas
Quilting Set. All designs used are for a large hoop (5" x 7").
This project is pretty quick and easy, and the results are very rewarding.
It's great as a centerpiece for your Christmas table.
The finished size of the tablerunner is about 21 1/2" x 51 1/2". |
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For the project you will need:
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1/2 yard of light-colored fabric for the background,
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about 1/2 yard of golden-colored fabric for the blocks,
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about 1 yard of brigthly-colored patterned fabric for the triangles
and borders,
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about 1/4 yard of green fabric for the squares and binding,
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a 6" x 12" piece of red fabric,
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cut-away iron-on stabilizer or polyester felt to be used instead of stabilizer,
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rayon or polyester embroidery threads for embroidery, cotton threads for
sewing and quilting.
You will also need fabric for the backing and low-loft batting.
Use size 12/80 embroidery needle for embroidery and 12/80 general purpose
needle for sewing. |
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Cutting
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Out of light-colored fabric for the embroidery background,
cut
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3 squares measuring 11 1/2" x 11 1/2".
Out of golden-colored fabric, cut
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12 squares measuring 6" x 6"
Out of red fabric, cut
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2 squares measuring 6" x 6"
Out of green fabric, cut
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2 squares measuring 6" x 6"
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3 strips 2 1/2" wide and the length of the width of the fabric for the
binding
Out of bright patterned fabric, cut
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8 squares measuring 6" x 6",
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2 squares measuring 8 1/2" x 8 1/2", subcut them by diagonal into 4 triangles
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2 strips measuring 3" x 16" and
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2 strips measuring 3" x 52"
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Blocks:
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Take a light-colored 11 1/2" x 11 1/2" square and one of the 6" x 6"
golden squares.
Position the golden square in the corner of the light-colored square.
Align the edges. With a pencil, draw a diagonal, as shown on the diagram
below. Sew along the diagonal. Cut, leaving 1/4" seam allowance. Unfold
the corner and press. |
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| Repeat with all the corners. Make one corner at a time. |
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| Make 3 such blocks. |
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Assembly:
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| Sew two patterned 6" x 6" squares to two sides of each red and each
green 6" x 6" square, as shown on the diagram below. You'll have 4 such
units. |
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| Row 1: Sew one unit with the red square to the right side of
the first block as shown: |
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| Row 2: Sew the units with green squares to the right and left
sides of the next block as shown: |
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| Row 3: Sew the remaining unit with the red square to the left
side of the last block as shown: |
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| Sew the rows together as shown: |
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| Now place the ruler along the diagonal of all patterned squares and
cut through. |
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| Sew the patterned triangles to the raw sides of the end blocks: |
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| Sew the short patterned strips to the short ends of the working piece. |
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| Sew the long patterned strips to the long ends of the working piece. |
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Embroidery
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| Stabilize each block with light-weight cut-away stabilizer. Embroider
one block at a time. Make an embroidery of Christmas
Candles on the light squares.
We prefer to use polyester craft felt instead of stabilizer. After embroidery
is finished cut away the excess felt around the embroidery. |
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| Poinsettia |
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| Christmas
Quilting Set |
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Quilting and Finishing:
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| Now place the backing on a flat surface (table) face down. Cover with
batting. Spread your working piece over it. |
| Pin all three layers together with 1" pins and start quilting. We quilted
along the lines of the embroidery and made stippling all over the background
fabric. The patterned triangles were quilted in parallel lines. |
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| After the quilting is finished, press the work with heavy steam and
square the work -- all corners should be 90 degrees and opposite sides
should be of the same length.
Finish the raw edges with the binding. |
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The table runner is ready. Enjoy!
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Happy Stitching!
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