| We made this attractive table runner and place mats to decorate our
table for Christmas dinner. The set is simple to put together and will
certainly charm your guests. |
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| For the project you will need 2" wide strips of 6 green and 6 red fabrics,
about 1 yard of golden fabric, batting and backing.
For embroidery, you will need metallic gold embroidery thread (or, if
you don't want to use metallic, a golden yellow will do just as well) and
cut-away stabilizer. You can also use polyester craft felt instead of stabilizer. |
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The Table Runner
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| The finished size of the table runner is about 20" x 50". |
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| For the table runner you will need: |
Green strips:
2" x 30 1/2" - one
2" x 33 1/2" - two
2" x 36 1/2" - two
2" x 39 1/2" - two
2" x 42 1/2" - two
2" x 45 1/2" - two |
Red strips:
2" x 2" - two
2" x 5" - two
2" x 8" - two
2" x 11" - two
2" x 14" - two
2" x 17" - two |
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Out of golden fabric cut
2 strips measuring 2 1/2" x 51 1/2"
2 strips measuring 2 1/2" x 24"
3 strips measuring 2 1/2" and the length of the width of the fabric
for binding. |
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Assembly:
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| Start with the green 2" x 30 1/2" strip and attach the two red squares
to the ends. Proceed to assemble the top by attaching green strips to the
top and bottom, and red strips to the left and right of the working piece,
as shown below. |
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Sew the golden 2 1/2" x 51 1/2" strips to the long sides of the top.
Sew the golden 2 1/2" x 24" strips to the short sides of the top. |
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Embroidery:
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| Mark the position of the embroidery patterns on the top. It's a good
idea to use paper print-outs for the purpose. Stabilize the places
and make the embroidery, stating with the central design. |
| We embroidered the Cutwork
Christmas Tree (for mega hoop), without doing any cutwork, in the center. |
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| Christmas
Eve went on the left side of the table runner. |
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| Fir-Trees
in Snow (for large hoop) went on the righ side. |
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Place Mats
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| The finished size of each placemat is about 14" x 17". |
| The place mats are slightly different - two of them feature a red pyramid,
and two have green pyramids.
For the place mats with the green pyramid, you will need: |
Red Strips:
2" x 2" - one
2" x 3 1/2" - two
2" x 5" - two
2" x 6 1/2" - two
2" x 8" - two
2" x 9 1/2" - two |
Green Strips:
2" x 2" - one
2" x 5" - one
2" x 8" - one
2" x 11" - one
2 x 14" - one
2 x 17" - two |
Cut one 2" x 17" strip out of the golden fabric. Finally, for the binding,
you will need 2 golden strips measuring 2 1/2" and the length of the width
of the fabric. |
| Start assembly with the red and green squares, which you should stitch
together. Then, attach red strips to the left and right sides of the working
piece, and green strips to the bottom, as shown below. |
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| Finally, attach the two 2" x 17" green strips to the top and bottom
of the working piece. |
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| Complete the piece with a 2" x 17" gold strip across the top. |
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The place mat features the Christmas
Ornaments
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| For the place mats with the red pyramids, the above procedure is exactly
reversed, as you can see in the picture below. |
The place mat features the Christmas
Bell III
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Embroidery:
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| Stabilize and make the embroidery in the center of the place mats. |
The place mat features the Christmas
Stocking
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The place mat features the Christmas
Bell Horn
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Quilting and finishing:
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Cut away the excess stabilizer around embroidery.
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 around the embroidery and then in a free-motion style all over
the quilts. |
| Finish the raw edges with golden binding. |
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The set is ready. Enjoy!
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Happy Stitching!
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