Pumpkin Patch quilted tablerunner with embroidery

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Pumpkin Patch Tabletopper

Learn to create a Pumpkin Patch Tabletopper with this step-by-step tutorial, perfect for adding a warm autumn touch to your holiday decor. This guide covers sewing the base, adding machine embroidery for a unique design, and quilting to finish it off. Follow along to make a cozy centerpiece for your table this season.

We used the pumpkin designs from the Pumpkin Border Set and designs from the Gold Bar Border Set.
The finished size of the quilt is about 30 1/2" x 30 1/2".

You can purchase this table topper from our Etsy store!

Quilted tabletopper in cream and brown hues with embroidery of pumpkins.

You will need :

embroidery threads either polyester or rayon;
about 1/2 yard of light-colored solid fabric for the central part and borders;
about 1/2 yard of patterned fabric in autumn colors for the borders;
fabric for binding and backing;
light-weight cut-away embroidery stabilizer;
batting;
quilter's ruler;
rotary cutter;
iron;
#12 universal needle;
quilting threads of matching colors;
#14-#16 quilting needle;
printer and embroidery software (optional).

Cutting:

Out of the light-colored fabric, cut:

a square measuring 12 1/2" x 12 1/2";
2 strips measuring 5 1/2" x 14 1/2";
2 strips measuring 5 1/2" x 24 1/2".

Out of the patterned fabric, cut:

2 strips measuring 1 1/2" x 12 1/2";
2 strips 1 1/2" x 14 1/2";
2 strips measuring 4 1/2" x 24 1/2" and
2 strips measuring 4 1/2" x 32 1/2".

Assembly:

Note: seam allowance is 1/4" unless otherwise recommended. Press the seam immediately after you make it.

Sew the 2 patterned 1 1/2" x 12 1/2" strips to the upper and lower edges of the central square.
Then sew the 1 1/2" x 14 1/2" strips to the left and right edges of the central part.

Sew the 5 1/2" x 14 1/2" light-colored strips to the upper and lower edges of the working piece.

Sew the 5 1/2" x 24 1/2" strip to the right edge of the working piece.

Sew the 4 1/2" x 24 1/2" strips to the upper and lower edges of the working piece.

Sew the 4 1/2" x 32 1/2" strips to the left and right edges of the working piece.

Embroidery

Mark the position of the embroidery on the central part and light-colored borders. If you have a printer and embroidery software, print-outs of the designs can be helpful. If you do not, you can cut out shapes of the same size as the designs and arrange them on the fabric to determine the position of the embroidery.

Upload the files from the Pumpkin Border Set and the Gold Bar Border Set to the embroidery machine.
Select threads. Working with one pattern at a time, stabilize the area. Hoop the fabric tightly and embroider the designs one by one first in the center, then on the borders.

Paper print-outs in the center of the quilt and on light-colored borders to determine the position of the embroidery

Remove the excess stabilizer.

Quilting and Finishing

Now place the backing on a flat surface (table) face down. Cover with batting. Spread your working piece over it.

Pin all layers together.
We quilted in a free-motion style all over the working piece. Start from the central part, and echo-quilt the embroidery first, then the surrounding area.
Proceed to the first border, changing quilting thread to a matching one.
When quilting the embroidered border, again, first echo-quilt the embroidery, then the surrounding area.

A close-up of the embroidery and quilting stitches.

Press with heavy steam. Square the piece - all angles should be 90 degrees and opposite sides should be the same length.
Finish the raw edges with binding.