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Tutorial: Make a table runner

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Tutorial: Make a table runner

Tutorial: Make a table runner

I like a table runner for adding personality and color to a table top without covering the whole thing in fabric.  Natalie from The Creative Mom guest blogs in the A to Z series at The Ribbon Retreat with her tutorial for making a table runner.  She gives cutting instructions to make a table runner that is 14″ wide by 7 feet long.  You can easily adjust the cutting dimensions to make one in any size.  You can make them from any type of fabric (I’d suggest quilting weight cotton or home dec weight cotton), and add your choice of trim to the end for personality.  For the tutorial, click the link below:

How to sew a table runner, by The Creative Mom

[photo from The Creative Mom on The Ribbon Retreat blog]

Looking for more sewing patterns for table runners? Check these out on Etsy.

Have you read?

Easy Cosmetics Bag Sewing Pattern

The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!

It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.

Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.