Thursday, August 27, 2009

How To Sew a Table Runner

Go for a stroll over at Craftzine and check out my new Table Runner tutorial! I made it using my Family Cottage prints on hemp/organic cotton canvas and paired it with a nice solid brown canvas (also organic cotton!). Of course I had to add a dose rickrack, cuz that's what I do.

These prints are available in my shop in 4-Pack Sample Sets. Each set, a warm and a cool, has 4 cuts measuring 9" x 13". To make the runner, I cut each of the sample cuts in half, approx. 9" x 6.5".

Of course, you could also use whatever prints you have in your stash. This is an easy way to showcase your favorites!

7 comments:

QuirkyDolls said...

Ive always wondered why stores keep rickrack on the shelves. Its so old fashioned and dated. But....."peeking out" like you put it was so Cute!

julesinseach said...

I LOVE your Sewing Green book and this runner is absolute perfection.

Paul Overton said...

Nice! I would definitely put that on my table. Thanks Betz.

Jenni Price said...

This is so trendy-love it!

Rima said...

This is beautiful!

Rima
www.yarnydays.com

sonja said...

I'm learning how to sew, this was my first project..it turned out pretty well...I don't have a large cutting pad and managed to make my large rectangle rather crooked, but I love it and it was a great project! I'll make another one for winter and get the rectangle right.

Sonja Hoyle said...

I adore this table runner! In fact, I just made one using Nature-ology fabric (by Studio E) from my stash, and backed with neutral hemp fabric. I went without the ric-rac (but will try it out next time!) and it looks brilliant!! Thanks for sharing the tutorial, Betz!!