What you need:
fabric of your choice
thread that matches your fabric
straight pins
a measuring tape
scissors
sewing machine
I told y'all in my post about the Monogram Button Pillow that I had more plans for the fantastic curtain I bought on sale from Target... Well, here is project #2! I have been searching (with no luck) for either a table runner or place mats to go on the gorgeous table my hubby made us that coordinate with the dishes we got as wedding gifts. When I saw that curtain, with its vintage-y embroidery, I knew I wanted to make my perfect table runner instead of purchasing one.
Since we are currently living in a temporary, fully furnished apartment (yay, Army life), none of our furniture is up here. So, I wasn't able to measure our table to get the dimensions for my runner, like most of the websites I found were suggesting. Then, I randomly found a website (which I can't find now, sorry!) that suggested 13" x 60" as a good, generic size, so that's what I went with.
First, I cut the embroidered section off of the bottom of the curtain & cut that into two 15" sections, with a little still left over. (I decided to give myself an inch on each side so the finished product would be 13.")
After that was done, I started pinning the edges to hem. This was a bit of a task... I was trying to manage it while fighting off a kitten who thinks fabric is REALLY fun to play with. I kind of guestimated (once again) my hems. They are a little crooked by not enough to tell unless you look really closely.
After pinning to my little heart's content, I sewed up the edges, trimmed up any leftover threads, & voila! It still needs to be pressed, but I was so excited to show y'all that I saved that final step for a little later.
My lovely new shabby chic inspired (custom!) table runner. I love it! And, it cost me next to nothing since I used the same fabric & thread from my button pillow. What do you think?!
Perfect!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful..so talented!
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