How to Make a Holiday Table Runner

There's no better way then to dress up your table during the holiday seasons, than with a table runner.

Follow this simple instructions to designing, cutting, and sewing your very own holiday table runner.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Holiday fabric
• 2 Tassels
• Scissors
• Sewing Machine
• Matching Thread
• Pencil
• (optional) Decorative Trim

1. Measure the length of your table and decide upon a suitable length for your table runner. Will it lay across the middle or hang down over the edges?

2. Choose a fabric that compliments your home decor and theme of the holiday. For example velvets for christmas, rich fall colors and leave prints for Thanksgiving, or elegant swirls.

3. Add one inch to your measurement and cut fabric to length. Then cut your fabric 14" wide.

4. Fold your fabric in half lengthwise. Cut each to a 45 degree angle.

5. Wrong side up, fold in 1/2" then another 1/2" on top of it so the raw edge is not showing. Hold in place with pins and stitch completely around table runner.

6. Stitch tassels on each point of your table runner and your finished!!

Tips & Warnings

• Add decorative trims to your table runner.
• Make more than one for the different seasons.
• You can make your runner reversible by stitching two different fabrics, wrong sides together, for convenient changing of pattern.
• If you are not sewing inclined, glue a decorative trim along edges of runner instead stitching around it.