Summer Table Runner
by Mary Wilkins
Refresh the look in your home with this easy to make table runner. It can match your furnishings and enhance your surroundings. And, it's very easy for anyone to make up.
You can easily make one of these nice table runners in about half an hour. They can really dress up your table next time you have guests.
Here's how to do it:
- Cut your fabric 18" wide and 48" long.
- Press all raw edges under 1/4".
- Turn under 1/4" again and stitch a narrow hem on all four sides.
- Turn corners under to wrong side.
- Make sure corners meet and form a V. Tack corners together.
- Attach tassels to points.
Here is a handy little hint. Machine washing can turn your tassels into a tangled mess. Instead of sewing them to the runner, sew a small shirt button on the wrong side near the point. Slip the loop of the tassel over the button and no one will be the wiser. Next time it goes in the washing machine, slip the tassels off and wash as usual. Your tassels will be just like new when you put them back on.
Mary Wilkins has three grown children and six perfect grandchildren. Completely self taught, she has been sewing, and crafting for over 30 years. Her website http://www.sew-whats-new.com has been recognized in many sewing magazines and newsletters alike.
Mary Wilkins may be contacted at http://www.sew-whats-new.com or sewwhatsnew@hfx.eastlink.ca.
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