scrap happy table runner tutorial

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Scrap Happy Table Runner Tutorial

Today's tutorial is from Amy of Vintage Fern This tutorial is

not all vintage sheets but lots of fun vintage linens... it could

be done in all vintage sheets:)


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This was my submission for the So You Think Your CraftyAuditions. I didn't make the top ten so I won't be going on (Ithink I was 12). It was fun seeing all the other fun projectsand finding new to me blogs! There was alot of fun projects

submitted and I am excited to see what season 3 brings.Anyways, I took pictures while I was making it so here is atutorial!

ll vintage sheets:)

This was my submission for the So You Think Your CraftyAuditions. I didn't make the top ten so I won't be going on (Ithink I was 12). It was fun seeing all the other fun projects

and finding new to me blogs! There was alot of fun projectssubmitted and I am excited to see what season 3 brings.Anyways, I took pictures while I was making it so here is atutorial!

Here is what you will need:

scraps of fabric, doilies, trim, really you could use anythingthat could be sewn down and would look cute.


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You will also need two pieces of your main fabric (I used acream colored Kona cotton) and a piece of batting (I usedwarm and natural batting)

I cut my pieces about 37" by 13" but you can make any sizeyou want.


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Once you have your two main fabric pieces and your battingcut, lay them down in this order: batting first, then your twomain fabrics on top of that right sides together.

Then pin all your layers together so you can sew themtogether without them shifting. ( I know this part isn't fun, Ihate pinning and avoid it unless I have to)


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Then starting somewhere in the middle of a side, sew around

the whole thing using a 1/4 inch seam, except you need toleave about a 3 or 4 inch hole so that you can turn it rightside out.

like this


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Once you have sewn around the whole thing, clip the extra

corner fabric tips off to make it easier to turn the corners out

Then turn it right side out, I like to use a plastic chopstick Ifound at IKEA to help with the corners.


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Once you get it right side out, take it to your ironing board

and iron the whole thing, taking care to pay attention to thathole you left for turning and ironing that part in so you won'tbe able to tell where it was.

Then, sew around the edge, again pay attention to the part

where the hole was to make sure you get it sewn shut.


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After I got that done I added pom pom trim to both my ends.

(sorry for the picture quality, it started getting dark when imade this and I am too lazy to edit the pictures right now).After that I just layed down my bits of handkerchief anddoilies down and then cut pieces of fabric to fit in the spacesthat were left. I hope that makes sense.

Then I pinned them all down.


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Now, take it to your sewing machine and sew all those bitsdown, (I left the edges of all my fabrics raw by the way, onceit goes through the wash they will get a yummy frayed edge)I rolled the one end up so it would fit nicely in my sewingmachine. Just be careful of the pins so you don't get poked ( I

didn't get poked at all ) :)


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And here's a tip, when I got one piece all sewed down, Ididn't cut the thread, I just picked up the presser foot andmoved over to another piece. Can you see the threads in thepicture? Then after I got all the pieces sewn down I clippedall the threads.


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Then I added bits of embroidery wherever I felt like it.


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hen you are done and you have a happy table runner.

Thanks for sharing with us Amy!

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