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"Hallowitchy" Table Runner

 

What you’ll need

Yellow-Orange Batik:

  3-  10” x 10” embroidered blocks

Halloween Themed fabrics:

12-  3” x 3” Halloween themed fabrics for block corners 

Black Kona Cotton:

  4-  2 ¼” x 9 ½” sashings between blocks, left and right border pieces              

  2-  2 ¼” x 34” top and bottom borders

Purple Batik:

  2-  1” x 13” left and right flanges

  2-  1” x 34” top and bottom flanges

Moon and Stars themed fabric:

  2-  2 ¼” x 13” left and right outer borders

  2-  2 ¼” x 38” top and bottom outer borders

Orange/Black Stripe:

  1- 18” x 39” backing

  1-  2 ¼” x 120” binding

Cotton Batting

   1- 18” x 39”

 

3-Tearaway stabilizer to fit hoop

Black embroidery thread

3- colored embroidery thread to coordinate with fabrics for text in blocks

Print out of embroidery design

Sewing thread to coordinate with fabrics

Thread for quilting

505 Spray Adhesive

Featured Design

https://www.grandslamdesigns.com/happy-halloween-99-embroidery-design

Other designs that could be used:

https://www.grandslamdesigns.com/fabulous-witch-shoes-embroidery-design

https://www.grandslamdesigns.com/flying-witch-embroidery-design

https://www.grandslamdesigns.com/witchful-thinking-halloween-3-embroidery-design

Notes

  • Be sure to read through all the instructions before beginning.
  • There is a schematic of which fabrics go where, with the sizes in the next picture.
  • Gather all the supplies.
  • Wash, starch, and press all fabrics.
  • ¼” seams are used throughout.
  • Measurements listed are cut measurements—for borders and flanges, the width is accurate and the length will be trimmed after sewing. For the embroidered blocks, they are cut down after embroidery.
  • If measurements are changed to fit what you’d like, be sure to allow for extra fabric.
  • When the corner squares are sewn onto the embroidered blocks, “Snowball” quilt blocks are formed.

Preparation

  • Here is a layout of the cut fabrics, with a swatch of the fabric.
  • The widths of the flange and border pieces is final width; however, the lengths are longer and will be cut down after stitching them on.
  • The corner block sizes are final cut sizes.
  • The block fabrics for embroidery are cut larger and then cut down after embroidery.
  • The binding is cut the width, and extra length is given for turning corners and finishing.
  • The backing and batting are cut 1” larger all the way around.

  • With some fabrics, the wrong side may be used instead of what is considered the right side; it may give a color that is better for the project—the decision is yours.
  • Print a copy of the design.
  • Find the center of the cut fabric to center the embroidery design.

  • Determine the fabrics that will be used around each of the three embroidered squares.
  • Cut the fabric to be embroidered. For the project, the yellow-orange batik fabric was cut 10” square.

  • Find the center of each square. To do this, lay a ruler from corner to corner and mark with chalk.

Machine prep and hooping

  • Load the design on the machine.
  • Black thread is used for the circle around the text.
  • Choose an embroidery thread color to coordinate with the squares that were chosen to go around the center block.

Embroidery

  • Center and hoop one piece of fabric with a piece of tearaway stabilizer.
  • Stitch the design with the chosen colors.
  • Remove the embroidered fabric from the hoop and remove the excess stabilizer.
  • Repeat hooping and stitching two more times with the other chosen thread colors.

  • Press the fabrics and square them up to 9” square, centering the embroidery.

Corner squares

  • Cut the 12- 3” x 3” corner squares from the fabrics.
  • Lay out the squares as planned.
  • Draw a line from corner to corner as shown by the dotted lines.
  • At the sewing machine, stitch about one thread width inside the drawn line, backstitching at each corner.

  • The lines show how the squares are sewn onto each corner.
  • After sewing on each corner, press to set the seams.
  • Flip each corner up and press into position.

  • Find the seam and fold back the background fabric.
  • Trim the excess corner fabric to ¼”.
  • Repeat for all corners on all blocks.

Sashing, flange, borders

  • Press all the corners back into place. If desired, place a little tack of glue in each corner to tack the corners to the background fabric.
  • Audition fabrics from your stash for the sashings, borders, and flange pieces.
  • For the project, black Kona cotton sashing and top and bottom borders were added.
  • Purple batik fabric was chosen for the flange.
  • A moon and star themed fabric was used for the outer border pieces.
  • For this project, everything was pulled from scraps in the stash.

 

  • Cut the 4 sashing strips.
  • For the project, the strips were cut as stated in the materials list.

  • Place right sides and together and sew the sashing pieces to the left and right sides of the left and right blocks.
  • Sew the pieces on using a ¼” seam.
  • Set the seams and then press the seams toward the sashing.
  • Trim the sashing pieces even with the embroidered blocks.

  • Next, sew the middle block to the left and right blocks at the sashing pieces.
  • Cut the top and border pieces.
  • With right sides together, sew them to the top and bottom of the blocks section.

  • Set the seams and press the seam toward the border.
  • Square up and trim the borders even with the sashing strips on each end.

  • Measure and cut the flange strips.
  • For the project, the flange pieces were cut as stated in the materials list.
  • Press the flange strip in half lengthwise.
  • Measure and cut the flange pieces longer than the left and right sides of the sashing.

  • Baste the flange pieces on the left and right sides, sewing about 1/8” seam.
  • Trim the flange pieces even with the top and bottom borders.
  • Cut flange pieces the length of the top and bottom borders.
  • Baste on the top and bottom flanges.
  • Square up and trim the flange ends even.

  • The table runner should look like this now.
  • Next will be to add the outer borders.

  • Cut the left and right border strips.
  • Sew them on and press the seam toward the border.
  • Square up the borders at the top and bottom.

  • Cut the top and bottom borders pieces.
  • Sew on the borders, press the seam toward the border.
  • Square up and trim the border pieces.

Final Steps

  • Cut a piece of batting about 2” larger than the table runner top.
  • Cut a piece of backing fabric 2” larger than the table runner top.
  • Sandwich the table runner: backing fabric wrong side up, batting, table runner top right side up.
  • Pin or spray baste the quilt sandwich.
  • Choose a thread color for quilting.

  • Quilt the table runner as desired.
  • For this project, all the seams were stitched in the ditch first, and then a random web-like stitching was done.
  • Hint: use quilting gloves to help grip the fabric while quilting.

  • After the quilting is finished, square up and trim the table runner.
  • Cut bias strips of fabric for the binding and sew them together to form one long strip.
  • Stitch the binding on using your favorite method.
  • For this project, the binding was pressed in half lengthwise, sewn to the back, pressed to the front, and a blanket stitch used with black embroidery thread to stitch it down.
  • The table runner is completed.
  • The colors pop and it’s a great way to use up smaller fabrics from your stash.

Conclusion:

Congratulations! Whether for yourself or a gift, learning new ways to use embroidery designs increases your enjoyment of stitching. There is no doubt your project will be a “Grand Slam!”

By the “Grand Slam Designs” Team

 

 

By the "1Z Embroidery" Team

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