Super quick Christmas burlap table runner {tutorial}

My Christmas gifts came super early this year. The first was in October when I was able to go see my son, my beautiful daughter in law and my two grandsons. The second will be home in about and hour!!!!!! So, instead of cleaning, I decided I need a table runner for the dining room table that had to be expanded to accommodate an extra person.

I saw this tutorial for a burlap table runner from Lindsay at Living With Lindsay and decided that a little Kate Spain was in order to make it perfect for me!

Using the measurements from her post I decided to go with the 14 inch width and measured my table for a length of 108 inches. I cut my burlap ( after washing it) accordingly, grabbed some linen, my Kate Spain 12 Days of Christmas, some batting and some backing fabric ( I think it was Kona snow) and off I went!

This was my table before. The chairs will be painted black...someday...and my tree is up but has not been decorated yet...so much to do but back to the table runner

After taking the measurements for your table choose three (or more) of your 2.5 inch strips. I happen to have a jelly roll so it made it even EASIER!

Sew the strips together

 You now have your strips done

Iron them flat

Cut the attached strips to 16in

I cut a piece of linen, you can use any cotton or even velvet....ooooooooh, that would be lovely! and attach your strips

cut a piece of batting

Quilt however you wish. Using my invisible marker, I choose to do 1in lines on the linen and stitching on either side of the strips. I left the edges of the green undone until later.Simple!!!!

When quilting is completed attach the burlap.

After the burlap is attached I finished off the green strip

Cut out the backing pin the top to the back

Sew around the entire runner making sure to leave an opening to pull it inside out. I think I left a three inch hole.

Turn the right way out and topstitch the entire runner

The after shots that are not very good but Tuesday is my running around to different kids functions day so I must apologize for the poor quality.

SUPER easy!!!!

Off to see my baby boy and give him big hugs!!!!

Linked to Fabric Tuesday

Falling Leaves quilt top on a very windy day

I am doing a happy dance!!! My foyer floor is clear ( for the moment) since I finished the quilt top this afternoon. The quilting will have to wait for me to finish a super cute baby project :o)

It was so windy Katy had a super hard time holding it!!!!! She is such a trooper :o)

The colors are amazing! I am hoping there will be a reprint of this fabric. It is beautiful!!!!

I had some scraps on my cutting table and made either a new mini quilt  for the mini quilt challenge on Amylouwho or a block for the back of this quilt ...decisions...decisions...

Linked to Sew Modern Monday

Hope you are having a fabulous and productive weekend!!!!!

Kim :o)

FIOS lines were not meant to be run over by lawnmowers.

I was being productive and mowing the grass and was trying to cheat by mowing the planting bed too...BAD idea...


This is what happens when the blade of a lawnmower meets up with fiber optic cable. So, internet,phone and tv were GONE.

I found a pattern for a five square block that was a lot of cutting but I changed a couple of steps and made it super quick! I think this one block took 1.5 to 2 hours including cutting /ironing/figuring out what I was doing ;o)  The block size is about 18 inches so this will make a whole quilt in no time.

I am using Denyse Schmidt's Hope Valley that has been waiting for the right season and project.  I was inspired by the trees changing in the yard and thought this fabric was perfect.

So maybe, hitting that line wasn't so horrible after all! 




Kim :o)

Back to work

Now that I am done, for the moment, with children's school related issues ( or shoo shoo's as Adam calls them) I can get back to work on some planned projects!!!!!

This is the book cover for English...who would not LOVE to look at this everyday?

Back to my work station to pound these out! I am getting so excited to see how it will turn out. 

If all goes well, I think it may be completed this weekend. I need total cooperation for "Mama sew time" My expectations are super low so I am sure I will not be disappointed. Here is a peek at what has been done so far :o)

Time for some coffee and some sewing!!!!!


Kim :o)