If you've been looking to add a bit of flair to your holiday table try this serged and embroidered table runner! The embroidery will give your table a high-end look while using a seasonal fabric will bring cheer to your dining room decor. Download instructions. Download snowflake design one. Download snowflake design two.
Materials:
- 1/2 yard holiday fabric
- 1/3 yard solid fabric
- Madeira Embroidery Thread
- Tear-Away Stabilizer
- 9 1/2" x 14" hoop
- Ultra soft fusible stabilizer
- 4 cones serger thread
- Basic sewing and embroidery supplies
Tools:
- Baby Lock Embroidery machine
- Baby Lock Serger
Steps:
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Prepare fabric for embroidery.
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Iron ultra soft fusible to wrong side of 1/3 yard inner fabric
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Hoop tear away stabilizer and inner fabric in 9 ½” x 14” hoop.
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Embroidery design using three different colors one for each snowflake design. Keep rehooping fabric and stabilizer until fabric is embroidered to your liking.
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Optional: Embroider a larger center snowflake or monogram.
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Prepare to serge the table runner. Set up the serger for 4-thread overlock.
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Put needles in the first and second positions. Set your stitch length to 2.75 and your stitch width to 6.5.
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With right sides of your outer and inner fabrics together serge down both long sides. Press serged seams towards outer fabric.
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Turn fabric right side out center your inner fabric and press.
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Serge short ends of table runner leaving a 3-inch opening on one end for turning. Hand-sew once runner is turned out.
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