Christmas Present Table Runner

Project by Michelle Roberts

Please read through all the instructions before starting your project

Finished size 18 ½” x 46 ½”

Materials

Christmas Fat Quarter pack
1 metre of red with gold reindeer fabric
½ metre of green shimmer fabric
½ metre of white fabric
20” x 50” Vlieseline Thermolam 272 batting
Threads from Aurifil

Haberdashery items

Quilters ruler, rotary cutter/scissors
Iron
Cutting mat
Basic sewing supplies
Frixtion fabric pen
Odif 505 basting spray or pins

Making the presents…

From the Christmas FQ pack, fussy cut the following pieces

(Fabric direction is important when cutting out your gift pieces)

Four 3” x 2” pieces for the small present
Eight 3” x 3” squares to make the medium presents
Eight 3” x 5” pieces for the large presents

From the green shimmer fabric, cut the following for the ribbon on the presents

One 1 ½” x 6 ½” strip and One 1 ½” x 4 ½” strip for the small present
Two 1 ½” x 6 ½” strip and Two 1 ½” x 3” strip for the medium presents
Two 1 ½” x 3” strip and Two 1 ½” x 10 ½” strip for the large presents

To make the bows, cut five 3” squares from the green shimmer fabric, and five 3” squares from the white fabric.

Draw a diagonal line across the white fabric, lay right sides together with a green square. Sew ¼” either side of the draw line. Cut along the line, press open and repeat to make 10 bow top pieces

Lets get sewing…

Join the main present pieces as shown below, adding a 2 ¾” x 1 ¼” square to either side of the centre bow.

Square up your gifts is needed.

Cut the following pieces from the white fabric. This will join the presents together to form the table runner.

One 6 ½” x 6 ¼” piece – add to top of small present
One 4 ½” x 6 ¼” piece – add to top of medium present
Four 12 ½” x 2 ½” strips – add in between each present
Two 12 ½” x 2 ½” strips – add to each end once presents are joined
Two 44 ½” x 2 ½” strips – add to top and bottom of main piece

From the red/gold reindeer fabric, cut

(check direction of fabric when cutting and joining)

Two 2” x 16 ½” strips
Two 2” x 50” strips (joint two pieces together to create one long length)

Join to the main table runner

Baste to Vlieseline thermolam batting, and backing piece*

*20” x 50” piece of red / gold reindeer fabric

Quilt using preferred method, I chose a 3” cross pattern using white thread

Trim away excess backing and batting, by cutting the red surround to measure 1 ½”.

Cut 1 ½” strips from the green shimmer fabric to create binding, sew to the surround with right sides together. Press over ¼” of the raw edge and hand sew to the reverse to complete your christmas gift table runner.