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G U E S T B L O G b y P AS Q U E F L O W E R : E A S Y P E A S Y T A B L E R U N N E R

T h a n k y o u t o P a tr i c i a f o r i n v i t i n g me t o b e a g u es t b l o g g e r t o da y!

M y r ea l nam e i s L e A n n F r o b o m . I ’ v e b ee n a f a b r i c l o v e r m o s t o f m y l i f e. I s ta r te d sew i n g a n d

emb r o i d e r i n g a t t he ag e o f f o u r .

I g r ew up on a f a rm i n e as t er n Sou t h Da k o t a . I wa s a c t i v e i n 4-H and deb a te, a n d wen t o n t o m a j o r i n

h o me e c o n om i c s at Sou t h Da k o t a S ta t e Un i v e r s i t y. I v e e r e d o f f t h a t p a t h a n d en d e d up i n l aw s c h o o l .

I ’ v e s p e n t t h i r t y -o d d y e a r s u s i n g m y l a w deg r e e an d r a is i n g t h r e e w on d e r f u l k i d s. Bu t I n e v e r c omp l e t e l y

a b an d o n e d m y l o v e o f f a b r i c, sew i n g , h a n dw o r k a n d q u i l t i n g .

I ’m no w a sem i-r e t i r e d emp t y-n e st e r w i t h t h r e e g r o wn k i d s , tw o g r o wn s te p c h i l d r e n , a n d n i n e delightfulg r a n d c h i l d r e n . I n 20 1 1 , I o p e n e d my E t s y s h o p , Pa s q ue F l o we r C r e a t i o n s , wh i c h f e a t u r e s b o u t i q u e

c h i l d r e n ’ s c l o t h i n g a n d o t h e r f u n an d f u n c t i o n a l f a b r i c i t ems . h t t p ://ww w.e tsy.co m/shop/pasque f l o wer . I

a l s o s t a r t ed a b log , h t t p ://pasque f l o we r pon de r i n g s .b l ogspo t . com a n d j o i n e d t h e E t s y B l o g T e am , a nd

t h at ’s h ow I “me t ” P a tr i c i a a k a M a ma w .

I w i l l b e sh o w i n g y o u h o w t o m a k e a n easy peasy t a b l e r u n n e r, b as e d on La Rae Bu nn e l l C l a r k ’ s Te n

M i n u t e Tab l e Runn e r . (The r e’ s n o c o m me r c i a l p a t t e r n.) L aRae i s a f f i l i a t e d w i t h U t a h S t a te Un i v e r s i t y ’ s

Web e r Cou n t y E x t e n s i o n O f f i c e a n d s he has g r a n te d pe rm i s s i o n t o f r e e l y e n j o y a n d s h a r e t h is f u n p r o j e c t .

(I t t a kes me a l i t t l e m o re t han t en m i nu t e s , bu t even a beg i nne r can co mp le t e one in abou t an hou r.) Yo u r

f i n i s h e d ta b l e r u n n er w i l l b e approximately 4 1 i n c h e s l o n g a n d 1 5 i n c h e s w i d e .

I ’ v e c h o s e n t o us e f u n an d f u n k y H a l l o we e n f a b r i c f o r t h i s t u t o r i a l . I ’ v e ma de se v e r a l us i n g s e as o n a l

f a b r i c s , b u t a n y t wo f a b r i c s t ha t p l a y we l l t o g e t h e r w ou l d b e f i n e .

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S T EP 1 : C H O O S E Y O U R F A B R I C S

1/3 y a r d o f a “ th eme” o r f o c u s f a b r i c x w i d t h o f f a b r i c (WOF) – 12 i n c h e s b y 42 i n c h e s

1/2 y a r d o f a c o o r d i n a t i n g f a br i c x W O F – 1 8 i n c h e s b y 42 i n c he s

I c h o s e C a c k l e J ac k s f r om T h e A l e x a n d e r H e n r y F a b r i c s C o l l e c ti o n f o r m y t h em e f a b r i c. I j u s t l o v e t h os e

co l o r f u l w ac ky j a c k-o-lan t e r n s!



Ch oo s i n g m y c o o r d i n a t i n g f a b r i c wa s mo r e d i f f i c u l t . I h a d t h r ee st r o n g c o n t e n d e r s, b u t I d e c i d e d t o u s e a

M a y w o o d S t u d i o b l a c k w i t h t i n y t a n d o ts f r om m y s t as h. I h a d a ls o c o ns i d e re d t he p u r p l e a n d b l ac k

L i l a c P ar a de f r om t h e B u g g y B a r n f o r H e n r y G l a s s & C o . an d a n o ra n g e an d c r eam L o n n i R o s s i p r i n t

f r om A n d o v e r F a b r i cs I n c. I n t h e e n d, I d e c i d ed t he b la c k w o u l d b e st an c h o r m y w i l d a n d c ra z y f o c u s

p r i n t .

S T E P 2: P R E S S & T R I M

P r e ss y o u r f a b r i c s . T r i m s e l v a g es . Squ a r e u p y o u r f a b r i c t o c r e a t e a s tr a i g h t e d g e w i t h n o f a b r i c w h i s k e r s.



S T E P 3: S E W

P l a c e y o u r f a b r i c s r i g h t s i d e s t o g e t h e r (RST). Sew one l o n g ed g e w i t h a ½ i n c h s e am a l l o wa n c e .

N o w b r i n g t h e u n sew n l o n g e d g e s o f y o u r f a b r i c s to g e t he r a n d sew w i t h a ½ i n c h s eam a l l o w a n c e.



N o nee d t o f i n i s h t h es e s eams . The y ’ l l b e t u c k e d o u t o f s i g h t i n s i d e y o u r f i n i s h e d ta b l e r u n n e r. (NOT E :

I f y o u w an t e d t o d r e ss u p y o u r r u n n e r, y o u c o u l d i n s e r t t h i n f a b r i c p i p i n g b e tw e e n t h e tw o f a b r i c s .)



S T E P 4: P R E S S A G A I N

P r e ss t h e s eams awa y f r o m t h e ce n t e r o r t h eme f a b r i c a n d t ow a r d t h e c o o r d i n a t i n g f a b r i c .

T u r n y o u r f a b r i c t u b e r i g h t s i d e ou t .

L a y y o u r f a b r i c t u b e on y o u r i r o n i n g s u r f a c e, t h eme f a b r i c s h o w i n g , a n d c a re f u l l y mea s u r e t h e bo r d e r s so

t h a t t h e y a r e e xa c t l y t h e s ame w i d t h o n e i t h e r s i d e o f y o u r c e n t e r f a b r i c . I mea s u r e i n a t l ea st f o u r o r f i v e

spo t s as I am p r ess i ng . (That ’ s p r o bab l y w h y i t t a kes me mo re t han 10 m i nu t e s!)



S T E P 5: F I N I S H T H E S H O R T E N D S

T r i m t h e s h o r t e n ds s o t h e y a r e e v e n an d pe r p e n d i c u l a r t o t h e bo r d e r s .

Se r ge o r z i g zag s t i t c h each o f t he sho r t ends t o p reve n t r a ve l i n g . I f se r g i ng , be su r e t o t i e , wea ve , and sn i p

yo u r t h r ead t a i l s.



S T EP 6: F O L D I N H A L F L E N G T H W I S E

F o l d y o u r f a b r i c i n h a l f l e n g t h w i s e so y o u h a v e a l o n g s k i n n y r e ct a n g le w i t h y o u r t h em e f a b r i c s h ow i n g .

S t i t c h a ½ i n c h s e am t h r o u g h a l l 4 l a y e r s o f f a b r i c o n ea c h o f t h e s h o r t e n d s.




Ope n t h e f o l d e d r e c t a n g l e s o t h at t h e c o o r d i n a t i n g f a b r i c s i d e i s u p an d t h e t h eme f a b r i c i s o n t h e bo t t o m .

A l i g n t h e s eam y ou j u s t s ewed w i t h t h e ce n t e r f o l d o n t h e c o o r d i n a t i n g f a b r i c a n d p r e s s t h e se am open .

Y o u w i l l h a v e a te e n y t i n y t r i a n g l e a t th e t o p o f t h e l a r g e r t r i a n g l e . I u s u a l l y t u r n a n d t a c k t h e se am edge s

a t t he o t he r end o f t he sho r t seam as we l l , bu t t ha t i s op t i o na l .



S T EP 8: F L I P T H E E N D T R I A N G L E S T O T H E F R O N T S I DE O F T H E T A B L E R U N N E R

No w f l i p t h e e n d tr i a n g l es s o t ha t y o u r s eam i s h i d d e n inside t h e t r i a n g l e. Yo u s h o u l d h a v e two end

t r i a n g l e s o f y o u r c o o r d i n a t i n g f a b r i c . I u s u a l l y m ea s u r e f r o m t h e c e n t er se am t o t h e r i g h t e d g e an d t he

c e n t e r s eam t o t h e l e f t e d g e t o mak e s u r e my t r i a n g l e i s p r o p e r l y c e n t e re d . I a l s o u se my han d y da n d y

T h a t P u r p l e T h a n g t o o l (h t t p ://blog. fabs ho ph op.co m/b lo g/?p=1 106 ) to m ak e su r e m y po i n t s a r e shar p .

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N o w p r e ss t h o se pe r f e c t l y c e n t e r e d en d t r i a n g l e s s o y o u ha v e n i c e s h a r p p o i n t s a n d c r i s p e d g e s.

S T EP 1 0: A D D B U T T O N S

Sew a dec o r a t i v e b u t t o n t h r o u g h t h e c e n te r se am o f t h e en d t ri a n g l e a n d t h e t heme f a b r i c . T r y not t os t i tc h t h r o u g h t h e c o o r d i n a t i n g f a b r i c o n t h e ba c k. You c o u l d a d d r i c k r a c k , mo r e bu t t o n s, y o-y o ’ s o r

w h a t e v e r y o u r l i t t l e c r ea t i v e h e a r t d es i r e s, b u t I u s u a l l y j u s t p i c k a f u n b u t t o n .



S T E P 1 1 : V O I L A!



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