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Introduction to the 15-Minute Table Runner

Today, I’m excited to walk you through creating the 15-minute table runner. While the project is simple and quick, you’ll indeed enjoy every moment of it.

I initially made this table runner years ago as a gift for my grandma. Although it took longer than 15 minutes at that time, I consider myself a fast and accurate quilter—we’ll see together if I can actually do it within the timeframe!

For this tutorial, I’ll be featuring Mia Charo’s latest collection, Bird Garden, available through FreeSpirit Fabrics. I’ll be using the Monica print for the center. Remember, if I exceed the 15 minutes slightly due to some precise cutting, consider it close enough!

Getting Started

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The first steps involve preparing our fabrics. You’ll need a quarter yard for your center strip and a half yard for the surrounding strips and backing. The simplicity of this project means there’s no batting involved, making it even faster.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Cutting the Fabric:

– Measure and cut your fabric to ensure your design (in this case, the bird) is precisely centered. – Lay the entire section out and align the selvedges.

2. Sewing the Strips:

– Align your center strip’s selvedges with the selvedges of your surrounding pieces.

– Stitch from one end to the other, treating it like strip piecing.

– Press the seams open for a smooth finish.

3. Assembling the Runner:

– Flip and align the pieces right sides together, and stitch the remaining sides.

– Press the seams open again.

– Trim the edges to ensure everything is neat and even.

Adding Embellishments

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Now comes the fun part—embellishments! We will be making yo-yos and adding buttons for decoration.

Creating a Yo-Yo:

– Use a Clover yo-yo maker to shape your fabric into a yo-yo.

– Stitch around the edges and gather it tightly to form a neat circle.

– Secure the yo-yo with a knot.

Attaching the Yo-Yos and Buttons:

– Position your yo-yo over the fabric’s seam where it makes a right angle.

– Stack and sew your chosen buttons to the yo-yo for added flair.

– Ensure everything is securely stitched to withstand use.

The Final Verdict

After dedicating 33 minutes to sewing the base and about 15 minutes more to embellishments, we’ve concluded that the 15-minute table runner is more realistically a 45-minute project.

However, it’s still a fast, enjoyable project perfect for any sewing level.

You’ll Want To Make It Again

This table runner project is not only quick but also incredibly versatile. You can create variations for each season or occasion, making it a staple in your home decor projects.

The Bird Garden collection by Mia Charo adds a beautiful, modern touch that will impress anyone. Remember, the fabrics are available in stores now.

Head over to SIY, sewityourself.com and find a participating retailer near you. Thanks to Jaftex for sponsoring today’s tutorial and making this possible. Join the SIY Hub to share your creations and get inspiration from fellow crafters. 

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Happy quilting, and I’ll see you in the next tutorial!

Supplies

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1/3 yard center fabric

1/2 yard side and backing fabric

1/8 yard of one fabric for the yo-yos

Buttons

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00:00 Welcome to SIY Sew It Yourself
00:40 Introducing the 15-Minute Table Runner
00:59 Choosing and Preparing Your Fabric
03:06 Starting the Sewing Process
05:47 Sewing and Pressing Techniques
09:41 Finishing the Table Runner
14:48 Adding Embellishments
29:42 Final Thoughts and Project Wrap-Up
33:03 Introduction and Project Overview
34:03 Materials and Preparation
03:06 Cutting and Sewing the Fabric
07:48 Pressing and Finishing the Table Runner
15:10 Creating and Adding Yo-Yo Embellishments
29:42 Final Thoughts and Conclusion

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The stitch is exactly like it sounds, a swirl with one or two echoes around it. But this simple stitch really elevates the look of the swirl, making any quilt you use it on look super fancy.

Usually I use it as a background filler, so this is the first time I’ve used is as a allover design and I absolutely love it! The texture it creates is amazing and really made my Pixelated Blooms quilt look beautiful.

In this video I show you how to stitch the allover echoed swirl, keep the scale the same throughout your quilt and move around your quilt effectively to avoid having empty spots that are hard to fill in later.

This is the abbreviated version of the tutorial. To see the full lesson including bonus footage of the real-time footage of me quilting the entire pass, check out our Echoed Swirls Free Motion Quilting Tutorial on Quilt Addicts Anonymous Academy.

It’s our new education website that is filled with more than 100 tutorials and in-depth courses you can take to become a better quilter. You can take this lesson on its own, or as part of a course that also includes the Pixelated Blooms piecing tutorial.

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Watch a commercial-free video tutorial on how to piece it, plus the full tutorial on how to quilt it at https://academy.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/course/pixelated-blooms/

Follow the color combinations in the pattern when selecting fat quarters to create a square flower, or pull 2 1/2-inch strips from your stash to make it super scrappy in any color combination.

The techniques used are not hard, but you will want to label your pieces for a smooth finish.

This stash-busting pattern is part of the Stashin’ with Stephanie series, where Quilt Addicts Anonymous founder Stephanie Soebbing releases a new fat quarter pattern each month. Learn more at this link: https://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product/stashin-with-stephanie-2/

This month we worked with Anew by Tamara Kate for Windham Fabrics. Tamara grew up in the Caribbean, which influences her fabric design. Anew is filled with bright colors, modern florals and adorable ladybugs.

The color combinations look beautiful in the modern Pixelated Blooms with the hot yellows and oranges in the center for the “pollen”, blues and teals for the “petals” and greens for the “leaves.”

I hope you enjoy this pattern and fabric combo as much as I do!

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You’ll learn how to use a template to cut the rounded edges of the oven mitt, create five yards of bias binding from a fat quarter, work with Insul-Bright to allow your oven mitt to reflect heat back toward your hot pans and hand stitch your binding down for a beautiful finished look.

The entire project can easily be completed in an afternoon, and doesn’t take many materials, so in addition to being a fun piece of usable decor, they also make great gifts. And you have plenty of time to make some for the holidays.

Make sure you grab our new Cookies for Santa Double Oven Mitt kit and watch the FREE tutorial on our new education site Quilt Addicts Anonymous Academy.

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In the video I show you how to think through your quilt path before you even load the quilt on to make your quilting easier and faster. Then I show you how I use these two rulers in combination to create an arrow design that follows the path of the fabric progression.

In the YouTube version, we just cover the basic combination. Make sure to check out our Quilt Addicts Anonymous Academy version to learn how to turn it in three different ways, while avoiding unnecessary traveling.

The full course also includes a piecing tutorial, pattern discount and bonus real-time footage of me quilting four row all three directions so you can see exactly how I did it if you need more instruction.

We do still have kits of Modern Trip Around the World featuring Collage by Janet Clara for Moda Fabrics. Grab them at the links below.

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Comic book boards are archival quality, which means they won’t damage your fabric if you store it on the boards for a long period of time. Once the fabric is wrapped around, they look like mini bolts you can store on a bookshelf, which is very aesthetically pleasing.

You can also fit all kinds of fabric on it. In addition to quilting cotton I’ve stored 108″ wide backings, flannel, garment fabrics like, coating wool, knits, even sequins.

I love how this looks and you can absolutely do it too. We are partnering with our local hobby store to be able to bring you comic book boards at a lower price than you’ll find on Amazon. You can grab them here: https://shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com/product/comic-storage-boards-from-southern-hobby-supply/

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I needed to clear out the back room that my stash has been hoarded in for the past four years and I decided it was time to actually organize it instead of just move the mess.

I documented the process on TikTok and we have pulled all the videos together here so you can see me transform my fabric hoard from a flaming dumpster fire to a beautifully organized stash where I can see everything at a glance and actually use what I have.

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In November 2022, my dad died. In the following months, I found myself in need of a project to process the anger, sadness, and loss I was feeling.

While going through his possessions, I realized how many T-shirts my dad had collected during his life. He had shirts dating back to the 1970s and my family and I had clear memories of them.

It became clear to me what I needed to do. I was not a quilter. I had pieced one-and-a-half quilt tops, but had not completed the process from beginning to end all by myself. Despite this fact, I decided I was going to make six T-shirt quilts, and that I would display them at the celebration of life I was planning. To meet that deadline, I had four months.

I purchased a new sewing machine. I used our T-Shirt Quilt pattern, because I had edited the video tutorials and felt I understood the process. I got entire bolts of interfacing, batting and wide backing, and I got started.

I completed every step of the process myself. But I was not alone. My family, friends, coworkers, and the quilt community on TikTok were cheering me on. I documented the entire process, and today we’re sharing it with you.

Thanks for sharing my journey with me.

If you are inspired by Courtney’s journey, here are some links to help you get going.

Follow her on TikTok: @cleighberry

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In today’s video I give you three examples of how my daughter and I have used panels in quilts to give you some ideas on how to bring your favorites to life.

No matter which method you choose, you’ll have a quilt top together in no time, since you can use the panel to take up some significant quilt real estate!

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I do have to fold my fat quarters a little bit different to make them short enough to allow the bins to be stacked. I show you how I do it and then you can watch as I organize my ENTIRE Tula Pink stash in color order.

Once you watch it, I want to see your stash, especially if you get it organized after watching this video. And if you make it to the end of the video, there’s a giveaway you can enter.

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