HEIRLOOM TABLE RUNNER...• INSPIRA® Aqua Magic Stabilizer 620120201 • INSPIRA® Low Heat Thermal...

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HEIRLOOM TABLE RUNNER By Barbara Moore

Education Sewing Specialist

Explore different heirloom techniques and complete this beautiful runner for your table.

SUPPLY LIST: • Clear Open Toe foot 820916096 • Pintuck Foot 820776096 • INSPIRA® Aqua Magic Stabilizer 620120201 • INSPIRA® Low Heat Thermal Film 620115596 • INSPIRA® 2.0/80 Twin needle 620104696 • INSPIRA® 90 Topstitch needle 620099096 • INSPIRA® 80 Universal needle 620098096 • 2 yds. Linen fabric • 2¼ yds. Lace insertion (½” to ⅝” wide) • 4 yds. lace edging (1” wide) • 2¾ yds. white bridging • ⅝ yd. white entredeux • ¾ yd. cream satin silk ribbon (¼” wide) • 2 spools white cotton thread • 1 spool ecru 40 weight ecru rayon thread • Fabric folding pen • Wash Away Marker • Lace trimming scissors


• Embroidery trimming scissors • Pins • Rotary Cutter, Ruler and Mat • 1 Plain White Towel

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS: Embroidery Panel:

12” x 16” Aqua Magic

12” x 16” linen

Ribbon Stitches Panel: If you don’t have a sewing machine that has Ribbon Stitches, embellish this piece with your favorite decorative stitches.

12”x13” linen

¾ yards of ¼” wide cream satin or silk ribbon. Not needed if not doing ribbon stitches

(2) 12”x16” Low Heat Thermal Film or Clear and Melt Stabilizer

Tucked Panel:

10 ½”x16” linen

Pin Tuck Panel:

10”x16” linen

Lace Shaping Panel:

10”x16” linen

2 yards of ½” to ⅝” wide lace insertion

Cathedral Lace Window Panel:

(2) 3”x 8” bias strips linen

(2) 3”x 8” straight strips linen

8” lace insertion ½” to ⅝”wide


Table runner ends:

(2) 14½ x 9½ linen Fold each piece in half lengthwise to find center. Cut each piece to form end piece as shown

Set aside.

14½”

9½”

EMBROIDERY PANEL: If you do not have an embroidery machine, embellish with a purchased lace applique

• Place 12” x 16”piece of linen on top of 12” x16” piece of aqua magic water soluble stabilizer.

• Place on top of outer hoop and place inner hoop inside. Tighten hoop screws. • Insert 90 embroidery needle and thread embroidery machine with ecru 40wt.

rayon thread. • Bring embroidery design of choice into screen of embroidery machine and place

hoop on embroidery unit. • Begin embroidery. When embroidery is finished clip any jump threads on back

and remove from hoop. • Trim excess stabilizer from back. Place embroidery piece in a sink with

lukewarm water and soak until stabilizer is dissolved. Place on plain white towel to dry.

• When dry, place embroidery, right side down, on plain towel. Spray with spray starch and press.

• Trim embroidered fabric piece to 9½” wide x 14”long.

CATHEDRAL LACE WINDOW PANEL:

• Fold one 3” x 8” bias strip in half lengthwise and press on fold. Be very careful not to stretch bias.

• Place the two bias pieces, right sides together, with edges even


• Select straight stitch on your machine and increase stitch length to 5.5. • Stitch pieces together following the pressed fold line. Fold the top piece in half to

the left and the bottom piece to the right so that you can see through the basting stitches. This is the most important step in this construction. If you cannot see through the basting stitches check your folding again.

• Center the 8” strip of lace insertion along the basting line. This will become the back side of the strip or the wrong side of the strip.

• Carefully fold back one lower layer on one side to the other side. You should have three layers on one side and one layer on the other side.

• Select the zig-zag stitch on your machine that has a short stitch width and length or adjust as necessary.

• On the back side, stitch the header of the lace to the single thickness of fabric. • Repeat the fold for the other side of the strip and stitch lace to the other side.


• You can now press the fabric with lace on the back side and two raw edges on each side, raw edges together.

• Measure down ¾” from the top of unit and mark with a dot using a blue wash out marker on the fold/ basting line.

• From that mark measure down 2¼” and mark with a dot using a washout marker. Continue making marks 2¼” from each other to the bottom of the strip.

• Place the Open Toe Foot on your machine and select the bar tack stitch. Stitch bar tack at each marking.

• Remove the basting stitch between each bar tack. Press the center of each opening away from the lace, using the tip of your iron.

• Select a straight stitch on your machine and shorten the length to 1.5. Stitch the edges of the folded fabric in an “S” pattern to the bottom. Repeat for the other side.

• Fold extredeux in half and cut on fold to make (2) 8” pieces of entredeux. • Place the right side of the lace window strip to the right side of one piece of the

entredeux. • Set your machine for straight stitch and stitch one side close to the entredeux. • Place the right side of the 3” x 8” strip to the other side of the entredeux and

stitch. Repeat for the other side of the strip. • Set serger for rolled edge. Create rolled edge for all four sides of entredeux. • Press and set aside.

PIN TUCKED PANEL:

• Insert 2.0 twin needle in machine and thread with two spools of white cotton thread.

• Select straight stitch and shorten stitch length to 1.5. • Place Pintuck Foot on machine. • Remove accessory tray or embroidery unit to expose free arm on machine.


• Place fabric on machine and line foot up ½” from the edge and begin stitching pintucks.

• Pull the fabric under the free arm to start the next row. This is pin tucking in the round.

• Repeat process until you have 20-25 pin tucks done. • Remove from machine and cut open where the fabric was joined. This will be an

uneven edge, but we will straighten it up. • Place pin tuck piece, pin tuck side down, on a plain white towel. Spray with

spray starch and press. Always press from the wrong to make the pin tucks stand up.

• Trim pin tuck piece to 5” wide x 14” long and set aside.

TUCKED PANEL:

• Fold tucked panel piece (10½” x 16”) in half lengthwise and press with your finger.

• Fill fabric folding pen according to package directions. Place ruler on fold line and run fabric folding pen down crease.

• Fold fabric on crease and press.


• Select straight stitch with stitch length of 2.5. Measure ½” from

folded edge and stitch tuck.

• Press tuck toward the bottom of the fabric. • Measure 2” from stitching line toward the bottom of the fabric and

mark with fabric folding pen. • Fold, press and stitch ½” from folded edge. • Press tuck toward bottom of fabric.

• Measure toward the top of the fabric 2” from the first tuck stitching line.

• Mark with fabric folding pen. • Fold, press and stitch ½” from fold line to create the third tuck. • Press this tuck toward the bottom of fabric. • Trim tucked piece to 5½” wide x 14¾” long.

LACE SHAPED PANEL:

• Divide 2 yards of lace insertion into (4) ½ yard pieces. • Fold each piece in half and mark center with washout marker or pin. • Fold linen (10” x 16”) piece in half lengthwise and press to mark center. • Trace lace shaping templet on each end of the fabric, using a wash out marker,

matching the points with the center marking on fabric. • Pin lace to fabric forming miters at each point.


• Insert an 80 universal needle in your machine and thread with 60wt. white cotton thread in needle and bobbin.

• Set machine for narrow zig-zag stitch 2.0W 2.0L • Stitch lace to fabric catching the heading only. Do not stitch laces where they

cross over each other. • Using lace trimming scissors, trim the fabric from behind the lace, leaving ⅛” of

fabric. Be very careful not to clip the lace, especially at the miters. If needed press fabric away from the lace.

• Insert size 80 or 90 topstitch needle and rethread with 60wt cotton thread. • Select pin stitch, 3.2 stitch 11 on your machine. If needed shorten the stitch

length and width. • Snap on Open Toe Foot. Line the edge of lace heading with center marking of

foot and stitch. • Straight stitch should be on the outside and the fingers of the stitch should go

into the heading of the lace. If needed mirror image the stitch.

RIBBON STITCHES PANEL: If you have a PFAFF sewing machine that can do Ribbon stitches. Otherwise, use your favorite decorative stitches.

• Fold linen (12” x 13”) piece in half lengthwise and press to form center crease. • Select a ribbon stitch from menu 6.5. Stitches 2 and 12 were used on the table

runner pictured. • Place center of fabric under presser foot and select needle down. • Sew first part of the pattern until machines stops automatically • Place ribbon in front of the needle in the same angle as the first

part of the stitch is sewn.

Begin sewing again and continue until machine stops again.


• Fold ribbon over the stitching and pull it across the fabric so that it is directly in front of the needle again.

• Continue sewing, repeating this process until desired length is achieved.

• Trim panel to 9½” W x 9½” L.

FINISHING TECHNIQUES FOR TABLE RUNNER:

• Cut two runner ends as directed under the Cutting heading in the Beginning of the directions. Set aside.

• Place raw edge of beading to raw edge of right side of embroidered piece. Stitch or serge using rolled edge.

• Place remaining raw edge of beading to raw edge of left side of pintuck piece. Stitch or serge and set aside.

• Place raw edge of beading to raw edge of bottom edge of cathedral lace window piece. Stitch or serge the two pieces together.

• Place remaining raw edge of beading to raw edge of top of folded tuck panel. Stitch or serge the two pieces together.

• Place raw edge of beading to raw edge of bottom lace shaping piece. Stitch or serge the two pieces together.

• Place remaining raw edge of beading to raw edge of top of ribbon stitched piece and stitch or serge the two pieces together.

• Place raw edge of beading to right side of cathedral/folded tuck piece and stitch or serge the pieces together.

• Place remaining raw edge of beading to left side of lace shaped/ribbon stitched piece creating a large embellished piece.


• Place raw edge of beading to raw edge of top of large embellished piece. Stitch or serge the two pieces together.

• Place remaining raw edge of beading to bottom of embroidered/pintucked piece. Stitch or serge the two pieces together.

• Stitch or serge the remaining raw edge of the beading to the top and bottom of the embellished piece.

• Place the remaining raw edge of the beading to the straight edge of the table runner ends. Stitch or serge the seam.

• Divide the lace edging in half and mark with or pin or washout marker. • Mark ¼” seam allowance around table runner with marker. • Place lace edging on seam allowance and pin in place. • Miter corner at other end. Turn lace back on itself at the other end to form a

miter. • Trim lace to ⅛”. • Insert size 80-90 topstitch needle and thread with 60 weight cotton thread. • Select pin stitch on machine. Line edge of foot with outside of the lace heading.

Stitch straight stitch on the fabric and the fingers of stitch should go into the heading of the lace. Continue the pin stitch until you have gone completely around the table runner.

ENJOY YOUR TABLE RUNNER©

Barbara Moore

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