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Modern Autumn Leaf Table Runner Embroidery Project

By Pat Williams on August 10, 2018

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

TIME REQUIRED

04:00

FINISHED SIZE

14 x 72 inches

Description

Making an autumn leaf table runner with these autumn leaf doodle designs give it a modern flair. Quick to make as the table runner is a purchased and the somewhat randomly placed leaves have low stitch counts.

Project Preview Video

Materials

5” x 7” embroidery hoop

Optional - 12” x 8” embroidery hoop

5 of your favorite autumn colored embroidery threads

Tear away stabilizer

14” x 72” purchased natural colored table runner

Spray adhesive

Frixion® pen

Template print outs of the Autumn Leaf Doddle designs

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/ald10

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/ald09

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/ald08

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/ald07

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/ald06

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/ald05

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/ald04

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/ald03

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/ald02

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/ald01

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

The whole idea behind autumn leaves is to make them look randomly placed which makes this table runner extremely easy to make. The groups of leaves at the ends are carefully placed to give some symmetry to the overall look of the table runner. The center leaves were placed with some care to give emphasis to the actual center, then the other leaves are randomly rotated and stitched where ever you think they will look good. My favorite autumn thread colors are different than what is called for in the designs so I used my favorites which are: (1125) Liquid Gold, (1038) Barn Red, (1140) Avocado, (1221) Terra Cotta, and (1058) Sienna. Any leaf maybe embroidered in any color you choose. A 12” x 8” hoop was used to group some of the leaves and is nice to use if you have software to group the leaves, but all leaves may be sewn with a 5” x 7” hoop. The stems of these leaves sew fine if you want to overlap some of them a little. The choice is yours.

Step 1:

The table runner used in this project was a Threshold 14” x 72” natural colored table runner purchased at Target®. The material used to make this table runner embroidered beautifully, but of course you can use any table runner in any size that you need for your table.

Step 2:

If you have embroidery software and a 12” x 8” hoop you can group three leaves for the ends of the table runner. ALDO1, ALD03 and ALD10 were used in this grouping, but feel free to use three of your favorite Autumn Leaf Doddles designs. Make sure that the depth and width of your grouping fits into the 12” x 8” hoop. This grouping measured 7.32 high and 7.57” wide.

Step 3:

To figure out the placement for this group take ½ the design height (7.32 / 2 = 3.66”). Two inches were added to this to raise the embroidery 1” above the 1” stitched hem of the table runner, 3”+ 3.66 = 5.66”. Ignoring the harder to measure .66”, 5.75” was measured up from the end of the table runner and marked across the table runner with a Frixion® heat removable pen.

Step 4:

The table runner was true to its stated width of 14” so 7” was measured over from the side of the table runner to make a vertical mark creating cross hairs so that you can center the grouping on the end of the table runner.

Step 5:

Hoop tear away stabilizer, E-Zee Tear Waffle Just Right® was used in the sample. This tear away is strong, but tears away very easily and cleanly from the embroidery. Spray the tear away with adhesive and position the end of the table runner over the hoop stabilizer so that the cross hairs you drew on the fabric align with the centering marks on the hoop.

Step 6:

Either at your machine or in your software rotate the grouping you have made to point towards the center of the table runner.

Step 7:

Stitch the design in your desired colors. Mark the other end of the table runner using the same measurements you calculated in steps 3 and 4 and repeat steps 5 and 6 at the other end of the table runner.

Step 8:

Fold the table runner in half lengthwise to find the true center. Don’t rely on the crease that is in the approximate center of the product as it wasn’t necessarily folded in half. Mark cross hairs at the true center. If desired make a second group of leaves to embroider in the center. I made sure one leaf would stitch at the center, but rotated and placed the other two leaves randomly, just making sure that the total width and height of the design would not exceed the sewing dimensions of the 12” x 8” hoop.

Step 9:

When embroidering the ends of the table runner I had the hoop positioned width wide to the table runner. When embroidering the center I placed the hoop vertically in the table runner. Whichever way you place the table runner over the hoop depends on how you lay out your leaves. Stitch the center design.

Step 10:

Cutouts of the sample leaf designs were used in this picture but you can cut out around the leaf designs from print outs of the designs to determine where you would like to place leaves between the ends and the center of the table runner. Rotate the templates in any fashion that pleases you and pin to the table runner. In this case it was easier to use a 5” x 7” hoop to stitch the remaining designs

Step 11:

Hoop the 5” x 7” with the tear away stabilizer and spray with adhesive. Position the leaf template you wish to stitch over the center of the hoop and press the table runner to the stabilizer. At the machine bring up that leaf design and rotate it to match the orientation of your pinned on template.

Step 12:

Center the needle over the approximate center of the pinned on template. Remove the template and stitch the leaf.

Step 13:

Repeat Step 11 and 12 as many times as necessary to embroidery the leaves you want between the center and ends of the table runner.

Step 14:

Remove the tear away stabilizer and give the table runner a press to remove any marking pen.

Step 15:

Congratulations your Modern Autumn Leaf Table Runner is complete!

For the love of embroidery…
Pat Williams

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Meet the Author: Pat Williams

Award winning Digitizer, Embroidery Educator, Author and a Consultant to the Industry, Pat Williams has 30 years of experience in the embroidery industry. Pat has won multiple awards for her digitizing expertise including the 2007 Impressions Awards Grand Championship, Best of Show as well as the 1st and 2nd Place Awards. Pat’s love of digitizing has afforded her the opportunity to write numerous articles for Impressions magazine in the United States and Images Magazine in Europe. In 2001 Pat was named “Embroidery Educator of the Year.” For many years Pat taught digitizing seminars at the ISS Shows in Long Beach, CA and for Compucon software. She now resides in Tucson, AZ.

Modern Autumn Leaf Table Runner Embroidery Project

PROJECT DETAILS

Project Preview Video

Autumn Leaf Doodle 1

Autumn Leaf Doodle 2

Autumn Leaf Doodle 3

Autumn Leaf Doodle 4

Autumn Leaf Doodle 5

Autumn Leaf Doodle 6

Autumn Leaf Doodle 7

Autumn Leaf Doodle 8

Autumn Leaf Doodle 9

Autumn Leaf Doodle 10