Table runner/placemat sizes??
#12
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Morris Plains, NJ
Posts: 1,803
i agree. I like mine 14 x 18" as I want room for the wine/water glass to be on the placemat and also not be affected by the thickness of the binding ( for tipping reasons). These fit my table but they may be too big for others. One of the things I like about sewing/quilting, is that I can customize for me. For a craft show, I'd probably make them 13"x18".
#14
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Richmond, VA
Posts: 601
i agree. I like mine 14 x 18" as I want room for the wine/water glass to be on the placemat and also not be affected by the thickness of the binding ( for tipping reasons). These fit my table but they may be too big for others. One of the things I like about sewing/quilting, is that I can customize for me. For a craft show, I'd probably make them 13"x18".
#15
Super Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Victorian Sweatshop Forum
Posts: 1,271
That comment really got me thinking Lee. The group I sew for specifically asked for placemat/table runner sets but perhaps they don't know the market. I think I should also make table runners and placemat sets as stand alone items. Because there are probably a lot of people like you in the world. Thanks!!
#16
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 653
I wouldn't buy a matched place mats and table runner set. I would use the runner or the place mats on a table and not both. Even though my tables are very wide, I don't like the look. My problem with place mats is they come in sets of four and I need five. I refuse to buy two sets, so until I sew some for myself, we don't use place mats.
#17
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Southern United States
Posts: 481
Love what I learn here! I made two table runners in the size you see in quilter's magazines. I can't put a place mat down for us to use because my table isn't very wide and the table runner really needs to be skinnier. I've been trying to decide if I can modify table runners or just start making place mats. My DH suggested a place mat that would go from his side across to my side of the table (like a bed runner). I'm seriously thinking of trying this out!
#18
Super Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Victorian Sweatshop Forum
Posts: 1,271
I think you've just invented something!! I like that idea. While looking at images of runners/placemats on google I did see regular width runners that went across the table. In the pictures they had 2-3 runners along the length of the table but one wider one sounds like a great idea. Very original!
#19
Power Poster
Join Date: May 2008
Location: MN
Posts: 24,655
#20
I use most of my homemade place mats on the breakfast bar and I really like to make them oversized. (14"x19") But, I know not everyone has that in mind when they are buying mats. My fancy dining table ones are 12"x17" that I bought.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Favorite Fabrics
Links and Resources
2
12-15-2011 07:23 PM
craftybear
Links and Resources
7
09-24-2011 10:03 AM
just_the_scraps_m'am
Links and Resources
19
06-17-2011 08:55 AM