I have been making Runners for Christmas gifts. I ran across this info on a star runner or centerpiece but cant figure out how to do and can't find the pattern online any where! Can any one help me?
Supplies:
Star Table Runner pattern by Farmyard Creations
Available from your favorite quilt shop or www.farmyard-creations.com
One 8-1/2î x 11î piece of card stock or one manila folder
Glue stick
One and one-third yards each of two different fabrics for the runner or
One-third of a yard each of two different fabrics for the centerpiece
Ordinary sewing thread to match your fabric
One yard of thin batting such as Warm & Natural
One-half yard fusible web
One spool metallic thread
Smoke mono filament thread by YL
Tailor's Chalk Pencil, Chalk wheel marker or fabric marking pen
Point Turner
Machine(s) and Accessories:
6005 Heirloom Edition
or Any Elna Sewing Machine with a zigzag stitch
Instructions:
1. Trace both star designs onto paper, then glue the paper to a piece of card stock
or a manila file folder. Cut out the stars and they are ready to use as templates.
By doing this, your original pattern stays intact.
2. Use your template and your chalk marker to trace around the large star design
on the wrong side of the fabric you want to be the top of your table runner. Cut
the turning slitî on the top fabric.
3. Follow the pattern instructions to finish the eight stars.
4. Once you have the star applique fused in place, select the feather stitch #50.
Set the width at 3.5 and the length at 2.0. Lower your tension to 3. Thread the
needle with the metallic thread and have the mono filament thread in the bobbin.
Stitch around the star applique. Use your needle down feature to help you
navigate around the star points.
5. Re thread your needle with the mono filament thread and put your ordinary
sewing thread in the bobbin. Reset the machine tension to auto.
6. Lay out your stars according the diagram on the pattern and bar tack the points
together. A bar tack stitch is simply the zigzag stitch set at 4.0 width and 0.2
length. Use your lock stitch feature to secure the threads.
7. The table centerpiece is three of the finished stars bar tacked according to the
illustration.
BTW , I am a fellow stitch er from Texas :) near Conroe, TX.