Go to You Tube and type in 10 minute table runner tutorial. You can find 3 or 4 variations of this tutorial, and this is a very quick and easy project, you can use both pieces of your new fabric. If you are totally new to sewing, then a quick note when you are cutting the width of the fabric, normally that means that the selvages are folded together and you are cutting from selvage to selvage, and the length is along the selvage strips. Most fabrics are usually 44-45" wide.
The selvage is the part of the fabric, that has been finished with often times white or the listing of the manfg. label and sometimes colored dots ( it is not the cut edge that you have on each end of your fabric when you purchase it.) When you are purchasing fab. the clerk will measure the length along the selvage edge- if you are having someone cut the fabric that knows what they are doing. I hope this makes sense and helps you a bit.
Several have mentioned that you should purchase a rotary cuter, ruler and mat- definitely, Word of caution, please be careful and safe when using your rotary cutter, they are very sharp and you can get cut easily- When I started using mine many many years ago I started out locking it or returning the blade to the non cutting position after each cut I made, so as not to get cut when picking the cutter up, and for others who may be around- especially children. I still follow that today.
Welcome to the fun and wonderful world of sewing and quilting - Have fun and show us your finished project.
Last edited by Gerbie; 12-30-2013 at 04:59 AM.