Well,you know I make and use them a lot.Quick way to change the feel in a room to go with the season or a particular holiday or whatever. I also keep one on my dryer,to protect from scratches and adds a pretty touch. I use a lot of them on my walls,change them ofetn. Cheaper than art work and framed pictures etc.

Sorry, can't answer this one. Because I have never made a table runner. I would rather spend the time/fabric on a quilt.
But to each their own. :lol:

My problem is that we have a lazy susan on one side of the oval table. It would sit right in the middle of the table runner and spoil the look of it. I'm thinking about making something to sort of cover the lazy susan.

I have made several and use them daily. I made one in shades of green with pointed ends that looks nice draped over the back of the recliner...kind of like we used to do ions ago when doilies were used on the back of a chair.

I've never used table runners before but I'm going to start. I think one would dress up my dining room table and give the room a homey glow. So, I'm working on a pretty one for Christmas.

I use my table runners all the time. As there are just two of us, the dining table doesn't get much use. Only for company. So... I get to dress it up with a table runner. I usually make napkins to match.

Love them dont have to just put them on table. Use them on dresser, hope chest, mantel. Have a small wall area next to door or above. You could hang one. I have one on my bar, set cannisters on it. Make nice gifts too.

I also have one on my dryer. I get it from my Grandma. She had them everywhere I also have some of hers out. Just love to have the color all around.

I'm soooo not into placemats, table toppers, and table runners. I see that kind of stuff as just a lot of extra work; washing them and keeping them looking nice. With kids you'd be washing them everyday. It is easier to just wash off a table. I have made a few as gifts for people who use that kind of thing.

I'm with you icon 17. Never made any table runners and don't intend to. Useless to me, but obviously not to others.

I really like table runners or toppers. Not only is it a way to try out a pattern or technique, but I DO use them on my table. I like to switch them out and use holiday themed ones too. They make a quick hostess gift also.

I have been wishing I could find one to buy I have no idea where to go for this. I really like them and would use as many as I had.

I've only just started thinking making some of these would be fun. I donate lots of quilts to Project Linus every year and I think the toppers would be fun around my house :)

I don't always use a runner on my table(s), depending on my 'mood' LOL.
I like to change to look in my livingroom more or less regular, and there for I have sets 1 or 2 runners with matching candlesticks, flowers, pillow covers etc.
I have a set in blue/yellow, in reds and in purples. The sets I don't use at that moment, are in a crate (with lid) in the cellar.

I use them to make a quick change in the decor for the season or holiday without having to make a big fuss. Plus they are fun to make. Lots of them are quick projects that make you feel like you have at least accomplished a little something. They make nice gifts too. Or so I've been told.

I love table runners. Used them for years. We live in a 400 sq. ft. RV and the table runners brighten up all the wood.
I do no like negative topics. Why do we have the need to put down what others like?

I also make a lot of table runners, have given many away and have some for myself - I was once labeled the table runner queen.

I make alot of runners. DD1 has a long table and she love the different ones I make for her! I also put on on the coffee table, love one there and do seesans and holidays!

I use them on just about every flat surface in the house. Saves dusting and they just look good.

I agree with this up to a point, used to donate money regularly until I discovered that a lot of the money that is donated goes on administration and not to the "actual cause" so now I prefer to donate tangible goods knowing they will be used.

You regularly hear of xxx amount of money being donated to this disaster or another yet you never hear of those people suffering through the disaster receiving xxx amount of money each to help with rebuilding for example, while a year or two later when the area affected is revisited you will see a lot of these people still struggling to recover. So what happened to the xxx amount of money that was donated?

Maybe1day

They are great on glass table tops - so you don't have to clean them all the time - allows you to save time to quilt, or buy fabric, etc

I use them everywhere in my house. And I gift them a lot. They are usually quick and fun and you can learn a lot of new blocks with them.

np3 that is a great idea...my dryer is in my kitchen...the possiblities..

I love tablerunners. I use quite a few of them on the wall as well as they work great for those skinny walls such as between a window & a fireplace. We have a large entertainment center with a big screen tv sitting in between the 2 sections with a bridge holding the 2 sections together. My dh came up with a great idea this yr for Christmas. We put one of them up on the wall in the area created by the 2 sides of the entertainment center, the tv & the bridge (picture a big square of wall). Then we put up Christmas knickknacks on top of the tv and it really turned out nice. It looks so good it is still hanging there as the fabrics don't look just like Christmas fabrics. I wish there was a way I could post a pic to show you all what I'm talking about!

I like them, when is just my husband and I home now for dinner we sit at counter, so I keep runner or table topper on table with candle or bowl of fruit or something. Looks pretty.

I have lots of tablerunners that I use eveyday on our table, as well as the coffee table. I agree with whoever said they donate money to a charity instead of a quilt! I'd much rather give them $50, instead of probably over a $100 in supplies and part with a quilt I love.

Use them on my dinning table, hutch, and other tables in the house. Love changing them out with the seasons, gives a nice little change to things thru out the year.

I love em. They really add something to a table in mho.

I have a round glass table and need something like this to help protect the glass. And matching place mats with matching curved bottom to match the curve of the table. I hate to hear a loud clink when setting cups or glasses down on the glass table.

I just made a braided tablerunner in a couple days. I make them for home decor. Put me in the mood to quilt again. :thumbup:

I love all the comments on how gals use the table runners. for myself? and my grand daughters, I want to teach them how to make a room look nice with simple changes. This teaches them that just a quick change can also lift everyones/ mood. keep them coming.!!!!!! jacie

I have a very dense moment on these table runners. I get the idea of sewing the "tube" and turning, what I am having a problem with is understanding constructing the pointed ends - how do you do them? Guess sometimes I am a visual person and that one is just not sinking in. Once I get the hang of it, I plan to make several of them - as mentioned for a quick decor change. Thank you.
Marysewfun :shock:

I have not made one yet... but it is on my list of projects to do. I use an antique trunk for our coffee table in our living room -- one would look fabulous on it!

good idea to decor your trunck with a runner........ I have a trunck also, and will giveit a new , bright decor for spring..thanks for the tip
jacie

Table runners make great gifts, in that they are fast, and not much material.

for the year of 2010, i sent my mom, and three sisters each a table runner each month for their 2009 christmas present...these were different kinds of table runners, some quilted squares, but mostly machined applique with that months holiday as the theme....they all loved them, and displayed them....and have told me they are displaying them again this year..so even tho some of them did not use them before, they do now........it was a really fun project....gina

Table runners have come back in the last few years.

gina, those table runner gifts will have good memories , thank you for telling us abaout your love for your family,.

Gina, I agree that you sure gave your mom & sisters a wonderful gift. That is quite a commitment to make each of them a new tablerunner for each month!

thanks....i do have to admit that when i started the project i thought 'well, it has to be just as easy to make 4 as one' so off i went on the journey, but to tell the truth i got almost nothing else done last year, it was time consuming.......but it was a great accomplishment for me....and now, i think i am really better at satin stitching (LOL!!)....thanks for for your support....gina