Table runner/placemat sizes??
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Table runner/placemat sizes??
I don't use a table runner or placemats. The charity I sew for has requested some to sell at a Craft Fair. The web says to make them 15" x whatever - longer for the runner, shorter for the placemat. I made a set of 4 placemats and 1 runner and I can't fit them all on either my kitchen or dining room table. It would seem that 15" is too big but that's the size I keep finding on web sites and tutorials. I guess I'll make them smaller in the future. What size do you make yours?
Thanks.
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I haven't made any but I just measured the purchased placemats I have and they are about 12.5 - 13". They seem plenty wide enough to me when in use. Actually, now that I think of it, I did make a runner for a friend a number of years ago. I'd have to go searching through my patterns/books to get dimensions.
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I think the placemats could stand to be a little shorter. That's what I'd like if I was using these at least.
Edited to add - maybe I have small tables? They are both about 41" across.
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This site sells 11 x 17 inch place mats.
http://www.sudekusa.com/placemats?gc...FQKTaQod2jMHbA
Probably depends on where you are dining?!
http://www.sudekusa.com/placemats?gc...FQKTaQod2jMHbA
Probably depends on where you are dining?!
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Really, it's all over the map!! I'm very surprised.
I'm either going to make the runners thinner or the placemats.
My dining room table and kitchen table are both 41" across. They don't seem particularly small to me but maybe they are?
I'm either going to make the runners thinner or the placemats.
My dining room table and kitchen table are both 41" across. They don't seem particularly small to me but maybe they are?
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Wow, that's real interesting!! Thanks for going to the trouble of measuring it. I should google average table widths. I will do that now.
Edited to add - That was easy!
"Most dining tables average 36 inches wide and vary from 30 inches to 48 inches. A 72 inch long rectangular table will comfortably seat six. A 96 inch long rectangular table will comfortably seat eight. A 120 inch long rectangular table will comfortably seat ten."
http://www.wayfair.com/ideas-and-adv...ize-S4891.html
So who exactly is using these 15" tall table runner/placemat sets??
Edited to add - That was easy!
"Most dining tables average 36 inches wide and vary from 30 inches to 48 inches. A 72 inch long rectangular table will comfortably seat six. A 96 inch long rectangular table will comfortably seat eight. A 120 inch long rectangular table will comfortably seat ten."
http://www.wayfair.com/ideas-and-adv...ize-S4891.html
So who exactly is using these 15" tall table runner/placemat sets??
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Personally, I think the sizes should vary. Every one has a different sized table. My table is smaller than my sister's so we would need different size table runners. What would look good on my sister's table might look too big on mine
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