Quilt a Merry Christmas Table Runner with HeatnBond and Metallic Threads

‘Tis the season to make Christmas projects. With one month to go, there is still time to make a quick and easy table runner. HeatnBond Lite Iron-On Adhesive makes this machined applique project a breeze.

Later this week, I’ll also show you a quick method to make easy Christmas decorations. Let’s get started.

Table runner 13¾” x 39½”

With careful thinking, here are some of the tools I’ll use to make the table runner.

GÜTERMANN Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Gold

GÜTERMANN Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Col. 41

GÜTERMANN Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Red

GÜTERMANN Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Christmas Green

GÜTERMANN Dekor Metallic Thread 200m – Col. 1005

GÜTERMANN Denim Thread 100m – Black

UNIQUE Baby Rick Rack 3mm x 3.7m – Scarlet

UNIQUE Medium Rick Rack 6mm x 2.3m – Emerald Green

UNIQUE Jumbo Rick Rack 10mm x 2.3m – Metallic Gold

SCHMETZ #1743 Metallic Needles Carded – 80/12 – 5 count

SCHMETZ #1752 Metallic Needles Carded – 90/14 – 5 count

LDH 8¹⁄₂″ Craft Scissors – Purple

HEATNBOND Lite Iron-On Adhesive – 43cm x 30m (17″ x 32³⁄₄yds) bolt

HEATNBOND Stitch n Sew Tear-Away Stabilizer – 50.8cm x 22.8m (20″ x 25yds)

OLISO M3Pro Project Iron – Coral

OLFA 45mm RTY-2/DX/MAG Ergonomic Rotary Cutter – Magenta

UNIQUE QUILTING Wool Pressing Mat – 18″ x 24″ – Grey

Some of this week’s tools and notions

Today will be a prep day to pick your fabrics and prepare the ornament shapes.

materials

fabric

• 1yd of winter-themed fabric for the table runner top and backing
• 5 – 8” squares of Christmas-themed fabrics
• ⅓yd [35cm] of coordinating fabric for the binding
• ⅓yd [35cm] HEATNBOND Lite Iron-On Adhesive

For those with good drawing skills, the shapes to be used will make your table runner unique. For those with limited drawing skills, I drew the 5 shapes that I used to make the table runner. Download the PDF file of these holiday ornament shapes.

The printed decorations templates

Once the shapes are drawn or printed, I trim the paper around them to make them more manageable. Do not cut on the lines.

Trim the printed ornaments to a manageable size

Trace the ornament shapes on the paper side of the HeatnBond Lite Iron-On adhesive. It’s OK if the shapes aren’t perfectly traced; if you look at mine, some are, and some aren’t. There’s no need to trace the little ornament holder part.

Trace the ornament shapes onto the paper side of the HeatnBond Lite Iron-On Adhesive.

Once the shapes are traced onto the HEATNBOND Lite Iron-On Adhesive, rough cut around each shape, again not directly on the lines.

HeatnBond Lite Iron-On Adhesive

Tomorrow, we’ll finish preparing the appliques with the help of our HeatnBond Lite Iron-On Adhesive. As the table runner starts to come together, you’ll also need your oliso M3Pro Project iron and a fresh metallic needle on your sewing machine. See you then!

This is part 1 of 5 in this series

Go to part 2: Effortless holiday quilting with UNIQUE Pressing Mat and Oliso Iron

Print this page or save as a PDF