Make a colorful matching set of felt accessories to brighten up a room. Use the runner on your table in the dining room or kitchen, but you can also use it in a bedroom as a dresser scarf. The pillow and flower vase will fit perfectly any of these places.
Finished sizes: 13 1/2" x 40" Table Runner
11" x 18" Pillow
6" x 15" Flower
Skill: 1 Time: 2 Cost: 1
You will need:
TABLE RUNNER
• Felt*: (¼ yd. each) Pina Colada (white), Black
(9" x 12" each) Green Skirt, Caribbean Surf (teal), Passion Flower (pink), Canary (yellow)
• Two yds. white perle cotton floss
• Fifteen 1/2" black buttons
PILLOW
• Felt*: 1/4 yd. Black
(1/6 yd. each) Pina Colada (white), Passion Flower (pink), Carribean Surf (teal)
(9" x 12" each) Green Skirt, Canary (yellow)
• Perle cotton floss (one yd. each): white, black
• Three 1/2" black buttons
• 12" x 18" pillow form*
FLOWER & VASE
• Felt*: (1/6 yd. each) Passion Flower (pink), Canary (yellow), Green Skirt
• 16" green flower stem
• One yd. 22 gauge wire
• Print fabric: (4" x 8" each) pink polka-dot, green check
• 1/6 yd. black print fabric
• Three 1" white buttons
• 10" black vase
• Wire cutters
FOR ALL
• Sewing machine
• Black thread
• Rotary cutter & mat
• Disappearing marker
• Iron & board
• Scissors
• Embroidery needle
• Permanent fabric adhesive*
*The following products were used for this project: Beacon Adhesives Fabri-tac fabric glue • Fairfield pillow form • National Nonwovens Xotic Felt.
Note: For product information, see end of article.
• Print full-sized patterns here.
• See photo for details and placement.
Table Runner
STEP 1: Cut felt. For center panel, cut one 8" x 35" piece from white felt. For borders, cut two 2 1/2" x 35" and two 2 1/2" x 13" pieces from black felt. For each flower, cut 3/4" x 12" pieces: two teal, two yellow, three pink. For each flower also cut 1 1/4" x 12" pieces: two teal, two yellow, three pink. Cut fourteen leaves from green.
STEP 2: Assemble runner. Overlap border pieces on center panel by 1/4". Pin and topstitch one border along each long edge of white center panel with 1/8" black zigzag stitch. Pin and topstitch one border along each short edge of white center panel with 1/4" black zigzag stitch. Topstitch with zigzag stitch along outer edge of black border.
STEP 3: Add vines. Using vine swirl design, space out seven vines. Draw with marker. Stitch with black thread.
STEP 4: Make flowers. Zigzag with 1/8" stitch along one edge of each flower strip. Sew basting stitch along opposite edge of each flower piece (Photo A). Pull stitches tightly. Place smaller flower on top of larger one. Stitch button through center of flower to secure (Photo B). Place a flower at end of each vine as shown.
STEP 5: Add leaves. Finger press center line of each leaf. Pin two leaves in place 1/2" under each flower. Remove each flower and topstitch leaves in place along vein line. Sew two buttons by every other vine as shown in photo. Place flowers over center of sewn leaves. Glue in place.
Pillow
STEP 1: Cut felt. For center panel, cut one 4" x 24" piece from white felt. For side panels cut two 4" x 22" pieces from black. For ruffles cut one 3" x 36" piece each from pink and teal felt. For each flower, cut one 3/4" x 12" and one 1 1/4" x 12" strips each from teal, yellow, and pink. Cut six leaves from green.
STEP 2: Assemble pillow. Overlap black side panel pieces on either side of center white panel by 1/4". Pin and topstitch in place one border along each long edge of white center panel with 1/8" black zigzag stitch. Pin and topstitch one border along each short edge of white center panel with black zigzag stitch. Topstitch with zigzag stitch along outer edge of black border.
STEP 3: Add leaves. Measure and mark center of pillow. Pin two leaves 1 1/2" apart at center mark. Measure 2" from center mark above and below. Pin two leaves 1 1/2" apart above and below center as shown in photo. Topstitch with 1/8" black zigzag stitch around each leaf. For vein, stitch a black straight stitch through each leaf with black floss (Photo C).
STEP 4: Make flowers. Make flowers in same way as Step 4 of Table Runner instructions. Glue flower to center of each pair of leaves as shown.
STEP 5: Sew ruffles. Topstitch with 1/8" black zigzag stitch along one long edge of ruffle pieces. Sew basting stitch along opposite long edge. Pull stitches to fit edges of pillow. Pin one ruffle 1/4" under each black panel end. Fold pillow overlapping short ends 2". Topstitch with black zigzag stitch through both layers of pillow along black panel sides. Insert pillow form.
Flower & Vase
STEP 1: Cut felt & fabric. For flower cut one 3" x 18" piece from pink felt, one 2 1/4" x 18" piece from yellow felt, one 2 1/2" x 36" piece from black print fabric. For leaves cut four from green and one each from pink polka-dot and green check prints.
STEP 2: Make flower. Topstitch with 1/8" zigzag stitch along one long edge of each flower piece. Sew basting stitch along opposite long edge of each piece. Pull stitches tightly for each piece. Pull pink piece into circle and glue short ends together. Roll yellow center into three overlapping layers. Repeat for print fabric section, rolling into two overlapping layers. Glue yellow center into center of print into center of pink. Insert end of flower stem into center of flower and glue in place.
STEP 3: Sew leaves. Trim 1/8" off all sides of print leaves. Insert print leaves in between two layers of felt leaves. Topstitch with 1/8" black zigzag stitch around outer edge of each leaf. Topstitch a straight stitch 3/8" from zigzag edge around both leaves. Carefully trim away center green felt layer close to topstitching line on each leaf. For vein, topstitch a black straight stitch through each leaf.
STEP 4: Finish flower & vase. Cut wire piece in half. Fold end of each piece of wire 1". Insert through end of each leaf between felt layers. Push through entire leaf. Trim off excess wire. Glue leaves to flower stem. Glue evenly spaced buttons to front of vase. Insert flower.
Sources:
Beacon Adhesives, Inc.
(800) 865-7238
www.beaconadhesives.com
Fairfield Processing Corp.
www.poly-fil.com
National Nonwovens
(800) 333-3469
www.nationalnonwovens.com
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