Another Project

April 30th, 2009 @ 6:22 pm by Mrs. Mascara

Please excuse me for not writing an interesting post today. You see, I was busy all night making one of these.

A 20’ long teal taffeta table runner (how’s that for alliteration?). One down, twenty more to go. They are kind of a pain to make, but look at how shiny they are! Please excuse the random threads, the fabric frays easily so I need to clean up the edges.

Here’s a rough mock-up of what they’ll look like on our tables, except the table will be twice as long and all of the chairs will be white.

The flowers will also be different. These were just leftovers I had around the house.

What do you think? Are you planning to make your own table runners?

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Soon2BeeMrsLewis (message) 507 posts, Busy bee

i found them super cheap online, so i’m buying them myself… actually i decided to do organza overlay instead because that’s actually what was super cheap (putting it over white table cloths that are already provided)

4/30/09 @ 6:54 pm (reply)

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MrsSl82be (message) 1,472 posts, Bumble bee

@Soon2BeeMrsLewis: where did you find them? I’ve been thinking about table runners or overlays.

Me likey Good job Mascara!! Its going to look nice. We’re doing black tablecloths with different shades of blue either table runners or overlays (depending on what shape table we get).

4/30/09 @ 6:57 pm (reply)

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Miss Joey (message) 829 posts, Busy bee

I started sewing mine last week. I thought my 6 foot table runner was pain!

4/30/09 @ 6:58 pm (reply)

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Miss Gloss (message) 1,057 posts, Bumble bee

We are! I have two CUT (they’ve been cut for about 6 months now )

4/30/09 @ 7:03 pm (reply)

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Miss Deviled Egg (message) 894 posts, Busy bee

They look AWESOME!!! They will really dress up your tables. I love them!

4/30/09 @ 7:18 pm (reply)

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WorstTwinEver15 (message) 760 posts, Busy bee

Your ambitious! We are using chair sashes as table runners at our reception. Only $1 a piece, so I couldn’t pass it up!

4/30/09 @ 7:19 pm (reply)

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happilywaiting (message) 1,400 posts, Bumble bee

I love it…it’s blue & shiny!!!! Beautiful! We just talked earlier today about having long tables instead of rounds for our wedding…but I can’t sew to save my life. My mum is excellent with a Singer though so thanks for the inspiration!!

4/30/09 @ 7:19 pm (reply)

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Miss Beagle (message) 1,053 posts, Bumble bee

Pretty! I love that color blue.

4/30/09 @ 7:29 pm (reply)

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Miss Bear Cub (message) 1,354 posts, Bumble bee

wow - 20 feet long?? and 21 of them?!?!? that’s dedication!
When you get the chance, would you mind providing a cost break-down of this project?

4/30/09 @ 7:32 pm (reply)

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Miss Mascara (message) 774 posts, Busy bee

@Miss Rye Bread: I will do a cost breakdown once I’m finished, but it might be awhile

4/30/09 @ 7:38 pm (reply)

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Miss Taffy (message) 2,605 posts, Sugar bee

Looks great!!! I love the pop of color.

4/30/09 @ 8:17 pm (reply)

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Miss E from NYC (message) 69 posts, Worker bee

I love the color. I don’t think I’d have enough patience to make 5 of those let alone 21!

4/30/09 @ 9:04 pm (reply)

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fzraura (message) 6 posts, Newbee

I’m working on making our table runners as well!! Good thing my bridesmaids are so crafty

4/30/09 @ 9:09 pm (reply)

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Emilydll (message) 428 posts, Helper bee

You’re so talented Miss Mascara! Your projects always blow me away! They look great!

4/30/09 @ 9:34 pm (reply)

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Miss Bruschetta (message) 5,553 posts, Bee Keeper

Love the color and fabric! Where did you buy your fabric?

4/30/09 @ 9:39 pm (reply)

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MightySapphire (message) 2,608 posts, Sugar bee

That looks amazing with the white plating!! Great eye for color!

4/30/09 @ 9:55 pm (reply)

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Miss Perfume (message) 1,640 posts, Bumble bee

What do I think? I think once again: GREAT job!

4/30/09 @ 10:08 pm (reply)

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Shay (message) 438 posts, Helper bee

I love the blue and how it pops against the white!!! I will be having chocolate overlays on round tables and the underlay is ivory

4/30/09 @ 10:50 pm (reply)

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xLailax (message) 234 posts, Helper bee

I love the color and how wonderful the fabric looks, Shay is right, it really “POPS”. If you dont mind me asking Miss M, can you provide a cost breakdown once you’re finished?

4/30/09 @ 11:08 pm (reply)

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Lillindy (message) 4,275 posts, Honey bee

Love that shade of blue, it’s so beautiful and rich. I don’t have sewing skills, but seeing that sure makes me wish I did!

4/30/09 @ 11:29 pm (reply)

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Miss Mascara (message) 774 posts, Busy bee

@Miss Bruschetta: I bought the fabric at JoAnn’s…with a 50% off coupon of course

@xLailax: yep I’ll do a breakdown when they’re all finished! I made another one tonight so only 19 to go

4/30/09 @ 11:47 pm (reply)

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sphbride

OMG, I did just this for my wedding. SOOOO much work because of the fabric I chose. At the end, we used super glue for some of them. I had dark brown, turned out super nice.

4/30/09 @ 11:51 pm (reply)

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Miss French Bulldog (message) 6,077 posts, Bee Keeper

Wow, you are a rockstar! I can’t believe your making 20 of those!
I love the color and the way they look on the tablescape

5/1/09 @ 12:33 am (reply)

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Mrs. Sushi (message) 970 posts, Busy bee

20 of them?! Wow, you did an awesome job!

5/1/09 @ 6:58 am (reply)

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LatteLove (message) 4,120 posts, Honey bee

you have some LONG tables, lady! I love how this looks set up on the table though!

5/1/09 @ 9:44 am (reply)

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Eva

I am doing the same thing - I have purchased the fabric already, but have tackled cutting them yet. How did you cut them to make sure they are all straight?

I have 16″ tables so they are going to be some LOOONG runners too!

Eva

5/1/09 @ 11:13 am (reply)

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Miss Mascara (message) 774 posts, Busy bee

@Eva: I’m making three runners out of each width of fabric, which means they are 15″ wide runners (they end up being 14″ after sewing the hem). First, I unfolded the fabric and cut it to the correct 20′ length. I left the fabric folded in half width-wise (making sure the edges were aligned by pinning them together). Then I put my cutting mat underneath and measured 15″ up from the bottom edge. I used a quilting ruler as a straight-edge and a rotary cutter to cut the fabric, and kept moving the fabric until I had cut the whole length, making sure to measure 15″ up from the edge every time so it stayed straight. Not sure if that makes sense, but I can post a tutorial eventually if it will help.

5/1/09 @ 11:43 am (reply)

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aliangel64 (message) 79 posts, Worker bee

Yes, can we get a tutorial please? I’d love to see how you did these!

5/1/09 @ 1:20 pm (reply)

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miss mouse (message) 3,354 posts, Sugar bee

Lovely!

5/2/09 @ 1:04 am (reply)

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mrspaetz (message) 1,707 posts, Bumble bee

i’m making mine out of paper & vintage maps (which i yellowed further with coffee for extra effect)

5/3/09 @ 8:45 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Quiche (message) 2,186 posts, Buzzing bee

They look great!! I was going to make mine, but since mine were a standard size, I just bought them online for $4 each.

5/4/09 @ 12:23 am (reply)

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kmattso2 (message) 990 posts, Busy bee

Those are pretty!! I’m planning on renting mine at the moment…unless I can find the material cheap enough then I’ll definitely make my own (very handy with a sewing machine) or find some online to buy maybe??!

8/8/09 @ 12:50 pm (reply)