Quickly dress up any table with this autumn table runner. With Size It! from Amazing Designs and a Baby Lock sewing and embroidery machine it's easy to create this project perfect for fall or Thanksgiving. Download printable instructions.
Materials:
- Pumpkins a Plenty Collection (ADP51) from Amazing Designs
- Stabilize It! Tear-Away Stabilizer med wt. from Amazing Designs
- Purchased burlap table runner from Hobby Lobby
- Madeira® sewing embroidery threads
- Temporary spray adhesive
Tools:
- Baby Lock® sewing and embroidery machine
- Size It! from Amazing Designs®
Steps:
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Open the Amazing Designs App on your desktop and follow the next set of steps:
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To place the hoop on the workspace select the Tool tab and click on Select Hoop. Select the 200mm x 200mm hoop.
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Click on the Size It! tab on the top toolbar.
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Click on the Merge Design icon on the top menu. Retrieve design #SWNPP112 from the "Pumpkins a Plenty" design collection and click Open.
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Under the Home tab click on the Rotate Left icon to rotate the design in the hoop.
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Select the Size It tab.
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Click on the icon to size the design larger to fit within the hoop.
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To print out a template of the design click on Print Preview and follow the prompts to print out an exact sized copy of the design.
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Click on File Save As a working file format (blf) and then save as the format that your machine will read.
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Embroider the design onto each of the ends by following the following steps:
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Pin the embroidery template to one of the long ends so that it is centered from side-to-side.
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Hoop the tear-away stabilizer and spray with the temporary spray adhesive.
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Place the templated runner in the center of the hoop and finger press to secure.
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Retrieve the design.
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Center the needle over the cross-marks on the template. Remove the template from the hoop.
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Embroider the design using the Madeira embroidery threads.
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Repeat for the other end on the runner.
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Open the Amazing Designs App on your desktop and follow the next set of steps:
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To place the hoop on the workspace select the Tool tab and click on Select Hoop. Select the 200mm x 300mm hoop and click on rotate 90°.
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Click on the Size It! tab on the top toolbar.
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Click on the Merge Design icon on the Top Ribbon. Retrieve design #SWNPP105 from the "Pumpkins a Plenty" Collection and click Open.
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In the Properties field change the Width to 210mm and click Apply.
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Select the Home tab.
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To print out a template of the design click on Print Preview and follow the prompts to print out two exact sized copies of the design.
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Click on File Save As a working file format (blf) and then save as the format that your machine will read.
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Open the Amazing Designs App on your desktop and follow the next set of steps:
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To place the hoop on the workspace select the Tool tab and click on Select Hoop. Select the 200mm x 200mm hoop and click on rotate 90°.
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Click on the Size It! tab on the top toolbar.
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In the Properties field change the Height to 58mm and click Apply.
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Select the Home tab and with the design selected click on Copy Paste to duplicate the design.
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Move the duplicated design to the left of the first design as shown in the following illustration. Use the gridlines for accurate placement of the designs.
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To print out a template of the design click on Print Preview and follow the prompts to print out an exact sized copy of the design.
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Now it is time to finish the embroidery process. Pin the second and third design templates to the sides on the table runner by following the next set of steps:
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Fold the table runner in half and place the center line of the third design template on the fold line of the table runner.
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Pin the two templates from the second design on each side of the third design template.
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Hoop the tear-away stabilizer and spray with the temporary spray adhesive.
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Place the templated area of the third design in the center of hoop and finger press to secure.
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Retrieve the third design.
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Center the needle over the cross-marks on the template and remove the template from the hoop.
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Embroider the design following the color guide sheet for the designs.
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Hoop the tear-away stabilizer and spray with the temporary spray adhesive.
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Place one of the templated areas for the Second Design centered in the hoop and finger press to secure. Embroider the design.
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Place the last templated area in the hoop and embroider the design.
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Repeat these steps for the opposite side of the runner.
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