Pine Tree Table Runner Tutorial

This has to be the easiest and fastest appliqued table runner I have made in a long time! I think you’ll like the Pine Tree table runner tutorial!

It actually took me longer to trace out the pine tree templates and cut them out than it did to sew the Pine Tree table runner together!

Pine Tree Table Runner Tutorial

12″ x 30″

Each month Island Batik has different project ideas for the ambassadors.

This month we were to make a holiday table runner with some applique on it. I had this beautiful batik from another project. I didn’t have any Christmas batiks in my last box of fabrics from Island Batik so I only used a little bit of two different greens that I received.

Materials:

• 1 yard – green batik for the borders, binding, and backing
• Scraps of two different greens and a brown for the pine tree applique (template below)
• ½” yard Heat’n Bond Lite
• 1 fat quarter or ¼” yard white batik
• Hobbs batting

Pine Trees:

I drew out a little tree that is two layers of green and a small tree trunk and then traced them onto fusible Heat’n Bond Lite. I don’t want too much fusible on the back of my fabric. I traced both sections of the tree and then carefully cut out the outside section. I then traced the trunk on the inside tree and cut it out.

Here is a photo showing a close-up of the way I cut out the pieces.

Cut the white batik into 3 – 6½” x 6½” squares for the background fabric.

I think I should have picked a lighter green for the center of the tree. I just folded the background fabric in half to center the trees.

Applique:

You could choose to applique the pine trees now. I prefer to do free motion quilting after I have the backing and batting behind the pieced table runner and applique then.

Piecing:

Use a ¼” seam allowance throughout.

Cut the following from the main fabric:

• 6 – 3½” x 6½” pieces
• 4 – 3½” x 12½” pieces

Sew the 3½” x 6½” pieces on first and then add the 3½” x 12½” pieces to two of the blocks.

Sew the sections together, add your backing and batting, and quilt as desired.

I used my vintage 15-91 Singer sewing machine to do a medium size stipple quilting. I also quilted around the pine trees at this time.

Cut the binding into 2½” strips and use this easy machine binding tutorial to add it.

Pine Tree Table Runner Tutorial

Here is the finished Pine Tree table runner. I think the nice thing about the colors I used is that this could be used all winter long instead of just at Christmas time.

Would you like to make one this applique table runner?

Download the template for the applique Pine Trees

Be sure and take a look at some of the other table runner tutorials I have.

• Log Cabin Mini Runner
• Green String Tablerunner
• Winter Greens Tablerunner