How to Make a Table Runner

With only around a yard of fabric you can make a festive table runner for your main dining table or even a buffet or sideboard. A brightly colored or patterned runner reduces the amount of décor needed on your table, leaving more room for delicious food (and less decorating stress!). You can make table runners in festive patterns for all holidays and seasons and rotate between them.

We were making our table runner to decorate a Thanksgiving table, so we wanted a fabric with warm, fall tones. We chose this Checkered Past Harvest from HGTV Home Fabrics. In the video, we started by making a standard table runner, and then added points to the short edges of the runner and put a little tassel at the points. You could make your runner reversible with a different fabric on each side, leave the edges square or add little buttons to the triangle. These aesthetic choices are all up to you!

Take a look at our video to see how easy it is to make a fashionable table runner.