Holiday Table Runner - mySewnet

If your December is like my December, it is busy and finding time to sew and create is challenging.  To add a bit more to my Christmas Decor, I wanted a new table runner. 

I purchased one in a cream linen look from Amazon, making sure it was the right length for my table.  That helped to ensure this project would get completed, now to design.

Of course I opened mySewnet and started exploring my design options in the Superdesigns.  I thought a an outline of a tree was my starting point and I found such a good one.  I made it big to fill the 200 x 200 hoop, checking first to make sure that hoop would be a good size on my table runner.

Of course, I added a star to the top of my tree.  I kept playing with the bows, they are just so cute and with two colors, this design has some visual impact.  I tried every bough but that was just too much, so I just deleted them all.  My thought was to fill the inside of the tree with a Christmas looking flower instead of ornaments.  With a trunk, this tree was an outside tree and I wanted a natural look.  I used the same flower, in two sized and repeated them throughout the tree.  I went back to the bows, I just couldn't give them up.  So every other bough worked.

My tree looked great and was the perfect amount of color for my runner.  

I did use the same green for the trunk, grass and tree, I wanted a monotone look for that.  Adding gold and darker reds for the rest.

It looks great.  The design didn't take too long to stitch and I repeated for the other side.

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