I put together some felt garland along with a cute burlap table runner.
I wanted to create some garland made with felt shapes, in fall colors, sewn together.
I picked up some felt sheets and cut them into squarish shapes- I wanted my garland to be less uniform (a.k.a -it's easier to cut crooked squares vs. precise ones vs. circles).
I created the color pattern I wanted and then started sewing through diagonally one after another until I was done! You don't really even have to sew in a straight line!
I originally thought I was going to use the garland on the mantle- but it just looked too busy and didn't fit with our living room style so I hung it up in the kitchen/dining room and was even more inspired to make up a super easy and quick table runner to use with the garland on the table.
To make the table runner:
I cut the burlap to the size I wanted for our table and then pulled out threads from the loose weave until I had the edges frayed to the length I wanted.
Once the edges were frayed, I sewed around the entire runner on the edge of the non frayed burlap. I trimmed the edges so they were all the same and pressed it- Done!
Onto the the table went the runner and I just laid the felt garland on top. I hung the rest between the kitchen and dining area.
It was so quick and easy I even sewed up some garland in Christmas colors. I can just switch out the garland in a couple of months for the Holidays!
