Halloween Table Runner

I am not, in general, a fan of table runners.  I think it's because they're often have kind of a "country kitchen" vibe and I'm just not into that look.  Nevertheless, I wanted to make something for the Handmade Halloween Pool AND I had some really, really cool Halloween Pinup Girl fabric that was just crying out to be used for something.

Here's the result:

I started by making three blocks, each with one of the Halloween pinup girls as a centerpiece.  There's the devil:

The witch:

And the cat:

Here's a shot of one of the patchwork strips that I made to subdivide the blocks:

And a shot of one of the ends, which I finished with a beaded upholstery trim:

The black fabric is from Moda and is covered with glittery, flocked starbursts.  (The glitter shows up much better in lower light.)  I used a bunch of random fabrics for the patchwork, but my favorites are the small and large skulls, which are from Kaufman, and the purple on black print (also used in the witch block) which is cut from a different colorway of this Kaffe Fassett print.

The pinup girl squares were fussy cut, but there were still little bits of the surrounding images visible in the corners, which distracted from the look I was going for.  I ended up hiding them by appliqueing felt stars onto each of the squares.

Overall, I'm pleasantly surprised with how this turned out.  I was especially happy to finally find a home for the Halloween pinup girls.  I think I may try to make a non-holiday version.  It's a great project for highlighting a cool fabric.

Comments

[Regina]

Hey, that looks like my black kitty!

Your table runner turned out great. Love all the fabrics you used.

[Lara]

Another fantastic project! How do you come up with your ideas? Do you do a sketch first, or just jump right into it? The choice of fabrics is excellent - very humorous!

[Elizabeth]

Thanks! I usually do some sketching first, but this one I just kind of jumped into. It was one of those rare situations where everything works out on the first attempt.

[Jessica Hood]

i love this!

[Laurel]

That is the most FABULOUS! table runner ever! I totally want one.