Table Runner With Pockets

Hey, Girlfriends, how are all of you now that September's in full swing?  Since you're here, let's talk about table runners some more.  Well, you know "more" as in HERE, HERE, and HERE and maybe even THERE.  Have you ever used one to solve a problem?  Maybe a mar in the middle of a table, a place on which to set drinks?  I suppose all table runners are problem solvers:  If for nothing else, than to add beauty and texture to a flat surface.

I put this scrappy runner together (see, also, my previous Scrappy Runner post), to go in my mom's condo.  She has a little slip of a cabinet that she's been using as an end table in her living room.  The color of wood is just not right for the space--since it's easier for me to whip up a fabric solution, than to bring it home and refinish it, it got (well, is getting, when I bring it over there) this runner.

Some of the fabrics are snippets from her draperies, pillows, and the diamond/black pattern used to cover the ottoman that I now have on my lanai (shown in my Patio Reveal post), which she had at her house for awhile.  Those pieces were part of the "skirt" and were already lined, so I piecemealed the rest of the fabrics around it (everything is lined).

It measures approx. 19" W x 40" L.  (So it's quite a bit shorter than a standard 72" length runner.) The w-i-d-e box pleats are 4" L x 5" W.  Even though it's shorter, it could still be used flat on a coffee table.

The end table doesn't hold a lamp, but I did notice that it had tissues, a newspaper or magazine and a remote on it, so, it got pockets, about 8" deep, on each side, one the full width and one divided to keep things tidy.  These were additional "skirt" pieces that were already lined, to the sides were simply turned under and top-stitched on.

All in all, I think it's a fun little solution.  :)  You know, now that I'm looking at it, this might be a good idea for over the arm of a chair (just leave off one set of pleats and tuck under the cushion), then you may have to hunt for the remote a little less.

Don't forget about my UPrinting giveaway!  You have through Wednesday, September 14.  There is a low entry rate, so your chances of winning are much better.







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