In The Hoop Table Runners

A table runner sounds like a big-machine project until you see how these work. The signature Modular series builds each runner as hoop-sized blocks, stitched and quilted one at a time, then joined into a runner as long as your table demands. That is how a standard hoop produces a Thanksgiving centerpiece: the Modular Turkey runner block by block, with Elf, Witch Feet, Jack O Lantern, and Seasonal sets one through three working the same way.

The seasons are thoroughly covered. Fall brings turkeys and a Chunky Pumpkin runner; October adds Halloween sets; December counters with Gingerbread, Northwoods, and an elegant Pinecone; there is a Hanukkah modular runner for the festival table, an Americana runner for July, and Tropical and Mason Jar designs for the months between holidays.

These are make-it-yourself embroidery files rather than finished linens: you supply fabric and batting, the machine supplies the quilting, and the joining happens at your sewing machine, documented step by step in each file. The result costs less than a boutique runner and means considerably more.

Every pattern downloads at purchase, sized for common hoops. Set the table; the machine has opinions about how it should look.