A pleated table runner

This tutorial has been lurking in my posts for a long time....like since August. I was able to share this tutorial on "See Kate Sew" for her pleat week edition. I completely forgot about it until I was looking through my drafts today. Poor thing. So neglected.

I actually really love pleats but we have a love/hate relationship.

I love them, they hate me. We've had some difficult projects in the past

and I think we both blame the other for failed attempts at what should

have been lovely pleat-y things.

Here's what I came up with for Pleat weeks.

a pleated table runner.

Measure your table. My table is big what with 5 youngin's and all.

Your length should be your desired length x 3. It's long I know,

but I wanted really fat pleats. The width of my runner is 13".

Step 2:

Hem all four edges.

If you have a serger, use it! It'll make your life easier.

Step 5:

Stitch down the center of the entire length of the runner.

You know, just to keep things in place.

And that's it. Pretty simple.