Ideas for next Christmas

After opening up my mom's dining room table and covering it with her Christmas tablecloth, I decided there needed to be a table runner to fit the center.

 I began with an 8-1/2" square surrounded by 1" strips of solid green.

 Then added 2" strips . . .

 solid green squares using the French braid method.

 A lighter 2" strip . . .

 Adding cut 13-1/4" long strips and more solid green 2" squares.

 Trimming as I went.

The variations are endless.  You can start with a smaller center square for a more narrow runner.  Right now this one measures 18" wide.

I could trim the sides to make it more narrow, or I could have used 1-3/4" strips instead of 2".

But this size will work for the center of the table.  Limiting coordinated fabric to 4 simplifies the process and looks better overall.

Here's Dolly after our big walk this morning, happy to be snug and warm while mom sews.

Until then, keep stitchin' . . .