How to Sew a Square Table Topper

Sew this appliqud square table topper for a round or square dining table. The square design is a logical alternative to a long narrow table runner. This beautiful table topper will look lovely for everyday or romantic dining and will also be a wonderful addition to a spring holiday table. It is quick to put together and is a great instructional project for teaching a child who is just beginning to learn the art of sewing.

Instructions

1

Cut an 8-inch square and a 4-inch square from newspaper and fold them in half. Draw a heart half, on each of the folded squares, with the centers of the hearts on the folds of the paper. Cut the hearts out. Lay the heart patterns on the paper side of lightweight fusible web and trace around them. Repeat three more times with each heart pattern for a total four hearts for each size. Cut out the hearts.

2

Place the rose printed fabric, wrong side up, on your ironing surface. Iron to remove any creases or wrinkles. Lay the 8-inch fusible web hearts, with the glue side down, on the fabric. Iron the fusible web hearts to adhere. Cut out the hearts using the edge of the fused hearts as a guide.

3

Place the cream printed fabric, wrong side up, on your ironing surface. Iron to remove any creases or wrinkles. Lay the 4-inch fusible web hearts, with the glue side down, on the fabric. Iron the fusible web hearts to adhere. Cut out the hearts using the edge of the fused hearts as a guide.

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Measure and cut two pieces from cream printed fabric, 22 inches square. Measure and cut a 22-inch square from the low-loft quilt batting. Place one cream printed square on your ironing surface with the right side up. Peel the paper from the back of the 8-inch fused hearts. Position a heart in each corner of the square, with the glue side down and their points an inch from the corners. Iron the hearts to adhere. Peel the paper from the 4-inch fused hearts. Center a 4-inch heart on each 8-inch heart, with the glue side down and iron to adhere.

5

Sew a zig-zag stitch around the edges of each 8-inch heart using rose colored thread. The zig-zag stitch should be half on the 8-inch hearts and half on the cream printed fabric. Sew a zig-zag stitch around the edges of each 4-inch heart using cream colored thread. The zig-zag stitch should be half on the 4-inch hearts and half on the 8-inch hearts.

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Lay the 22-inch appliqud cream square on your work surface with the right side up. Place the remaining cream square on top with the wrong side up. Match the edges. Finish the layers with the square quilt batting. Pin all four edges. Sew a 1/4-inch seam allowance on all sides of the pinned square, leaving a 4-inch opening for turning.

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Trim the seam allowance to a scant 1/8 inch and clip the corners of the square table topper. Turn the table topper right side out with the batting sandwiched inside. Hand sew the opening closed. Iron the square table topper to give the edges a smooth crisp finish.