I can hear you! LOL
Yes I’ve made a Christmas Project.
Peoples it’s June already! Only 205 days until Christmas!
Starting in January. {It hasn’t happened} Until this month! I just finished my first Christmas Gift! A Super Fun and Pretty Simple Table Runner And the Holly Jolly Snowmen Fabric by Kathy Schmitz is PERFECT for this pattern.
So go ahead! I give you permission to make your first Christmas Gift of the year! It will feel totally awesome to have one thing checked off your Christmas List already!
1 Charm Pack of Holly Jolly Snowmen
1/4 yd. Sashing / Featured: snowflakes from Holly Jolly Snowmen Collection
1/4 yd. Binding & Stars / Featured: red from Holly Jolly Snowmen Collection
1/2 yd. Backing / Featured: navy snowmen from Holly Jolly Snowmen Collection
Batting
All seams are 1/4″
Pick out 10 Charm Squares for inside of Table Runner
Pick out 12 Charm Squares for Outside Border
Cut from 12 Charm Squares (outside border): 48 – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ squares
Cut from 1/4 yd. Sashing: 13 – 2 1/2″ x 5″ rectangles and 3 – 1 1/4″ x 44″ strips
Cut from 1/4yd. Binding and Stars: 4 – 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ squares and 32 – 1 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ squares (for points) and 3 – 2 1/4″ x 44″ for binding.
Sew 2 1/2″ squares from 12 charm squares picked out
You will need 2 strips of 8 squares (top and bottom or width of Table Runner)
and 2 strips of 16 squares (sides or length of Table Runner)
Sew 1 1/2″ squares to the 2 1/2″ x 5″ rectangles as shown
Trim ends and press point of star away from rectangle piece
Repeat for other side (see photo below)
You will have 10 rectangles with points on one end and 3 rectangles with points on both ends. 
Piece Table Runner as shown in photo’s;
Refer to photo of finished Table Runner for placement of the rectangles w/ points on both ends.
Sew 1 1/4″ Inner Border, short ends first, and then sides. Trim.
Now sew Outer Border; sides (16 square strips) first.
Then bottom (8 square strips)
Quilt and Bind with method you prefer
Wrap it Up and have your first Christmas Gift finished and ready to give!
Approx. Finished Size is 35″ x 16″
ooxx Jodi
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Sorry Jodi…you get a *groan* from me! But the pattern is super cute, and for those of us who aren’t quite ready for Christmas in June, some non-Christmasy fabrics would work well!
no groan here jodi.
in fact, i'm gonna go throw in a christmas movie now, and quilt like a busy little elf.
i ♥ how the little stars come together when it's pieced.
this is a really cute pattern! i have 2 charm packs coming this week, so it looks like i’ll be busy. thanks!
Ok, now I’m feeling guilty! What to do, what to do… hold onto my ice cold diet dr pepper and continue reading on the deck, or go inside and start a Christmas gift?
It looks awesome and you must feelt great to have something marked off your list this early!
No groans here! I love it! Summer is the best time to get a head start on Christmas! Cheers!
Definitely no groans! I’m planning on making a table runner as a gift for my MIL.
Jodi put together a great pattern and tutorial for this table runner. Gotta’ order some Christmas charms.
I'm not groanin here either!! It is super cute!
Super cute! I love those little stars. Now I need to go shopping for Christmas fabric. Gee, that's such a shame.
Okay, I'm in denial that Christmas is that close but, this is an adorable Christmas project that I just might have to make. But right now, I'm in the catch up mode. I have a list of quilts I want to make during my summer break from work.
i love it¡¡¡
wonderfull
xoxo
maria
Love it! I've already started on Christmas gifts for this year and this will be perfect.
Very cute!!! We gotta get ready. It's coming!!
I had decided to make a Christmas gift or project every month, too, but haven't yet. I love this! Thanks for the tutorial!
Thank you for making such a cute pattern using my fabric! I have no problem with putting Christmas music on in July – I finished the paintings for the Holly Jolly Snowmen line July of 2008!