My table, without the leaf, is 42" wide and 60" long. Therefore, the sides are slightly shorter than I would have liked them to be, but all in all I'm very satisfied with the result. The fabric I used is Rural Jardin by French General for Moda. It is a linen/cotton blend and is 54" wide. I ordered 2 1/2 yards from one of my favorite fabric stores http://www.fatquartershop.com/ .
Here's how I made it: I started by prewashing my fabric, ironing it, and laying it out on the floor to mark my sewing lines.
I then took an old tablecloth purchased a number of years ago and placed it over the top of my fabric so I could "draw" my sewing lines. Before layering in this fashion I did mark the center of my fabric and the center of my existing tablecloth by folding each in fourths and using a pin to mark the center. Then I matched and pinned the centers when I layered them. It then looked like this: (See how the fabric is not quite as wide as it really should be? Oh well, it can't be helped.
I simply traced around the tablecloth with a washable fabric marker. I did not leave much of a seam allowance (only about 1/4") because I knew I would finish the edges on my serger with a rolled hem. My tracing lines looked like this:
Here is a close-up of the rolled hem:
Some time ago I made a table runner using the same line of fabric (100% quilting fabric, no linen) and it looks great on top of my table with my new tablecloth.
cute! you should make me one!
ReplyDeleteI like the step-by-step instructions. Maybe even I could make one!
ReplyDeleteI like your tablecloth and the explanation of how you made it.
ReplyDeleteI really like the simplicity of your blog, as well.
Thank you for the kind comments, Sandy. That tablecloth has seen a lot of use.
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