When I went to my nearest fabric store to buy buttons for the red vest, I found a fabric I could not resist…. (Do you know this feeling?)
It is a yellow and white Gingham with little flowers printed on them. I decided to make a new tablecloth for the table outside. The tricky part is, that this table has also an umbrella in the middle.
The year before I had bought a tablecloth for this table that closed with a zipper. I did not like how the zipper looked and after a few times of using it, it broke. So I decided to use buttons. Here is how I did it:
The fabric did not have enough width to cover the table completely, so I cut it in half planning on sewing those 2 strips together along two selvedges. This seam would run across the middle of the table. Here is a sketch:
First I folded both of the selvedges 3 cm ( 1 1/4 inch) to the wrong side and ironed them.
On the left fabric strip I used a pencil and marked the middle of the fold and drew a halfcircle 6cm ( 2 1/2 inch) in diameter with the middle as the center. This would be the hole for the umbrella.
I aligned the left and right fabric strips so that the folds were on top of each other,overlapping completely, from one outer edge to the circle. I used Steam A Seam to prevent shifting of the fabrics. I sewed the two fabrics together with two seams: one along the edge and one 2.5 cm ( 1 inch) away from the edge. Then I cut out the circle.
I finished the edges of the circle with a store bought bias binding leaving short tails on both ends.
Tucking the tails ends under I sewed down the folds seperately from the circle to the southern edge along the edge and 2.5 cm ( 1 inch) away from the edge.
I made buttonholes on the left side and sewed buttons on the right. I hemmed the edges by folding the edges twice about 0.75 cm ( 1/4 inch) wide and stitched them down along the edge.
And if we only had some warm sunshine, we could actually use it!
Hello
Great book. I just want to say what a fantastic thing you are doing! Good luck!
G’night
Thank you! And I guess you meant to write “blog” not “book”…
that’s a perfect way to dress up a boring plastic table
oh, i love your account name. haha i love the compound word sunny-side
Thanks Myam! Our table has actually a glass top, which is blinding in the sun. You have to cover it ; )
Can you make me three before May 6th? 2 oval, 1 round, beige?
Velcro would work for me.
Oh Gail, I wish I could…