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OT: Looking for "odd sized" tablecloth thefronny 03-23-2008
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Posted by BEI Design on March 24, 2008, 1:46 pm


Plan9 wrote:
> Where I live it was 3/23/2008 5:25 PM, when BEI Design
> wrote:
> > That's what I did on DD's tablecloths. However for a
> > finer finish, and if it were done on the original piece,
> > I
> > would do a twice-folded and mitered-corner hem.
>
> YES. I'm new to sewing (moved from woodworking to
> sewing; same concept just different tools and materials,
> LOL) and need a tutorial or good instructions on "a
> twice-folded and mitered-corner hem". Any suggestions?
>
> Also the table I will be making a table cloth for is 54"
> x 54" square. Where can I find a selection of material
> wide enough for this table, plus a 5" drop around all
> sides and a wide hem (3-4")? By my thinking that's 72"
> minimum width. Maybe wider for allowances and oops.
> Otherwise the table cloth will have a seam (or two) down
> the middle.

There are some "double wide" fabrics
http://equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=265&sid=93LKiA1zWA2r2I1-25108433877.11
and you could also consider king size flat sheets for your
fabric. However, if you find narrower fabric, you don't
have to have a seam in the 'center'. Buy fabric
twice-as-long as you need, and cut it in half (72"X 2 = 4
yards) into two 72 inch pieces. Then cut ONE of those
pieces in half lengthwise and sew each half onto the sides
of the wider piece. that way you have the length and width
you need, but the seam lay along the outer edges. Make
sense?
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etc.

Just MHO, but 3-4" hems are not necessary on a tablecloth,
and a 5" drop is a little skimpy.

Beverly



Posted by Juno on March 24, 2008, 3:20 pm
BEI Design wrote:
> Plan9 wrote:
>> Where I live it was 3/23/2008 5:25 PM, when BEI Design
>> wrote:
>>> That's what I did on DD's tablecloths. However for a
>>> finer finish, and if it were done on the original piece,
>>> I
>>> would do a twice-folded and mitered-corner hem.
>> YES. I'm new to sewing (moved from woodworking to
>> sewing; same concept just different tools and materials,
>> LOL) and need a tutorial or good instructions on "a
>> twice-folded and mitered-corner hem". Any suggestions?
>>
>> Also the table I will be making a table cloth for is 54"
>> x 54" square. Where can I find a selection of material
>> wide enough for this table, plus a 5" drop around all
>> sides and a wide hem (3-4")? By my thinking that's 72"
>> minimum width. Maybe wider for allowances and oops.
>> Otherwise the table cloth will have a seam (or two) down
>> the middle.
>
> There are some "double wide" fabrics
>
http://equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=265&sid=93LKiA1zWA2r2I1-25108433877.11
> and you could also consider king size flat sheets for your
> fabric. However, if you find narrower fabric, you don't
> have to have a seam in the 'center'. Buy fabric
> twice-as-long as you need, and cut it in half (72"X 2 = 4
> yards) into two 72 inch pieces. Then cut ONE of those
> pieces in half lengthwise and sew each half onto the sides
> of the wider piece. that way you have the length and width
> you need, but the seam lay along the outer edges. Make
> sense?
> _________________
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> etc.
>
> Just MHO, but 3-4" hems are not necessary on a tablecloth,
> and a 5" drop is a little skimpy.
>
> Beverly
>
>
Another nice way to make a table cloth is to make the overhang in a
coordinating fabric , miter your corners and make napkins to match. Here
are directions for making mitered corners. One is if you use 2 different
fabrics and the other is for a single color.
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/lr_accessories/article/0,2041,DIY_14069_2274233,00.html
http://sewing.about.com/od/homedecprojects/ss/clothnapkin.htm
Juno

Posted by Plan9 on March 24, 2008, 9:43 pm
Where I live it was 3/24/2008 3:20 PM, when Juno wrote:
> BEI Design wrote:
>> Plan9 wrote:
>>> Where I live it was 3/23/2008 5:25 PM, when BEI Design
>>> wrote:
>>>> That's what I did on DD's tablecloths. However for a
>>>> finer finish, and if it were done on the original piece,
>>>> I
>>>> would do a twice-folded and mitered-corner hem.
>>> YES. I'm new to sewing (moved from woodworking to
>>> sewing; same concept just different tools and materials,
>>> LOL) and need a tutorial or good instructions on "a
>>> twice-folded and mitered-corner hem". Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Also the table I will be making a table cloth for is 54"
>>> x 54" square. Where can I find a selection of material
>>> wide enough for this table, plus a 5" drop around all
>>> sides and a wide hem (3-4")? By my thinking that's 72"
>>> minimum width. Maybe wider for allowances and oops.
>>> Otherwise the table cloth will have a seam (or two) down
>>> the middle.
>> There are some "double wide" fabrics
>>
http://equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=265&sid=93LKiA1zWA2r2I1-25108433877.11
>> and you could also consider king size flat sheets for your
>> fabric. However, if you find narrower fabric, you don't
>> have to have a seam in the 'center'. Buy fabric
>> twice-as-long as you need, and cut it in half (72"X 2 = 4
>> yards) into two 72 inch pieces. Then cut ONE of those
>> pieces in half lengthwise and sew each half onto the sides
>> of the wider piece. that way you have the length and width
>> you need, but the seam lay along the outer edges. Make
>> sense?
>> _________________
>> | | | |
>> | | | |
>> | | | |
>> | | | |
>> | | | |
>> | | | |
>> | | | |
>> | | | |
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> etc.
>>
>> Just MHO, but 3-4" hems are not necessary on a tablecloth,
>> and a 5" drop is a little skimpy.
>>
>> Beverly
>>
>>
> Another nice way to make a table cloth is to make the overhang in a
> coordinating fabric , miter your corners and make napkins to match. Here
> are directions for making mitered corners. One is if you use 2 different
> fabrics and the other is for a single color.
>
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/lr_accessories/article/0,2041,DIY_14069_2274233,00.html
> http://sewing.about.com/od/homedecprojects/ss/clothnapkin.htm
> Juno

Thanks for these links and for the matching napkin suggestion (hadn't
thought of that).

--
Ben

Posted by Plan9 on March 24, 2008, 9:37 pm
Where I live it was 3/24/2008 1:46 PM, when BEI Design wrote:
> Plan9 wrote:
>> Where I live it was 3/23/2008 5:25 PM, when BEI Design
>> wrote:
>>> That's what I did on DD's tablecloths. However for a
>>> finer finish, and if it were done on the original piece,
>>> I
>>> would do a twice-folded and mitered-corner hem.
>> YES. I'm new to sewing (moved from woodworking to
>> sewing; same concept just different tools and materials,
>> LOL) and need a tutorial or good instructions on "a
>> twice-folded and mitered-corner hem". Any suggestions?
>>
>> Also the table I will be making a table cloth for is 54"
>> x 54" square. Where can I find a selection of material
>> wide enough for this table, plus a 5" drop around all
>> sides and a wide hem (3-4")? By my thinking that's 72"
>> minimum width. Maybe wider for allowances and oops.
>> Otherwise the table cloth will have a seam (or two) down
>> the middle.
>
> There are some "double wide" fabrics
>
http://equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_main.html?catid=265&sid=93LKiA1zWA2r2I1-25108433877.11
> and you could also consider king size flat sheets for your
> fabric. However, if you find narrower fabric, you don't
> have to have a seam in the 'center'. Buy fabric
> twice-as-long as you need, and cut it in half (72"X 2 = 4
> yards) into two 72 inch pieces. Then cut ONE of those
> pieces in half lengthwise and sew each half onto the sides
> of the wider piece. that way you have the length and width
> you need, but the seam lay along the outer edges. Make
> sense?
> _________________
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> etc.
>
> Just MHO, but 3-4" hems are not necessary on a tablecloth,
> and a 5" drop is a little skimpy.

Thanks for the link to wider fabrics. I hadn't thought of quilt
backing, but had thought of visiting some drapery shops.

The table is a tall kitchen table and the 5" drop is my
daughter-in-law's request to hide the underneath vertical frame
boards(?) from view, but not be so long as to rest in your lap as you
sit at the table. I will revisit this with her because I too think 5"
is pretty skimpy. The 3-4" hem is what is on the table cloth she is
using. I think it really began it's life as one panel of a drapery
and not a table cloth, so a smaller seam may be OK.

Yes, your seam recommendation does makes sense and has the benefit of
being more visually pleasing than a single seam down the center.

--
Ben

Posted by AK&DStrohl on March 27, 2008, 7:27 pm
>> minimum width. Maybe wider for allowances and oops.
>> Otherwise the table cloth will have a seam (or two) down
>> the middle.
> have to have a seam in the 'center'. Buy fabric twice-as-long as you
> need, and cut it in half (72"X 2 = 4 yards) into two 72 inch pieces. Then
> cut ONE of those pieces in half lengthwise and sew each half onto the
> sides of the wider piece. that way you have the length and width you
> need, but the seam lay along the outer edges. Make sense?
> _________________
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> etc.
>
> Just MHO, but 3-4" hems are not necessary on a tablecloth, and a 5" drop
> is a little skimpy.


You could always take the opportunity and turn those seams into design
elements.
Ie., fancy ribbon, coordinating fabric, embroidery to 'costmetize' the
seaming.
AK in PA



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