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Posted by Plan9 on March 27, 2008, 10:15 pm
Where I live it was 3/27/2008 7:27 PM, when AK&DStrohl wrote:
>>> 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?
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>> Just MHO, but 3-4" hems are not necessary on a tablecloth, and a 5" drop
>> is a little skimpy.
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> 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
Thanks for the suggestion. Several good ideas have been suggested in
this thread (hmmmm is that a pun) and I'll run them all by my
daughter-in-law.
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Regards, Ben - TN
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