Making a Circular Tablecloth

This is one of my favorite spots in my house.

It's a small covered table in my kitchen.

It's the perfect place for simple meals,

a cup of coffee, reading the paper,

and good conversations.

Over time the blue tablecloth was

beginning to show its age.



Have you ever seen a more gosh-ugly table?

It definitely needs a cover.

I had recently purchased a couple of white quilts

at Homegoods and decided to put them

to use in the kitchen.

First, it was necessary to piece the two quilts together

and to find a large workspace to lay it all out.

My living room floor was the best spot.

Since I am making a circular table cloth,

I needed to find and mark the very center of my piece.

From that center mark, begin measuring the desired length--

widest part of the tabletop + (tabletop to floor + hem)2 divided by 2,

in my case 48 inches.

From the center point (previously noted),

begin measuring and marking at intervals in a circle.

Can you see my blue marks above?

With a ruler, then connect all your measured marks,

creating a circle.

Cut along this line.

Once the tablecloth is cut out,

place it on the table, wrong side up,

with the center mark as close to the

center of the table as possible.

Begin pinning the hem to your desired length.

Since this is thick fabric, I made a serged edge and

cut away all but one inch for the hem.

Then the hem was machine stitched in place.

Do you remember that ugly table?

What ugly table?

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