Gail Brown, author of Gail Brown's All-New Instant Interiors (Open Chain Publishing, 1992), specializes in instant and elegant interiors. She describes some great no-sew cover-ups that save both time and money. Materials:
20"-diameter round particleboard table
4 to 5 yards of fabric (for tables of different sizes, use fabric whose length measures three to four times the diameter)
Pushpins
Staple gun and staples
- Divide the tabletop into quarters (like four pieces of pie), and mark the edges with a felt marker. Divide the length of the fabric into quarters, and mark the divisions with a felt pen on the selvage edge.
- Match the fabric's quarter marks with the quarter marks on the perimeter of the table, with the fabric encircling the table edge right side up. Use pushpins to hold the fabric in place. If necessary, tap them down with a lightweight hammer.
- Working with a quarter of the table at one time, pleat the fabric evenly, using pushpins to hold the pleats in place. Staple the pleats to the top of the table.
- Allow at least 10" at the bottom to puddle. If you want to hem the fabric, allow an extra 4" beyond the length to the floor, and fuse or machine-stitch the hem in place, folding over 2" twice to make a double hem. The double hem adds weight so the fabric drapes nicely to the floor.
To add trim or ruffles to the bottom, serge in place at the bottom edge, or fuse on braided trim. If you wish to attach piping to the bottom edge, use a zipper foot to stitch very close to the piping for a finished edge.
Table-Topper - The table-topper is a 54" square of contrasting fabric. Hem or pink the edges.
- Place a circle of batting cut to the size of the tabletop atop the pleated skirt. Add the table-topper.
- Here are some suggestions for finishing the corners:
- Wrap a 1" rubber band around the fabric 6" above the corners to make flowerets (figure A).
- Use an infinity ring with the Y end pointing down to the corner, and pull fabric through each ring to form a bow (figure B).
- Form an ascot by fusing a small piece of fabric to the back of the topper 18" from the corner. Then cut a 1" horizontal slit, and pull the corner through the slit from the back (figure C).
- Tie a knot in each corner (figure D).
- A great idea for kids' rooms is to place glass on top of the covered table and slide photos between the table and the glass.
RESOURCES :
Quick Napkin Creations:Making and Creating With Napkins
Model: 0932086233
Author: Gail Brown
Out of Print
Krause Publications
Website: www.krause.com
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