Hello All! My name is Angela and I blog over at Cuttopieces.blogspot.com. I’m back with another tutorial for you, this time using the lovely Domestic Bliss line by Liz Scott. I fell in love with these fabrics as soon as I saw them and wanted to make something quick and “easy” with all of the colors.
Sometimes you love every single fabric in a line and just want to USE them. Right now! Well this tablecloth pattern will let you do that and gives you a very functional item along with the joy of diving into a collection. It uses just 2 charm packs. So there is enough to have some fun but not so much that it gets overwhelming.
This tablecloth is perfect for special occasions like birthdays or holidays (with the right fabrics!) but is also simple enough for every day use. There are special details like a mitered edge border and a single piece backing.
It’s “Simply Charming”.
(2) Charm Packs of Domestic Bliss by Liz Scott
*update – not on PDF instructions* – you need 88 charms total…some lines will have enough in two charm packs. If you don’t have enough, I would take some of the extra Bella solid and cut it into charm squares and use them as corner squares on the table cloth.
1 1/4 yard of Bella Solid Marine
2 yards of 108″ Grey Dottie Backing
Cut the Bella solid into a 40 1/2″ square piece of fabric.
Arrange your charms around the Solid center in rows.
You will need
(2) 9 piece strips
(4) 11 piece strips
(2) 13 piece strips
Sew the charms into rows and attach the rows to the solid center as shown below.
First attach each 9 piece strip to opposite sides of the solid center.
Next attach an 11 piece strip to the two remaining opposite sides of the solid center to create a square piece again.
Then attach an 11 piece strip to opposite sides of the new square piece.
Finally, attach a 13 piece strip to the remaining two opposite sides to once again square up the piece.
Your piece should now be 58″ square.
Cut the Dottie Backing into a 67″ square piece.
We will be creating a deep mitered hem around the perimeter of the tablecloth.
On all four sides of the backing fabric, press the ends wrong sides together with a 1/2″ fold.
Follow this by pressing all four sides in with a 2″ fold.
At each corner, unfold the fabric back to reveal the wrong side of the fabric. Fold each corner in at a 45 degree diagonal, wrong sides together. You should be able to match up your pressed creases.
Trim the folded triangle to a 1/2″.
Refold the fabric back along the original pressed edges to reveal a perfect mitered corner.
Lay the backing fabric out with the wrong side up. Place the tablecloth pieced top on top of the backing, centering it. Keep each fabric as smooth and flat as possible.
Fold the hem along the edge of the pieced top and pin in place around the entire tablecloth. Top stitch around the entire edge of the hem, including the mitered edges.
And ta-da! You are done! Easy peasy!
One Simply Charming Tablecloth!
Oh and how cute would a novelty tablecloth be for a child’s birthday party?! Endless possibilities…
Angela Pingel
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