Supplies:
- Drop cloth from your local DIY store, sized 18" longer and wider than the table to allow for drop and hems on both sides. They come in all different sizes.
- Lace or other embellishment
- Sewing machine and notions including a needle for heavy jobs
First wash and dry the drop cloth on a permanent press cycle. It will come out of the dryer with wrinkles so the next step is to iron it. It is very strange to iron something that is made to collect messes.
Measure your table top and cut the drop cloth 18" longer and wider in the length and the width. Maintain as much of the existing hem area as possible. It is helpful to use a cutting mat and a rotary cutter, however scissors will work just fine.
On the two unhemmed sides, iron the two sides with that need hem seams. Fold under half an inch and iron and then fold under again another half inch. If your table is round, simply measure your table top, cut the measurement in half, and add 9". Then find the center and hold your fabric measuring tape there (best to do with a helper) and measure out and mark the spot. Continue moving the end of the tape and marking while holding the other end in the center. Soon you will have dots that make a circle. Connect the dots and your fabric is ready to cut out. The entire edging will need to be hemmed.
Use a heavy needle to sew your ironed hems. It's so easy!
Then sew your lace or other embellishment on the table cloth. I had a really long piece of lace that I sewed all the way around the edging. Another idea is to run trim down the center. Multiple rows of different lace or trim would be pretty. May either use a stencil and white paint or a silver Sharpee pen. I tried a black marker and it was just a little too dark for me.
If you find you have extra drop cloth fabric, consider making a runner. Next I'm going to make one for my kitchen counter with quotes written around it.
Show me what you have done with drop cloths!
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