Oops, it's been a while since I did a blog. But on the positive note, I'm set to do my first craft show. I'm excited and scared at the same time. Since I signed up, I've been working on all the advice I got from various forums on what you need for a successful show. I designed new business cards, got a poster for display and then searched to find a fitted tablecloth. I saw this tablecloth on Amazon. It was $20, but I'd seen a neat trick for an art show covering and wanted something similar. But I didn't want to use the nice fabric I have in stash, nor did I want to spend $20 and then some more for the pockets.
New Business Card
I knew I wanted something to cover the entire table and allow me to put stuff away without others coming to the booth seeing it. I drafted up a rough design. I wanted to put in a zipper, but decided to keep this simple.
What you need:
- 1 Queen flat sheets 90" X 102". (I went to Ross and got a queen sheet set for $15.99. I still have the fitted sheet and one pillow case)
- 1 standard pillow case 20" X 30"
- Measuring tape or ruler
- Something to mark with
Sheet folded in half along the short side(left) and Pillow case (right)
First I opened the pillow case. So now it was about 30" X 40" take about an inch since I cut across the side seam and only ripped the short seam.
Fold a triangle out of the rectangle as seen below using the short side to come up at the longer edge.
Cut the excess fabric below the triangle which will leave you with an almost perfect square that is 30" X 30".
Pin the square (right sides together) on the short end of the fold, making sure to center the two piece.
When you sew the pieces together, you will end up with one end having 30" squares on either sides of the new piece you added.
Fold the sheet the other way with the pillowcase in the middle forming two squares. Cut out the orange lines.
This is the result. You now have your side pieces. You will need to pin the sides of the leg together and sew with the right sides facing each other. I really hope this makes sense. You're sewing this like you would a fabric box as seen in this tutorial,except your box is much bigger.
When you're all done, it should slip on top of the table just like this.
For the pockets, I sewed them right to the tablecloth using the left over panels from the sheet that had been cut out for the sides. It was nice because I could use the finished side as the top of the pockets without having to hem then sew. Using a yard stick, I marked along the back side where I wanted my pockets. I did 3 that were 8 inches wide and 2 that were 10 inches wide.
I cut, prepped and pinned the pockets to the sheet then took it off to sew.
This is my finished look. Cost me less than $15 and I also have pockets and a spare fitted sheet to use on my bed or for another project. Maybe a dress shirt or another cover for my smaller 4-ft table. Since my log is pretty simple, I plan to take just the letters in my log and applique it to the other corner piece that I cut off and that I can hang to the front of my table.
