How to make your own vintage tablecloth

I looked and looked for a vintage tablecloth to match my kitchen and nothing seemed to work just right. So I decided to make one myself.

I found the  Meadow sweet fabric from Michael Miller and I knew it was PERFECT.

I was originally going to make a quilt tablecloth but decided simple was better, I like to change my decor too much to spend a lot of time on things.

I used the dot material for my curtains, and found some matching yellow for the tablecloth.

I used 3 yards of the meadowsweet splashy rose fabric, 2 yards of yellow cotton, 3 packages of red medium rick rack, and 3 packages of red wide bias tape.

I cut the yellow into strips about 8 inches wide and sewed it to the floral fabric (i figured a 5 inch drop on all sides of the table) 

I sewed them on all 4 sides, overlapping at the corners.

I then layed out my ric rac and bias tape, realized I was about a foot short on both, went to the fabric store, came back, and pinned it on. I sewed right on the seams.

Having bias tape on the edges saved me the step of putting in a hem. The bias tape wrapped around the unfinished hem and left a clean edge.

And here it is on my kitchen table. I think it fits perfectly. :D