sew simple

i started with a yard and a quarter of this fabulous coleus fabric, 

trimmed the selvedges off, and then squared off the piece.

then i turned the edges under about a half and inch and pressed,

turned the edges under another half inch and pressed.

i hemmed around all four sides with a fun wavey stitch.

i popped it into the mail to my mumsie.

she has a lovely wardrobe of these simple tablecloths 

to cover the card table on her front porch.

she has her morning coffee out there

and corresponds with her many pen pals

as the world wakes up and the morning air is cool.

card tables are humble and multi purposed.

• a card table at the end of a dining table can add a few more place settings.
• how can you do a decent sized jigsaw puzzle without the added space a card table can provide?
• displaying your wares at a yard sale is impossible without card tables.
• a card table can become any kind of abode a rainy day requires...with blankets, it's a tent in the desert, a cabin in the woods, a castle with a moat...
• i guess you could play cards at a card table.

how about you?

any clever card table ideas?

happy friday!