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Friday, June 17, 2011

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!


5 comments:

  1. i'm throwing a shower for my future daughter-in-law in a week and we will be seated at card tables in the backyard
    six of them to be exact!
    wish you could be here to celebrate with us, and as you saw on my blog, i could use a little of the good stuff about now...
    that fabric is gorgeous!!!!
    miss you, my friend
    xo

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  2. Another suggestion - if every surface in your work room/studio is covered with "stuff", a card table could save the day in a pinch! (Or you could clean - note to self!)

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  3. I never had a card table but I loved your post and the fabric colors are beautiful.

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  4. my mumsie reminded me that a card table with two legs extended and turned on its side and put at the foot of the stairs can keep a toddler at bay.

    and a card table with all legs folded and propped in the kitchen doorway can keep two black kittens corralled for a bit.

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  5. I keep a card table in my laundry area, for folding. Of course, all too often it is piled high with extra blankets and unwanted clothing!

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