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Picnic Set Table Cloth and Napkins

A simple sewing exercise for the beginner and a lovely gift for those who love to dine outdoors.

Ingredients

Fabric (a strong heavy weight) approximately 150 cm long
Contrasting Fabric - approximately 60 cm long
Optional - braid, binding, lace, fabric paints (for decorating napkins)
Thread, Pins, Sissors, Measuring Tape, Iron, Sewing Machine

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Finished picnic cloth and napkins.

Finished picnic cloth and napkins.

You will need fabric, thread, scissors, pins.

You will need fabric, thread, scissors, pins.

Method

Take large piece of fabric and turn up all edges 1 cm to wrong side of fabric. Then press with and iron. Turn up another 1 cm and pin and press. Topstitch 0.6cm all the way around the fabric. Then press to finish. You now have the table cloth completed!

Then, take contrasting fabric and measure into equal parts. Make them approximately 30 cm x 30 cm. Mark with tailors chalk or pin, then cut.

Turn up 0.6 cm edges to wrong side of fabric, press then turn up a further 0.6 cm, pin and press. Top stitch 0.3 cm from edge. Press and the napkin is complete.

If you want to decorate your napkin, pin on your braid, or lace etc and stitch this down before you turn up the edges. We have used two different sizes of binding to create our decorative feature.

Enjoy your picnic!

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