Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Ruffled

In the middle of my preparations for upcoming art fairs, I am frantically trying to redesign my booth setup for the season. I created my own fitted tablecloths last year, but after a full show season, they are ready to be retired. This year, I am thinking RUFFLES!

I have been obsessed with the image of the crisp white ruffled tablecloth with sunny yellow accents from Country Living since I first saw it earlier in the month. I love how fresh and cheerful it is while being utterly and perfectly feminine! I'm torn about the white; however, since I'm not sure how practical a white tablecloth would be for one outdoor event after another. Though, on the other hand, I have heard that white is really the best color for items that see a lot of use since they can be easily bleached or OxiCleaned back to their original beauty. I am smitten with the idea of a clean white tent, gorgeous white ruffled tablecloths and various candy-colored pastel accents. I currently have all my display pieces colored bright white, but it would be so fun to change a few to sunny yellow or aqua or petal pink for a bit of playful interest.

The next tablecloth inspiration was handmade by Andrea Singarella of Everyday Beauty. She repurposed a ruffled shower curtain to create this adorable tea-stained tablecloth. The more ruffled tablecloths I see, the more convinced I am that this is the look I am going for this year with my display. I have a feeling it is going to be a real pain to sew two six-foot by three-foot floor-length ruffled tablecloths entirely from scratch. I'm afraid sewing them from scratch is my only option to keep the cost low and to get the perfect fit I desire. If anyone has any cost-effect yet time saving tricks, please send them my way!

5 comments:

  1. I LOVE the ruffles. Those table cloths are gorgeous Amy! I don't know a thing about sewing but I have faith in you girl!! You'll have to show us what you end up doing...or better yet maybe I'll make it out to see the booth in person!

    Jen

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  2. The first image is beautiful! I think a ruffled table cloth would be great :)

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  3. A few months ago, I made a ruffled tablecloth for a craft show. I made it using a vintage white tablecloth and purchased the cotton fabrics to make the ruffles. It took me a couple of hours to sew it. Check my blog link to see the pictures.

    http://sewlola.blogspot.com/2009/10/ruffled.html


    If you have a ruffle attachment, ruffle a piece of fabric to be able to calculate the length you will need, about 12 feet of ruffles for each layer for a 6' by 3' table.

    Have fun!

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  4. Here's an article I found that discusses a couple of easy techniques for making ruffles. I hope it helps!

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  5. I found a rainbow ruffled tablecloth tutorial earlier today, it would look pretty made in white.

    http://www.imtopsyturvy.com/2010/06/rainbow-birthday-party-ruffled.html

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