Do you remember the first cup of tea you had as a child? I do, and I recall how charmed I was by the little cups and saucers, how delighted I was with the tiny sandwiches and pretty cookies. What a wonderful world of grace and gentility. That's the world of our S4H Tea Time
Wake up your cup with a custom cozy. There may be other patterns out there for this type of thing, but none with our signature touch: the ruffle! Pull out the prettiest scraps from your stash for a fast and easy project.
Experts recommend layers when dressing for winter; we felt this advice should extend to winter table top dressing. Our holiday tablecloth set has two layers: a plain fringed underlay + a patterned overlay with poms as corner accents.
We love cloth napkins, and this bound-edge variety is a very easy yet elegant designs. It got us wondering about the ubiquitous napkin. Turns out the modern day table linen has quite a history, dating back as far as the Romans, who used a larger cloth called a mappae, which was spread over the edge
This is a super simple project to make, but the sparkle of the metallic cotton and the wide center accent panel adds an ultra sophisticated look on your table. It's a clean, cosmopolitan design that blends beautifully with other elements when setting a n elegant table for the holidays or any special occasion. We originally
It’s two tablecloths in one. The top is created with three pretty print fabrics. The back is a soft yellow with a print accent kick for the flounces. Each corner comes together like a perfect four-way intersection. For breakfasts and more.
One of the most common questions we get here at Sew4Home is how to measure for different projects. In particular, we had a number of folks who wanted to know an easy way to measure and make a simple ROUND tablecloth. Rather than go round-and-round with it ourselves, we turned to our friend and home
Load up this pretty tote with food you need to keep cold (or hot for that matter), seal up the top, and everything stays the right temp for a ride home from the grocery store or a trek out to your favorite picnic spot.
We love the cloth napkin here at Sew4Home! It's a green alternative to paper; it's super simple to make; and it adds a cheery splash of color to your table. That's a trifecta of winning reasons to give it a try today. We used a different fabric for each of our six napkin samples, because
Here's a new take on the standard rectangular placemat. These have a slightly trapezoidal shape (okay ... I just gotta say, Trapezoidal sounds like a character from Fiddler on the Roof ... dontcha think??). The unique shape allows them to fit nicely around a round kitchen table. And, they're reversible, so you can spill breakfast
Rather than a napkin ring, add a little seasonal splash to your napkins with a few simple folds and some inexpensive trimmings. These six festive napkins are all fast and easy to assemble, and they’ll fill your table with good cheer.
Are a host of Halloween goblins headed your way? Roll out this fast and easy runner to spread out your goodies in style. The simple patchwork is made up of forty 5″ squares for a colorful grid of stripes, dots, bats, and spiders.
A classic nine-patch center shows off a beautiful selection of vivid, large motif quilting cottons. The border all around features rows of vintage buttons, and bright corner tassels add an extra special finishing touch.
Did you know the paper napkin made its debut in 1887? While that's quite historical, we still prefer the cloth napkin. And, making your own festive fabric napkins for a party – or just for everyday - is a fun and easy way to spruce up a place setting. Fabric napkins are super simple to
Rectangular placemats fit great on a square or rectangular table. But a lot of outdoor furniture sets feature round tables. This is one of those "square peg in a round hole" problems. Our project will help you make trapezoidal placemats, which fit nicely together when placed around a circular table. The sewing is the same
The book of Classic Picnic Decorating says one must always default to the red and white checked tablecloth. We say, "To heck with that!" Besides, there's no such book! Instead, we invite you to create your own vibrant and stylish table covering. Our instructions take you through the steps to make a banded tablecloth, using