BurnsFamily Blog

On Sunday we had an Easter dinner for some of our friends. We needed to have room to seat 11 people. Our dining room table seats 4. This proved to be a small problem. A six foot banquet table and 3 sheets of plywood, joined together with our existing table, created a 12 foot long table, no more problem.Ok, there were a few other issues, like what was I going to cover the ugly plywood with? I didn’t own a 13 foot long by 56 inch wide tablecloth. I did however happen to have a bolt of 56 inch wide cotton fabric that I use for quilt backs. I decided to dye it a dark brown. That would hide stains well and coordinate with the room. (If you would like to hear more about how the tablecloth was created you can visit my art blog at http://www.juliebdesigns.com/blog)

My next problem was placemats. I didn’t have 11 that matched. I did however have 6 that I started back in 2005 that I never finished. They were all pieced, but they didn’t have backs or quilting done. Friday Night I finished putting the placemats together. This gave me 6 of the 11 placemats that I needed. A trip to Bed Bath and Beyond and I was able to pick up some bamboo placemats for $2 each to coordinate with my pieced mats. I am very pleased with how it all came out.