Skirted Table Tutorial

I have been obsessing with skirted tables for awhile, but it took me a looong time to work up the courage to sew my own. I finally decided to tackle it right before I went out of town to WV, and because I rushed to get it finished and posted it at the last minute, I am just now posting the tutorial.

There are so many great skirted table tutorials in blogland, many no sew versions, like this gorgeous ikat skirted table from Little Green Notebook or the fun teal and cream by Pawley's Island Posh...

But I have had my eye on the tutorial by Bryn Alexandra since I started blogging in January.

In the end, i didn't follow directions very long :)...so this is my version.

I wanted more of a "buffet" in my dining room, and this chinoiserie style table my parent's gave me was a little short, so I propped the legs up higher and decided to skirt it.

I started by measuring the width, height and depth of all sides and the top of the table. I then added 1.5" to each measurement (to account for the hem). Next, cut out your pieces.

I copied this great diagram off of Bryn's blog to show you the pieces you should have after cutting.

Next, fold the 2 sides of each piece over 3/4", pin and iron. Then repeat, only hem the bottom of each piece once (3/4") and leave the top of the fabric unfolded (this is what you attach to the fabric for the top of your table).

Hem the two sides ( folded twice) and the bottom (folded once). Repeat with the front/back, two sides and the corner pieces.

To make the skirt appear tailored, I laid the top piece on the top of the table and marked a line along the edge of the table. I then folded the edge of the fabric over, to touch the line, ironed and hemmed.

Now lay the top piece of your fabric right side up and line the top edge (the raw edge) of your side piece (wrong side up) of fabric up with the edge of the table top piece of fabric. Pin, sew and repeat with the 3 other side pieces.

Now your basic table skirt is finished, all that is left is to attach the corner pieces. Unfortunately, at this point I was running behind and did not take pictures. I simply attached the corner pieces to the underside of the table skirt with hemming tape.

I also attached the green grosgrain ribbon with to the edge of each side with a piece of double sided hemming tape.

VOILA!

I hope this helps!

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