A Burlap Tablecloth

I've been wanting a burlap tablecloth that I can throw on the table and use for a hundred different occasions so when this roll of burlap arrived from BurlapFabric.com, my mind was spinning with ideas.

{Just looking at the BurlapFabric.com site gets my heart racing.  Colored burlap, coffee bags, jute webbing ... it's a burlap paradise.}

I made a simple tablecloth {easy enough for the beginner sewer} that has clean lines with a somewhat tailored appearance but I left the edges raw because I'm a huge fan of shabby and I love mixed styles.

This tablecloth covers the top of my dining room table but leaves a thin border along the edges.  {I didn't want the burlap to hang over the edges because I'll usually place another cloth under this one to add some color and texture.}

To make the tablecloth, I cut pieces of burlap that were five inches in width {I was using a burlap roll so the pieces are twelve inches across}.  I cut thirteen pieces altogether which covers my table plus allows for a serged seam allowance.

I also cut two long strips of burlap to run down either side of the table {I cut these about 65 inches each but ended up trimming them after I had finished sewing the middle piece}.

I stitched the five inch pieces together, side by side ...

... and then pressed each seam open.

When all the seams were pressed, I stitched the long pieces of burlap down either side of the middle section ... 

... so it looked like this when I was finished.  I trimmed my edges and then stitched a straight stitch around the outer edge of the whole thing to decrease fraying.  {I like some fraying which is why I left the edges raw.}

I'm so happy with the way this tablecloth turned out.  I'll be using it for Thanksgiving and again at Christmas {won't it look cute paired with red and white accessories?} and probably a pile of occasions in between.

If you need burlap, be sure to pop over to BurlapFabric.com and follow them on Facebook and Pinterest.

BurlapFabric.com provided the burlap needed for this project but I did not receive further compensation for this post and all opinions are my own.

I'm linking to Creative Itch, Funky Polkadot Giraffe, Ginger Snap Crafts, 504 Main, Tatertots and Jello, The Gunny Sack