Please note that this skirt is not made from a table cloth! I called it a "table cloth" skirt because, as you can see in the photo, the finished skirt resembles a fitted tablecloth for a square table when held out. I regret giving it this name, which has caused confusion, but it's rather late to change it now.
Resources
- Square (Basic) Tablecloth Tutorial
- My second skirt, using an tie dyed African fabric.
- Tutorial I wrote for Rhonda Bus's blog
- Hexagonal Tablecloth Tutorial
- Tablecloth Skirt Reviews on PatternReview - You may need an account to see these, but you can get a free one. Also, if you add a review to PatternReview, please link it to these.
Gallery
BadMomGoodMom developed an "origami" version of the skirt. She uses a single piece of fabric and folds and cuts it to create the "plus" shape. Click the first picture to see her blog post, complete with instructions.
Bunny's Joyful Tablecloth Skirt. (I love how happy she is in these pics!) Click the first pic to see her post.
Kathryn O. made this beautiful striped version of the Tablecloth Skirt.
Karen (kbenco) made this short version of the Tablecloth skirt for her daughter. Click the image to see her blog post.
Linda's elegant tablecloth skirt. Click on the image to see her blog post.
Nancy's Tablecloth skirt. Nancy found the original skirt to be too wide through the hips, so she used darts to control the fullness. Click the picture to see her blog entry.
Peggy's Tablecloth Skirt #2! Click the picture to see her blog entry.
Emelle's Second Tablecloth Skirt. This time she used a floral knit fabric. You can see that the corners are less pronounced - a different effect!
Emelle's Tablecloth Skirt. Emelle shared that she is 5-foot tall so she used a brown cotton twill and cut a 35" square and four 35"x13" rectangles. She looks great!
Myrna's Tablecloth Skirt #2. This time she reduced waist bulk replacing the center square with an a-line shape. Click the picture to see her blog post.
Rivergum's Tablecloth Dress. Click the first picture to see her pattern review.
ReAnn's Tablecloth Skirt. ReAnn bought this fabric the day she visited and we went to Fabrix. Click the first picture to see my blog post on that day.
Claire's cotton voile Peppermint Swirl Skirt. Click the first picture to see her blog post.
My hexagonal edition of the Tablecloth Skirt. Click the picture for the tutorial.
Claudine's Tablecloth Ball Skirt. Click the picture to see her blog post.
Lara's Tablecloth Skirt. Click the picture to see her blog post. (She's 5'2" and shared how she changed the proportions to fit her height.)
Myrna's Faux Suede Tablecloth skirt. Click her picture to see her blog post.
Peggy's (prstarbuck's) Tablecloth skirt. Click the picture to see her blog post.
Karen's (kbenco's) skirt. Click the first image to see her blog post.
Ann Smith's skirt. Click the first image to see her review on Pattern Review. (You may need to be logged in, but you can create a free account.)
Mary R's plaid skirt
My first Tablecloth skirt. Click the picture to go to the tutorial.
They all look superb. Thanks for going to the trouble of putting this together. Much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteit is really interesting to see everyone`s interpretation of this skirt and how different they look. THanks so much for this.
ReplyDeleteAre you looking for a new name? How about "Lantern Skirt"?
ReplyDeleteThis was posted today on Koos's blog, I see points that look kinda like a skirt formerly known as....
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http://koosvandenakker.com/2012/06/13/another-fresh-skirt/
Very interesting, ElleC! A very cool skirt.
DeleteThese tablecloth skirts have given me some great ideas. Thanks for stirring the creative juices.
ReplyDeleteYou could add some little snaps or buttons and wear this as a sort of boho caftan. My mom made me an awesome caftan from an actual tablecloth! It was red and white and particularly awesome. Hey! It was the 70's and I was a teenager! LOL!
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Thanks for the instructions!
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