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Create a tropical table setting with a home-sewn tablecloth and runners!
I'm really inspired by pink & green decor this summer and wanted to create a tropical inspired table. When I spotted the Tropical Toucan print from Dalston Mill Fabrics, I knew it would look perfect as a tablecloth combined with dusty pink table runners.

Posted by Cat Morley from London, United Kingdom • Published 26th June 2019 • See Cat Morley's 1146 projects »

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Step 1
Gather your fabrics. You want a nice green tropical print for the tablecloth and a dusty rose or pink for the runners.
Step 2
Lay the fabric on the table and cut to the correct size.

Luckily, the fabric I ordered was already the perfect size, so I only needed to cut the fabric for the table runners in half.
Step 3
Find some ribbon that matches the table runner fabric nicely and is at least 1" wide to use as a trim for the edges.
Step 4
Fold the fabric in half width ways.
Step 5
Use the edge of a pair of scissors to score along the folded edge.
Step 6
Repeat along the whole length of ribbon.
Step 7
Pin the ribbon along one edge of the tablecloth fabric.
Step 8
Sew along the ribbon.
Step 9
Trim off any excess ribbon and take a second length of scored ribbon for the next edge.
Step 10
Fold over half an inch of the edge of the ribbon under and score.
Step 11
Fold the edge underneath and then fold in half so that the raw edge is inside the ribbon.
Step 12
Line up the end of the ribbon with the end of the table cloth and pin neatly in place.
Step 13
Pin the remaining ribbon along the top edge of the table cloth.
Step 14
Sew in place and repeat for the other two edges of the tablecloth.
Step 15
Iron the tablecloth and lay on your table.
Step 16
Repeat this process to make two table runners from the contrasting fabric.
Step 17
Iron the table runners and lay them on your table.
Step 18
Create a centrepiece in the middle of the table. I put cactus in belljars and added a couple of plants.
Step 19
Set the table with gold charger plates or placemats.
Step 20
I added some gold candle holder and succulent tea lights along the centre of the table.
Step 21
I then set the table with copper / gold cutlery and a mix of pink and green plates.
Step 22
Your table is now perfectly set for a tropical dinner party!