How to Make an Outdoor Table Cover without Sewing

If you want to decorate a patio table or dress up your outdoor furnishings without a complex sewing project, try this no-sew table cover.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Oilcloth
• String
• Tape measure
• Marker
• Dinner plate
• Masking tape
• Scissors
• Adhesive Velcro squares

1. Purchase 4 yards of oilcloth. The oilcloth should be 47" wide.

2. Measure the radius of the table you want to cover. The radius is measured from the center of the table to its edge.

3. Turn the oilcloth over to the mesh underside. Mark a semicircle on the cloth.

4. Cut a string to the length of the table's radius plus 15 inches for the drop. Tie a marker to the end, and hold the middle of one edge of the table cloth. Swing the marker from one edge to the other by marking on the underside of the oilcloth. Repeat this step on a second piece of oilcloth.

5. Make scallop edging along the tablecloth bottom. Put masking tape on a dinner plate where you want the scallops to be traced. Place the dinner plate on the lines drawn in Step 4. Trace the dinner plate from one piece of tape to the other. Repeat until the scallops connect, and cut out along the lines.

6. Flip the tablecloth halves over to the printed side, and lay them on the table. Overlap the edges by 1 1/2 inches.

7. Attach the tablecloth halves by using adhesive Velcro squares spaced 6 to 8 inches apart.

8. Trace a hole in the center of the tablecloth for an umbrella pole.

Tips & Warnings

• Oilcloth can be ordered or purchased at a fabric store.
• There is no need to hem oilcloth because it will not unravel when cut.