The (re)purpose project du jour is a table mat created from a thrift store table cloth and small scraps from the vintage quilt.
I cut a leaf shape based on the size of scraps I had to work with and ironed interfacing to them since they are so thin and delicate in order to keep their shape. I placed the leaves across the bottom and up the side and stitched them in place with a decorative stitch on my machine.
After the leaves were stitched to the table mat, I thread sketched a vine to visually connect them and sketched veins onto the leaves.
Now I have a nice little fall leaf table mat to display some of my autumn decorations on. Here, I am using a fabric pumpkin that I made. More about that later.
I like using something like a mat, doily, basket, or tray to display seasonal decor instead of just sitting it directly on a table. It pulls items together and makes it a gathered collection giving it a base from which it is displayed.
What do you use when creating a base for your vignettes?
xo, Faith
Brad says
look forward to seeing this as part of the fall collection around the house!
Faith says
Thanks, honey! It will be on our Thanksgiving table.