A Tablecloth Called Tabitha
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 11:44 PM 
Okay, a tablecloth is not the sexiest subject for a blog post, I admit. But this is a special tablecloth (as evidenced by the fact it even has a name - Tabitha!).
This cloth’s claim to fame is that it was made by the group of ladies who meet to sew at my friend Joanne’s house once a month.
It was Claire who dreamt up the idea and Claire who stitched the whole thing together (she’s a star!). We each appliquéd a teacup or teapot or cupcake onto a square of cloth, then embroidered our names or initials alongside. One corner of the finished piece bears our collective name - we are henceforth to be known as the Goodley House Patchers.
Today was the day this work of art was duly christened, as we gathered for our annual Christmas sewing day and ate our lunch from its lovely linen top.
Call me fanciful if you will, but I’ll swear dinner tasted all the better for that newly-created heirloom beneath our plates!
Reader Comments (2)
Oh Helen, what a scrumptious idea - truly wonderful :) I love the way you connect with the people in your life xxx
Lots of love, Milena
Wonderful, and as the tablecloth looks gorgeous rather than sexy, you ladies seem to cover that part real good. Congratulation on this collective birth!