Patchwork Tablecloth and Napkins

IMG_0366, originally uploaded by LauraXJune.

So, after about a month of work (most of which time was spent waiting for insanely huge shipments of rick rack), my patchwork tablecloth and napkins are completed. I'm very happy with the results, and the project has left me with a lot of attractive little remnants. What looked like a project that would be completed in an afternoon or two took a lot longer -- there is a lot of squaring up to do in this project (I think I can now safely consider myself an expert in that area), a decent amount of ironing between steps, and A LOT of pinning, sewing rickrack, then top-stitching, repeat. Repeat. I found these steps to be the most time-consuming but also the most fun and yes! relaxing! I'm going to make a set of these eventually for Josh and I in red, orange and pink -- the colors we tend to use in our kitchen / dining room. Though the original pattern calls for this to be done in blues, I also really think this would be beautiful in all whites.