My husband and children have no idea how to set a table! I was sooo fortunate to have been raised by a very classy lady who sets a pretty table. Our family really valued meal time and the table was always set nicely. My favorite part as a little kid was picking out a centerpiece from a cabinet for the middle of the table. I was a married woman before I realized that not every family ate this way. When we ate there was always a table cloth spread or placemats. We learned early on where the proper place to put the fork, knife (and which way the blade pointed), spoon, and glass. It makes being together as a family something special.
Lets just face it- families don't do this as much and it is really affecting society. Ok not having the table set like a magazine may not be the downfall of society but families not eating together is. There are a lot of statistics that support families eating together. There are benefits such as reduced risk of obesity and drug use...
I think I went off on a tangent there- I really was just posting my latest project but I do feel pretty passionate about families eating together.
So I decided to make placemats that showed my kids how to set the table properly. It required a lot of thread and in the middle of my project I ran out. Josh likes me having a sewing project because I will watch movies with him while I sew. So I had told him that I had run out and he offered to stop by the local craft store on his way home from school to pick me up a spool of thread. Now I had just gone through 300 yds and wasn't quite half way done so I told him to get the biggest spool they had, because I wanted to make sure he didn't get me one of those small spools. Weelllll- my baby delivers! He brought me home a 1200 yd spool of thread! I almost started laughing. And then I worried that it wouldn't work on my machine but it did!
So I finished the placemats the next day! Here they are. It works great. I can have Turner set the table and he knows where to put everything- even my husband can set the table properly now. And I love how cute they are!
And the idea was 100% totally out of my own head!
7 comments:
Tiff these are so dang cute! What an awesome idea! We could have used these when my kids were little. Genius!
This is a great idea! Im going to copy YOU! I love it. But how on earth do you find the time or energy to do this?
Totally brilliant. I think you should make a pattern and sell it on Etsy. You'd have to check what patterns go for, but I'd bet folks would pay $5. Just for the pattern...and then that way you don't have to make them. You just charge other people to use your genius idea! And trust me, there are plenty of people out there you wouldn't be able to figure out how to make them by looking at them. I for example, need to know what kind of stitch you used around the edges because I have no idea whatsoever. I'm telling ya, put the pattern on Etsy, and I will be your first customer! Also, how do you sew on your machine and watch movies at the same time?
And, your mom and my mom are twins.
And, I love your centerpiece.
And, thanks for commenting on my blog. I was happy to have a new comment.
Way cute, and you set the table just like my Mom taught me. Not every one does and it bugs me!!!
Way cute. That is a great idea. Kuddos to you and your imagination.
Um, super cute! What do you charge? You have plenty of thread, and I'll be needing 6. No, I wouldn't make you start a business for me, but if you do decide to mass produce this darling project, I'm in.
Really though, we do dinner like this every night too. I never thought to do a centerpiece on a regular night and I think my girls would love it.
Those are adorable. I love them. How you managed to make them with infant twins I'll never know but that's the super woman you are I guess.
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