The First Day of Fall -- I Covet . . .

When I gave the program to the Pink Dogwood Garden Club last week,

it included lunch

And Friend Francie had the most gorgeous table

A touch of blue and white, elegant china, earthy rattan chargers, antique glassware 

And the most beautiful runner and napkins

They had the colors of fall

But weren't "False Fall" with leaves and such on them.

They will work as well in January as they do in September

But in September, they won't just be pretty, but they will remind one

that it truly is Fall.

So pretty and Friend Francie was kind enough to tell me that they were

April Cornell linens.

I came home, found April Cornell website, and alas,

they had tablecloths, dish towels in the pattern

But NO napkins or runners.

That was what I coveted --

It would make for a great table at Linderhof

this fall

And for The Lunch Bunch luncheon next week.

So I got creative . . . 

And ordered their biggest tablecloth.

I reasoned I could get a runner and 8 napkins out of the fabric

It was on sale and actually, it was very economical

Much more so than the regular price of similar linens at April Cornell

It came yesterday

And today I had the time

I measured, added extra for seam allowance

made a pattern out of the newspaper

And began to cut out a runner and napkins

The dining room table is always the perfect place to cut out patterns.

I've been cutting patterns on a dining room table "forever"!

All cutout and ready to sew . . . 

All done!

I need to press every thing

(and trim threads off of everything)

But they will be the perfect linens for my lunch next week!

Thank you, Francie, for telling me where they came from

Although I was thwarted by no longer being in stock,

I did find a solution

And it worked!!!!

And, Francie, I'm not trying to totally copy you

(last month Lunch Bunch's luncheon was the same menu as Francie used

for her garden luncheon -- she told me what she was having and I copied!  And now the linens!)

But isn't copying the sincerest form of flattery?

So I'm not copying but flattering

dear Friend Francie

The Luncheon is next Tuesday,

come back and see what a pretty table these linens set.