Tadaa Studio — oilcloth

So, my card table had seen better days.  The cheap vinyl covering had scratches and tears, so it always required a tablecloth.  My usual solution was to cover with a piece of chalkcloth - instant fun kids table!  A great solution, but still the table was lacking. This project was definitely easy, took about an hour of actual work time and had minimal pain in the #$%  annoyances. Do learn from my mistake, take a staple that works in your staple gun to the store so you buy the right size, nothing like a hardware store run to kill your...

I made up some of these fun notebooks to have on hand for hostess gifts and other last minute gifts of appreciation. I had received one myself years ago and still use it to organize all my computer passwords! 1. Lay notebook of choice open on a table and cut oilcloth with pinking shears so that it is 3/8” bigger along the top and bottom and 3” wider on the sides. 2. Fold sides in to make flaps and tape into place to secure while sewing. 3. Sew along top and bottom of oilcloth, securing the flaps into place. 4....

I hope to one day try all these projects! Lunch bags Sandwich sacks (coated fabric only) Scrapbook covers Table covering Drawer liner Sand box canopy Clothes basket liner Picnic table cover Shoe bag Shelf liner Laundry bag Canister cover Journal cover Child raincoats (Odyssea and Amy Butler) Outdoor pillow Wall decoration Coasters Baby changing pad Splatmat Bibs Play pen mat Tote bags (Odyssea and Amy Butler will need to be double-sided or reinforced) Apron Let us know if you have any other ideas to add!

Here are some sewing tips that will make working with oilcloth or coated fabric much more enjoyable. Needle - denim or size 16 needle, but we've also used the whatever needle is in the machine #12 without issue Thread- poly-cotton is fine. Set Stitch Length a bit longer 3.5, seems to help to have the feed dogs push the fabric a bit farther along and reduces the likelihood of creating a rip from perforating oilcloth. Masking/Painter's Tape is your friend for keeping pieces aligned - pins will leave holes that won't 'heal', so choose to use pins in the seam...

Friends and customers have been asking, so we thought we’d explain the differences between our oilcloth and our coated fabric. Oilcloth is woven cotton that has been covered with PVC. Its front is shiny (except for the chalk cloth) and its backside is rough. It is a heavy, hardy material that lies well flat, has a stiff body (for tote bags, for example) and stores well by rolling it. The coated fabric is a regular quilting weight fabric that has been covered with polyurethane. There is no PVC or vinyl in it. Of our three coated fabrics, all have smooth...