Just in case you missed this article on making a DIY bandana tablecloth the first time we shared it a couple of years ago, we are republishing it. After Marne wrote this blog originally, we got an awesome response. This is one of the PYP Best Blogs!

I have been wanting to make a bandana tablecloth, and I finally did! It was so easy that I wanted to share with you how I did it. I chose to make one for the 4th of July, and I LOVE IT! It turned out just like I wanted.

You will need:

bandanas in the color of your choice, I needed 12 (I got them at Walmart for $1 each)
sewing machine
iron

Wash, dry, and iron your each bandana. Then lay them out on the floor how you want the finished product to look.

After you are finished with that, take them 3 at a time and sew them in order of how you placed them. Make sure you are sewing each bandana wrong sides together so they will all be uniform. I used a 1/4 inch seam allowance.

I sewed 3 bottom together, the next 3 together, then I did the two top rows of three. Then my last row of sewing was the middle when I sewing the two sections of six together. Make sense?

I have a picnic table in the backyard I was making this for, so I knew that I needed 12 bandanas. You can make yours as small or any size you wish! The possibilities are endless. Here is what mine looked like when I finished. I’m excited to use it soon!

NOTE: You can purchase bandanas at the dollar store for 2/$1, but they are very thin and not as good of quality. I recommend purchasing them for at least $1 each so the table cloth will be more durable.