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  • Halloween
  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas

What You'll Learn This Week

This week's techniques (and weekend ideas) focus on easy ways to use fabric for a festive table. Using a few simple tips, you'll be able to stitch special touches you can use all summer.

Project 1
Bandanna Table Runner

Bandanna Table Runner

Add flair with the simplest table runner of the season.

Project 2
Ring Tones

Ring Tones

Create a napkin ring your guests will love -- and you can use over and over again. Try varying the colors to have palettes to match all of your gatherings this season.

Fourth of July Project
Star Garland

Star Garland

Origami paper takes on a new form when shaped into jaunty stars. Make it ahead and string your garland on the Fourth!

More Sewing Ideas

More Ideas: Garden Crafts

Make perfect decorations, accessories, and gifts with these cheerful warm-weather sewing projects.

Summer Workshop Week 5

Get inspired by everyone's table runners, napkin rings, and more. Rate your favorites and leave comments too -- and don't forget to upload your own!

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Entertaining Tip

Ironing Linens

Ironing Linens
Instead of drying napkins and other table linens completely after they're washed, pull them from the dryer while they're still slightly damp.

The dampness makes the napkins easier to iron, saving you much needed time and energy as you prepare to greet your guests.

Weekend Entertaining Ideas

Weekend Party Plan

Try it this weekend! Break out your bandanna table runner with this perfectly coordinated menu.

Tassels will keep your tablecloth from blowing away in the breeze.

Workshop Message Board

Meet and exchange ideas with other Workshop participants.

Workshop Experts

Hannah Milman

Hannah Milman

Hannah, our editorial director of crafts, is inspired by nature -- seashells, acorns, pinecones, eggs, and cranberries are her paint and canvas. "I'm always treasure hunting wherever I go," she says.

Lucinda Scala Quinn

Lucinda Scala Quinn

When the weather turns warm, Lucinda, our editorial director of food and entertaining, heads to Riverside Park in New York City to picnic with her family.

Marcie McGoldrick

Marcie McGoldrick

For most people, holidays are about tradition. But every year Marcie, holiday and crafts editor, comes up with new ideas for classic crafts. She spends her free time making porcelain dishes and jewelry.

Karen Clark Pessoni

Karen Clark Pessoni

Karen, senior online editor, likes to spend her summer gardening with her 2-year-old daughter, Ella, who doesn't quite know the difference between a flower and a weed.

Regan Burns

Regan Burns

Online food editor Regan finds inspiration for summer cooking at the Union Square Greenmarket in New York City.