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Count Your Blessings Thanksgiving Tablecloth

Hi, Friends!  As promised, I’m back today to show you how to make a statement – “Count your Blessings, One by One” – on your Thanksgiving tablecloth.  I chose the words Count Your Blessings, but you can do this with any words or phrase you like.

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Count Your Blessings Tablecloth

 

Count  Your Blessings Burlap Tablecloth

SUPPLIES

Ivory Burlap Fabric

Gold Marker

The width of the fabric is 58″, which works well for most tables.  For the length, measure your table and be sure to add for the drop you want off each end.  My table measures 7 feet and I added 1 ft. for each end – so a total length of 9 ft. or 3 yards of fabric.  If you don’t want a burlap tablecloth, you could do this technique on any tablecloth. However, you will need to be able to see the words through the fabric so they can be traced – so choose a light color.

Next, you will need to download and print the lettering pages below.  They are already enlarged to fit a 7 ft. table.

Count Your Blessings 1-page-001

Count Your Blessings 2-page-001

Count Your Blessings 3-page-001

Count Your Blessings 4-page-001

Count Your Blessings 5-page-001

Count Your Blessings 6-page-001

Count Your Blessings 7-page-001

Count Your Blessings 8-page-001

Count Your Blessings 9-page-001

Now you want to lay out the pages to spell “count your blessings” on the long side of your table and “one by one” on the end of your table.   Of course, you could just do the “count your blessings portion on the sides and skip the one by one end pieces.  Overlap the letters as needed to form the words without breaks (shown below) and tape them to your tabletop with Scotch tape.

Count Your Blessings DIY tablecloth

Next, lay your burlap fabric or tablecloth on top of the lettering – lining up the edge of your tablecloth with the edge of your table.  Make sure you have your tablecloth centered over the words where you want them to be.  Make sure you are working in a well lit room and you should be able to see the lettering thru the fabric.  Now,  use your marker to trace the lettering.  I used a metallic gold color paint pen, but you could use whatever color you want.

Trace Lettering Tablecloth

I traced both long sides first and then both ends.  Once all the lettering is traced, use your paint pen or Sharpee to fill in the letters.  Make sure you have something underneath the burlap in case of bleed through.

Gold Paint Pen - Count Your Blessings Tablecloth

I created a fringed edge on each side by pulling out a few rows of the burlap fibers.  You will want to iron your fabric to set the paint once you are finished.

Count Your Blessings Tablecloth

 

I hope you’ll give this a try for your Thanksgiving table!   You may want to visit the following related posts too!

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Lori J Leeper

Friday 30th of October 2020

I love this idea!!

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Terri

Thursday 16th of November 2017

Is this just regular burlap fabric? It looks thinner. And you say to iron it after lettering. Iron right over the painted fabric? Or the backside? Thank you!

Doreen Cagno

Thursday 16th of November 2017

I linked the burlap fabric that I used in the post. The lettering is bold. You should iron once the pain is dry on the reverse.

Natalee

Wednesday 9th of November 2016

Hi what size are the letters. Thank u looks amazing

Doreen Cagno

Friday 11th of November 2016

Hi. The printable letters are available to download. They are approximately 8 inches tall.