Look at me! I actually did a craft! This project is SEW simple to make with a machine, and would even work up quickly by hand if that's your style. All you need is a yard of woven cotton fabric in any color or design you like and at least 1/2 yard of any coordinating fabric.
Square up your cuts of fabric. I do it by pulling a thread, but maybe you know of a different way.
Cut the larger piece of fabric in as big a square as you can. Because of crooked bolting and uneven cutting, it will almost certainly be less than a 36-inch square. Fold and press edges in 1/4-inch, then fold them over another 1/4-inch and press again. Then top stitch all the way around.
Do the same thing with the smaller fabric, making a square as close to 18 inches as possible, and hem it all the way around as well.
Depending on your table, you may want to adjust these sizes.
Place larger cloth on table with points toward table ends and sides. Place smaller cloth on top at a 45° angle (with points toward table corners). Place centerpiece as desired. Or, you know, you can put it on the table any way you like.
These are simple and inexpensive to make, so why not have some for every holiday or season? I find that in our house, a full table cloth is likely to shift or get pulled on by our unruly cats, but these smaller table toppers work great. When the table is pretty, we're much less likely to use it as catch all surface, too.
