Think of the picnic cloth as a very large napkin with a few small differences. Follow the pictures and explanations below to see how it's done.

Rip + Pin Fabric

After you've washed and pressed the fabric you'll need to get the large piece straight. Since the Moda Wide Muslin is so wide the easiest way to get a straight line along one edge is to rip it.

• Begin with a 1-1/2 yard length of fabric (108-inches wide x 54-inches long).
  
• Make two little snips about 1 inch from both of the raw edges and rip along the whole width (selvage to selvage) of the fabric along each side.  The ripped piece should measure approximately 108-inches wide x 52-inches long.
  
• Press ripped edges to get them flat again.
  
• I know it's a bit of a cheat, but we will not be cutting off the selvages of the fabric. Instead, fold the fabric in half so that the selvages meet. Make sure everything is laying as flat as possible and pin around all three open edges (the fourth edge is closed because it's a fold).
• Leave a 5-inch opening along one side for turning the cloth right-side out when you're done sewing.
  

Sew Cloth 

• With a 5/8-inch seam allowance sew the 3 pinned sides together, remember to leave a 5-inch opening in the middle of one side for turning the cloth right-side out.
• Back stitch at the beginning and end of your seam. 
• Snip the corners approximately 1/8-inch from the corner seams.
• Turn the piece right-side out through the 5-inch opening, poke the corners out for a sharp point, just like you did for the napkins.
• Press the cloth being sure to iron the gap so that the seam allowances are neatly tucked inside.
  
• Pin around all four sides of the cloth.

• Top stitch with a 1/2-inch seam along all sides of the blanket, crossing each corner as shown above. Back stitch at the beginning and end of each side. The top stitching will close the gap! 

embroider edges, step one

• Using the blue embroidery thread, follow the steps for embroidering the edges of the napkins (part one) with a running stitch from above.
  

embroidering the edge, step two

• Using the pink embroidery thread, follow the steps for embroidering the edges of the napkins (part two) with the triangle stitch from above, completing 10 triangle stitches on either side of every corner.  (This way the pretty triangle stitch is still represented but you don't have to drive yourself crazy doing it all the way around the cloth!)

Iron the cloth one last time, pack up some sandwiches, and have a great Memorial Day!