Fall Decor Dining Room

I took what I already had and made a fall display with a couple of fall leaves sprays and a foam pumpkin.

Dust Ruffle for full size bedspread on queen size bed

When my mother-in-law went from a full size bed to a queen size bed, she didn't want to replace the bedspread she loves so much. The bedspread consists of three ruffles on the sides, so I made a bed skirt for the queen size bed that looks like another ruffle. I just chose a coordinating color at the fabric store, in this case a celery green.  I used one of the flat sheets she had for the old bed (recycling!) as the piece that lays on the box springs, cut to fit, and to which is attached the bed skirt.
DIRECTIONS: To find the length needed for the skirt, measure from the top of the box springs to the floor and add 2 inches. My length needed was 17". I cut across my 44" wide celery green fabric several 17" lengths, then joined them together to make one long piece. The hem along one long edge is two 3/4" folds; folded up 3/4" once, then 3/4" again, ironed, then stitched. The other long edge has a row of basting at 1/2" and again at 3/8". You need to stop and cut threads at each seam, to facilitate gathering later.  The two ends can just be a double fold 1/4" hem (as well as the top back side of the flat sheet piece. To equally space the skirt fabric around the old sheet, add the 3 sides where the skirt will be (ex. 80 + 80 + 60 = 220"), and divide that by the number of panels that were sewn together (ex. 220/8=27.5"). Then put each seam at that many inches, gather and loop long threads around pins and pin and adjust gathers between each seam. Sew around being careful to pivot at the corners without bunching up the sheet. That is it! If you want a fuller skirt, just add more panels. A nice full skirt should probably be 10 panels for a queen, but I bought all the fabric the store had, so that had to work, and it does.
One can also make a tailored look, with no gathers, and perhaps a kick pleat at each corner. Much less fabric would be needed for that style.