All that's left now is for Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, with President Obama's guiding hand nearby, willing to throw a few bones to some stubborn members before closing the deal on the nation's first universal health care bill.
If the staples have ripped the fabric, preventing it from lying out evenly, add an extra inch around the entire pattern. For the average dining room chair (16â³ x 18â³), you can get two seats out of Â¾ of a yard, of 54â wide fabric.
This means you need a dining room table that is 96 inches long. For the width, you need 24 inches for the chair and 6 inches on each side for a total of 36 inches. Most tables that are 96 inches long are 48 inches wide, so the extra room is good.