This 1970s era tablecloth followed me home from my quilt retreat last month.
My friend Gerry had a table of vintage linens and I bought some of them.
She gave me this one because I liked the pastel daisies.
Mostly they remind me of the fabrics of my childhood.
But pink doesn't go with anything in my house,
and I wouldn't use it as a tablecloth.
It is in pristine condition and it doesn't appear to have been washed.
The pink borders are polycotton
but the print is 100 % cotton.
So I'm going to carefully cut off the border trim to use elsewhere
and I'll have a 36 inch square of the floral print
to use in a quilt
or share with quilting friends.
I'm cutting some up for LeeAnn over at Nifty Quilts
and I'll cut a piece for one blog reader.
Leave me a comment.
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I would cut it up, no problem ;) LOL. Lovely. Would love a chunk of that fabric if you fancy ;) thanks for the chance!
I would cut it up too, can't wait to see what you do with it.
very cute fabric!
save that ric rack too!
Kathie
Yep, I'd cut it up and part it out to use elsewhere, just like you're doing. Cute vintage fabric!
Cutting up is not for the faint of heart but once the final cut is made all kinds of new possibilities get released! And you always come up with wonderful ideas in everything you make or do!
I would cut it up; I do it all the time. My favorite table cloths are now having a second life in quilts.
I started a 25 patch project with 30s fabrics, and a friend that I always sit with at our Dear Jane retreat had vintage pieces in her blocks and shared some with me. I would love a piece of yours to add to my blocks.
Oh wow Brenda, that would add some fine vintage to a Betty quilt I have in mind.
Go for it!! I have saved vintage tablecloths (30s, 40s, 50s) and doilies and all kinds of old household linens forever. I spent years thinking one shouldn't cut these things up, but now think you ought to enjoy them and use them, unless you think you have something that's so special it needs to be in a museum or collection. I'm actually planning a duvet cover out of my table cloth collection...lots of printed flowers on the borders...better to enjoy these things than leave them stuffed in a cupboard. Looking forward to what your table cloth contributes to...
Very lovely fabrics!
Thanks for the chance.
Oh gosh...I think I would have a hard time cutting this one up! I love the way the border was put on with the ric-rac...amazing!
Please don't enter me in the giveaway, but I love the tablecloth. My aunt and my mother used to own a catering business and I made many table cloths from sheets. This style was a popular breakfast style cloth because the popular fabric width was 36 inches which fit well on the table tops in the breakfast area in the country club they frequently catered at and brides loved to have e print they picked on the tables. Solids on the sides worked well. I was child labor and cheap, so it was a popular option that didn't cost a lot and brides really had a great time. I was lazy and just folded hems. One bride convinced my that she needed the sides gathered. That was a one shot deal because making 10 table cloths with the gathered drop took about 5 times as long and I had to cut school one day to finish them.
I would have no problem cutting this up! I'd never use it as it is so would prefer it to have a new life!
Thanks!
Absolutely! It looks similar to one of the 30's fabrics I'm using in my Farmer's Wife quilt.....
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