I'm curious, and please don't take this as criticism, but why do so many of you put plastic on top of quilts when you use them on a table? They are just as washable as tablecloths and people are no sloppier when the table has a quilt on it than when it's covered with a tablecloth, maybe even less sloppy.
I can understand not wanting to use them as a picnic blanket out in the dirt (though grass is probably fine), but it seems like plastic on a table setting is kind of, um, off-putting to the diners. Why do you treat dining table quilts differently than tablecloths?