I definately think it was before the 70's.. I was learning to sew in the late 60's and never got anything that cheap. I'm leaning more to the early 60's.. also with that pattern they seem like earlier.. in the mid to late 60's the paisleys and more "mod" fabrics became more popular. also I think the fabric width changed from 36" to 45" in the mid 60's.. so I'm saying this fabric must be early 60's or before.