Linen table clothes as quilt material
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I am wondering if anyone has ever used linen table clothes as material for a quilt. With prices of fabric going thru the roof I am looking for other alternatives and the local antique stores have so many vintage table clothes in bright colors and designs I thought maybe I could use them to supplement a quilt. Any comments or ideas? These table clothes are in fantastic condition.
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Just be a bit careful .....pure linen wrinkles more than regular cotton, and has to be ironed damp to get the wrinkles out.
There are many beautiful vintage tablecloths that are not linen but 100 percent cotton.
There are many beautiful vintage tablecloths that are not linen but 100 percent cotton.
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I have owned a lot of vintage tablecloths through the years and very few of them are real linen. They are mostly cotton. Real vintage linen is stiff.
Vintage cotton tablecloths would work well in a quilt. Some of them are a little heavier fabric and might be hard to hand quilt.
Now that you asked, makes me wish I had kept all those tablecloths.
Vintage cotton tablecloths would work well in a quilt. Some of them are a little heavier fabric and might be hard to hand quilt.
Now that you asked, makes me wish I had kept all those tablecloths.
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