Tablecloth question
 

I made a quilt top and have decided to make it into a table coth. Would you put batting and bind or just use cotton batting and birth the table cloth? If I use warm and natural batting do you think it would be to stiff?

I think W & N would make it too thick, glasses might tip,over, I would use thin flannel or perhaps no filler at all. Just a back and I would bind it.

I think flannel would make a good backing. I would use thick, though!

Make sure to wash the flannel!!!

I have made several tablecloths and have done it both ways, batting and no batting. I have about 6 seasonal ones I use often, but we do not eat on them. I remove them to eat. They are just for show.

I'd use only the lightest of battings. I hate the term birthing, but I do make a lot of things that are sewn right sides together and turned right side out. To me, it depends on the look you want.

I use a flannel sheet blanket to back table cloths and table runners. I also use clear plastic over them for our holiday tables.

I would put the table cloth on the table and test how you like it with each of the ways you are considering doing it....with batting, without, how thick.

Some questions to ask:

Do your glasses tend to lean when you have no batting in it?
If yes, does adding batting help?
Are you going to add a clear plastic cover so that it won't get wet and dirty too quickly?
Is it just for show?

We'd love to see a picture.

That is very smart of you to do that Auntie !

I don't use batting,but back it with some tablecloth fabric...then it's reversible.

I normally use Thermore batting (very thin polyester) for table runners and toppers and haven't have any issues. It drapes pretty nicely

I HATE the term birthing as well.... seems like quite a ridiculous use of the word.

I use Warm & Natural in all my table cloths & do not have an issue with glasses tipping. I do not cover them with plastic even though we eat with them on the table. The table cloths wash well & I have not had a problem with stains even juice from beet pickles washes right out if I spray the stain first.

I am with you ladies, I HATE the word "birthing" as a quilting term. I vote we find a new term. But the quilt police may want to arrest us for disorderly conduct!

I too use quilts for table cloths. I make them with Warm and Natural and do not cover them with plastic. When they get dirty I just throw them in the washer. Glasses do not tip over. Granted, I do not have toddlers eating on them but they stand up well to the normal daily use of adults. For the most part my friends are horrified that first of all I would use a quilt on the table and then double horrified that there isn't plastic over it.

I'd use flannel or no batting. You want it to drape properly. My MIL always put a piece of plastic over the table cloth. That way the table and table cloth wouldn't get damaged with spills. But you need good potholders to keep fro melting the plastic.

I think we have be -labored this point too much.