I spotted this tablecloth at the Goodwill Bargain Barn and immediately snatched it up. A friend of mine had recently put together a charming pinafore for her daughter out of an old embroidered table runner, and I had just been wishing I could find something suitable for a similar project. The Bargain Barn, though it contains amazing treasures, rarely delivers specific items that you are in search of. So I counted myself doubly lucky to have found an embroidered linen at all, let alone one that was so unique. I've never seen anything like it before. Never a fan of embroidery, perhaps my less than enthusiastic feelings toward this enduring art stemmed from the overabundance of floral themes. This pastoral scene in oranges and greens was a welcome anomaly.
Now here's the dilemma: after washing the tablecloth I suddenly wasn't so sure I wanted to cut it up and transform it into some item of clothing for the girls. When would I ever find such a tablecloth again? But can you imagine a little dress or pinafore made out of it? Now you see my dilemma.
Which fate would you choose for such a find?
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I'd be making a skirt out of it for myself. Is that weird?
ReplyDeleteI found some of my grandmother's embroidered blocks years ago and felt like I'd fallen into a time warp. something about good handwork that just doesn't show up much these days.
ReplyDeleteI think you'd look great in an embroidered skirt, sharon.
I vote skirt, but I understand the dilemma. The first cut is always the hardest.
ReplyDeleteI always seem to think of making clothes for the kids first. What an excellent idea to make something out of it for me!
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