Quilt for dining room table?
#11
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Join Date: Sep 2014
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Cool idea! We cover every other piece of furniture with quilts...why not the table too?
I would use placemats on top of the quilt if the meal was messy. Mats are a little easier to wash - which is what I do now but directly on the table.
I would use placemats on top of the quilt if the meal was messy. Mats are a little easier to wash - which is what I do now but directly on the table.
#12
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Florida
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I frequently throw the latest quilt on my formal dining room table. I get to enjoy it as I pass by thruout the day. The only problem I have had with eating at it is the unstable drinking glasses. I switched to a wider base glass and the problem is solved. Stains come right out with prewash spray but then, my quilts are mostly scrappy and I'm not drinking red wine on a neutral quilt.
#14
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Central Pa.
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I have made two for my table. I have one on now, it is 42 by 68. I have batting in them, one has Hobbs 80 / 20. And one has warm natural, 100 cotton. I like the feel of the thinner batting for table cloths. I always have mats and a cloth table cloth on my table. My mats seem to wash nicely, so I'm hoping I have the same results with the full quilted table cloth. I just reason,it's bigger,and will still fit in my washer the same as the mats. So far I'm liking my table mat.
#17
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 574
I have made table cloths (quilts) which fit my longer tables. I made them longer and narrower and they have served me very well. I love them especially for outdoors. The wind will blow the thin table cloths unless you tape it down, using my long quilted tablecloths are wonderful! After we eat I wash them in cold water and do not put them in the dryer so if there are any stains they will not be set!
#18
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Valley of the sun, AZ
Posts: 1,070
I have a quilt on my kitchen/dinning room table all the time. I put the same batting in it that I put in, either quilters dream or hobbs. If something gets spilled on it, ( this happens all the time), I wash them. I have several tablecloth quilts, and at least 3 cut out ready to piece and quilt. IMHO a quilt is made to be used, if they wear out, they get replaced. I am so proud, when I get asked to make another, because it is worn out, not abused, but worn out. So IMHO, yes, a quilt can be used on a table, for looks or for use, like mine are
#19
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: kansas
Posts: 6,407
I almost always have a quilted table topper on my round table and have several larger quilts that I use when I use the table extensions. I just pretreat stains if needed and wash and dry in machines. when the g-boys are expected I don't use the larger quilts because they are little and messy--I have found that raw edge fused applique doesn't hold up as well to the frequent washings.
#20
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Rowayton, CT
Posts: 38
I made a Christmas quilt a few years ago for my square kitchen table. The center is a marbled red and then I added a wide mitered holly border print. I used whatever cotton batting I had on hand and backed it with an all over Christmas poinsettia print. I love how it protects my antique table. It's the table my granddaughters usually eat at so I've washed it several times and it just gets better. I also made a valance for the window from the backing fabric. And, I made a quilted mixer cover. I have a red and white bear claw I'm working on for my formal dining room table. There's a certain warmth and coziness about a quilt on a table that I really like. I also have a quilt on my square coffee table during the holidays. I really don't worry about spills. I'd rather have memorable stains than have them hanging in a closet not being used.
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