Vintage Tablecloth

I was looking for something else, that always seems to be the case when I find the very best treasures tucked away and long since forgotten! My dear mother-in-law gave me this tablecloth embroidery project when my husband and I were newlyweds, almost 34 years ago. I remember her presenting it to me when we lived in our first apartment, it was a kit, floss and hoop included, that she had purchased from her Avon lady! (Now, I could be wrong about that fact; I cannot find any kits such as this ever offered through Avon. It was a while ago, so don't take this as the Gospel truth. Does anyone know anything about similar kits or this tablecloth in particular?) The kits of those days had the design, with the color code, stamped onto the background. I loved it and began stitching right away directly onto the stamped lines and did, oh, maybe ten inches before I abandoned the project! Here it sat, all those years in the very same Avon snap-top sack, until it was rediscovered last month. I love it just as much today as I did when she gave it to me. It is approximately 34" square, the design goes all the way around the four sides. I saw a vintage tablecloth that Quiltdivajulie had sent out to be quilted a few months back, it was beautifully done! This week that same quilter, Quilting4U, has quilted another vintage tablecloth, a cross-stitch embroidered beauty for her mother. I know, now, what I'll do with this when the embroidery is complete! I'll remove the red binding, find a backing, and load this onto Sundance for quilting. It will look perfect in our breakfast area! It's both new and vintage at the same time.

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