Vintage Tablecloth Repurposed into Banner/Bunting

It's been ages since I have done one of my favourite things, or at least blogged about it... repurposing! It's time for another Junk Revision Challenge. This month's challenge is "RELOVED FABRIC".  I love patterned fabric! Really love it, and this vintage rose tablecloth I repurposed was bought at a yard sale on my birthday a few years back...

As you can see as much as I wanted to reuse it as a tablecloth, it was too stained for my taste. But for $1 I couldn't pass it up. The original thought was to try and get the same pattern for each of the bunting pieces, but I realized that would limit how much of the tablecloth would be able to be salvaged.

Wanting to use as much of it as possible I made two templates, a smaller and larger bunting shape that I would alternate along the jute rope used to hang it. I used hot glue to adhere it to the jute.

I left enough space to add 12 inch strips of green fabric taken from an old cotton shirt I had on hand,  cut into half inch wide strips and hand tied onto the banner.

Allowing each shape to be different from the other, made it possible to make two 9 foot long banners that I used for a birthday celebration at a friend's farm...

I think they give the surroundings a beautiful punch of color...

I even used it to liven up the inside of my tent at last year's "Bloomin Festival" craft show...

... as well as the outside. The burlap banners were fun to make as well. I actually sold a part of the rose bunting to a lady who wanted to use it for her daughter's 3rd birthday. It happened to have enough bunting pieces needed to spell her name.

So the next time you find a vintage table cloth that has a few stains or even many stains consider giving it a new life as a banner that is sure to add charm to any decor or event.

Blessings!

Lucy

 

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