This little topper was created from a rectangular vintage embroidered tablecloth I purchased on Etsy. There were a couple of rust stains on the linen that I could not remove, so I cut up the tablecloth, saving the four embroidered corners. This was a great opportunity to use some of my cute vintage French fabrics to make a new center and two borders. I embellished the center piece with a little embroidery, backed the topper with a cotton sheet, top-stitched the topper to the backing and then stitched a binding made from a small vintage scrap. The topper is 40″ square.
so very pretty!! I love vintage linens and have passed on stained ones before. This is a great idea!
What a sweet little remake — you did a beautiful job with this!! 🙂
I love the re-incarnation of the poor stained cloth! That pulp fabric is darling!
BEAUTIFUL!!! I love that how you connected the corners! Wonderful inspiration! 🙂
So pretty. I love purple. It will look wonderful on your Easter table, too.
Lovely transformation!
I was taught that lemon juice and salt can sometimes get rid of rust stains: sprinkle the salt on the rust and rub with a cut half of lemon then let it dry in the sun.
What a cute remake! I’ve seen vintage linens at sales and pased on them because of stains. Your fix is brilliant. The fabrics you chose to go with that pretty embroidery are the perfect compliment.
just lovely! I have a box of vintage linens and was thinking pillows but you have inspired me to maybe something more.
Green adds sparkle to these lovely lavender shades! Great idea to salvage those pretty embroidered corners, Martha! It makes for a cute topper.
Love the spark of lime! Beautiful work; inspirational.