If you have had fabric so long you don't remember how it entered your life, you would likely think it is the oldest fabric in your stash wouldn't you? I'm guessing the charm pack this table runner is made from was given to me as a gift. Or, maybe is from when I attended a quilt guild with my mother, 15+years ago. Fifteen years goes by in a blink. So does 52 years, apparently. I bought the backing fabric when I was a teenager, for a project that never materialized. Gadzooks, what a pun! It remained uncut and preserved for posterity all these years and avoided being chopped into sundresses, toddlers rompers, curtains or even tote bag linings.
Amazingly, when I had sewn the table runner and was auditioning backings, my vintage treasure waved its hand in the air and stepped forward. It was perfect timing.
'A thing of beauty is a Joy forever'
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