Apple Tablecloth

Date: About 2000 to about 2000
Location: Wellington North, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Apple Table Cloth

Paper-pieced and assembled by Karen Carter – c.2000

Size: 54” wide X 93” long

I purchased the black apple print some time shortly after the year 1999. There was no plan for the fabric, but I discovered there was just enough to cover our harvest table when extended, but a little short on the width.

I came across the paper-pieced apple blocks while looking through some magazines or books (long ago misplaced, or given away). I decided to cut the black 42-inch fabric into two equal sized pieces along the length, and make a row of the 6-inch square apple blocks to line-up down the center.

Using three different patterns, and four different fabrics I paper-pieced ten apples. Another apple print was used as sashing – three inches between the blocks, and 2 ¾ inches above and below the strip. Then it was sewn between the two black apple print pieces.

I protected the exposed seams on the back of the strip by covering it with a serged piece of black fabric. To complete the project, I hemmed the edges by turning them under a quarter-inch, twice, and machine stitched to secure.

Every fall the cloth makes an appearance on our table. I love it!