Do you love vintage-style Vera Neumann? Do you love a great deal? Then check out Home Goods, because right now they have lots of colorful new tablecloths featuring vintage Vera Neumann designs. UPDATE: Reader Donna also reported finding these styles and a few more at Steinmart, TJ Maxx and Marshall’s — the second photo above is hers — thanks, Donna! This is versatile medium-weight, indoor-outdoor fabric: Kate skipped right past “tablecloth” and bought a bunch to make no-sew roman shades for her screen porch. How about using this fabric to make: Patio cushion covers… a bedskirt… window valances… pinch pleat panels…? Lots of yardage — 60″ wide and up to 102″ long — lots of vintage-style Vera Neumann happy retro color — for the money.
Kate was the one who spotted this deal and came up with the idea to use the tablecloths, in bulk, for her window treatment project. She wrote:
I needed a lot of wide, mid-weight fabric to make roman shades for my screen porch. But I wanted both retro style and an affordable fabric option. Thinking creatively trolling Home Goods, I hit the jackpot when I spotted Vera Neumann-design tablecloths in a 60- inch wide, medium weight, spill resistant indoor/outdoor fabric. I instantly loved the flowery retro Vera print and color. I bought three tablecloths — each about $20, for fabric at the equivalent of $7 a yard. Perfect! Now, I had the fabric I needed to make my no-sew, DIY roman shades.
There were several color ways and patterns available in sizes like 60 in x 84 inch oblong, 60 in x 102 inch oblong, 60 in x 120 inch oblong and a 70 inch round tablecloth. I swiped all three available tablecloths in this pattern. The two 60 x 84 tablecloths were $16.99 and the 60 x 102 tablecloth was $19.99 — a great deal for 7.5 yards of 60 inch-width fabric designed by Vera Neumann.
This whole project cost me just under $150. A fair chunk of that expense went to extra-long wood battens that I needed to buy given the width of my windows. Even so, I suspect that buying ready made roman shades in these large sizes would be much more expensive.
Kate fashioned her shades using tutorials she found online. Note, dear readers, that if you do a project like this, be sure to study up first on how to handle the cords — they can be a safety issue for children, pets, etc.
After Kate told me about her project, I stopped at my local Home Goods in Pittsfield, Mass. to see if there the Vintage Vera tablecloths were in stores nationwide. Yup, seems so: Lots of these tablecloths were on the shelves, including multiples, in case you’re thinking “project.” UPDATE: I checked Amazon, and they also have lots of Vintage Vera products, including tablecloths, if you can’t find them locally; I saw other patterns, too:
it’s so nice to see her designs licensed and reproduced again so widely today
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Or, just buy one of these Vintage Vera tablecloths — and use it as a tablecloth!
Roundhouse Sarah says
My sunroom needs shades like these! Unfortunately there is no Home Goods near me so I went by Marshall’s instead, no luck, no Vera.
mrs. smythe says
Saw some of these today at the HomeGoods in East Longmeadow, MA – napkins and tablecloths in the blue daisy print.
Love the screen porch and the Roman blinds!
pam kueber says
Yes, we should have said there are napkins, too — and I recall seeing table runners!
Roundhouse Sarah says
Sew two napkins together, stuff it and voila! Pillows!
pam kueber says
Voila, indeed!
vegebrarian says
Ooh, thanks for the tip! Our bedroom is a tiki theme and I’ve been looking for colorful fabric for a curtain to go over the bamboo shade.
Kate, your porch just gets better and better!
Roberta Olson says
I will be leaving work early and going directly to my nearest HGS. Thank you for this excellent post!
pam kueber says
Donna also reporting finding these and other VV patterns at Steinmart, Home Goods, TJ Maxx and Marshall’s.
Roberta Olson says
I found two! My local Home Goods was already clearancing them out and I grabbed all that was left. Although mis-matched, both are indoor/outdoor cloths and I’m wondering if I could use them for an outdoor seating project I’ve been working on as an awning. I was going to start shopping for an interesting shower curtain, but these are way, way better.
I may have to do some hunting at the other Home Goods, TJMaxxes and Marshals around town this weekend. 🙂 Thanks again!
Diane Vallere says
I love these types of posts. Great for inspiration! The weight of the tablecloths would be perfect for this, and you can’t beat the patterns. Off to Google the closest Home Good store…
Rick S says
Kate,
Bravo, you found just the retro look and a bargain besides. I am always on the look out for “tablecloth” fabric for cushion fabric for the wicker chairs on my front porch. I love getting Spring, Forth of July,Valentine Day, Easter and Winter/snowman tableclothes for a seasonal change out of cushions.
rick
Jason says
OMG fantabulous!!!
1. the fabric
2. Kate can make anything!
I’m going to go check HomeGoods by my house – this would be great to get curtains together for my breezeway, I’m still sheers only at this point.
Karen says
Love your ideas! Kate your porch is so friendly and welcoming. Feel like I could just kick back and relax!
miya says
I am having a graduation party and usually put vintage tablecloths on a bunch of picnic tables. I am going to Home Goods and buy what they have – they look so bright and cheery I will find someway to use them.
pam kueber says
YAY!
Gretchen in Greenwood says
Or,if you are as DIY as I am, just attach them to clip rings and use them as curtain panels – I have been using tablecloths as my summer curtains for several years- I change them out for insulated panels in winter, but in summer they make great light-weight panels.
pam kueber says
Yup!
Paula Webb says
Any suggestions for where to find insulated panels in large sizes? I need a minimum of 120″ x 84″.
pam kueber says
Try… Country Curtains … or have them made. Note, unless you have a panel very tight to the window and also with a cornice, you are still going to get convections draftiness … The best window treatment I know of for REALLY insulating is a Window Quilt.