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I am not that talented but I sure would love to see it when your done. I bet Margaret would make some beautiful floor cloths (hint hint)!!!!

Girls, you have come to the right place for info about floorcloths.  Have made a few in my time and I have indeed toyed with the idea of an America cloth.  I am working on a coffee table with the quilt on it.  I also have wooden blocks that will make a huge wall hanging.  I am working on the cross stitch pattern.  I thought that was really enough for one house.  However if some is good then more must be better (?)

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It works well if you prime the canvas with artist's GESSO. It is a type of acrylic paint that is loaded with titanium white pigment. It is a very matt finish so it hold the paint. If I'm not mistaken, it is best to leave an inch border unpainted and then fold them under and glue them later. You can use acrylic artist's paint or the little jars of crafts paints. To finish it you need to add several coats of clear urethane with plenty of drying time in between After painting the quilt, you could antique it a bit by thinning some dark colored artist's acrylic with a bit of glazing and brush it over it or wipe some off. And then urethane over it.

Sorry, the crafter and ex-art teacher in me can't help myself!! Have fun-give it a try.

Susan is on the money with her directions.  The floor cloth measurements are HUGE.  You might want to try using four blocks instead of just the bride block.  I would put a dark border around the blocks to give it a more finished look and after you glue or stitch the edges, you might try adding fringe to two cut edges.  I usually
use a spray antique on fabric so as not to show the large weave of the canvas.  Sometimes you want it and sometimes you don't.  Aso, if you use urethane to varnish, be sure that you choose a non-yellowing brand.  I usually use a very hard acrylic varnish that is made for hardwood floors.

The good thing about the BOP quilt is when you are painting it, it is like coloring in a coloring book.  Large areas with one color.  After you paint in the main colors--you can put as much detail in as you want.  Our quilter did a great deal of embroidery on the quilt and it would be beautiful on a floorcloth.  Let me know if you neeed any help--I am just an email away.

I forgot to mention that I had another thought of using the floorcloth on the wall. Maybe it would look like a mural? What do y'all think? Just lots of crazy ideas running around my brain.

Hi Margaret, the only problem with painting on the wall is moving and having to leave it...remember the Coach and Athletic Director? We have moved many times in the 23 years together, and I would hate to tell him he would have to go without me! lol

Gosh, if I went to all the trouble to paint myself a floor cloth, I don't think I could bear to walk on it. Sure would like to see one, though.

Miz M, did you ever stencil on those coir welcome mats?

I've been giving it some thought and if the wall hanging was mine, I would stretch it on a large frame that I feel relatively sure I could get my husband to construct.  However, it would be heavy.  I have log walls so I can (and have) hung VERY heavy pieces with no problem.  The stretched piece would hang much better (and would be very beautiful). 

Now you guys have gotten me interested in making one for myself!