| On a Bed: | | | | theme, such as Thanksgiving or Christmas. |
| This is the most traditional and expected way to use a | | | | In the Living Room: |
| quilt. Since there is now a HUGE variety of quilt styles, | | | | Special smaller quilts, called lap quilts are stars in the |
| from ultra-modern to 30's prints, to civil war era (with | | | | living room. Not only are they beautiful and colorful, but |
| reproduction fabrics!) they can compliment any | | | | they are made to cuddle up under when the |
| bedroom style. | | | | temperature is low. They can be draped over the |
| As always, colors are important! The quilt style can be | | | | arms or backs of chairs or couches. I like to roll mine |
| a secondary consideration if the colors are "just right". | | | | up (instead of folding) and have them sticking out of a |
| Also, what an easy re-do when the seasons change! | | | | large basket. |
| Just put a different quilt on your bed. | | | | In the Baby's Room: |
| On a Wall: | | | | Smaller size quilts in a HUGE variety of fabrics and |
| Some quilts are designed to be displayed on a wall. | | | | designs are available for babies and small children. Plus |
| They can be traditional quilt patterns, or pictorial quilts. | | | | they are usually made clearly either for a boy or a girl, |
| They are constructed with a special "sleeve" that is a | | | | so selection is easy. Because they are basically the |
| basic tube running all along the back of the quilt. It is | | | | same size as a lap quilt, they can be used for years. |
| made to have a rod of some type to run through it | | | | Some are actually constructed to be used to play with |
| and make it easy and practical to hang on the wall. | | | | the children. A special type is called an "I Spy" quilt. The |
| Any quilt can be retro-fitted with a sleeve, and | | | | idea is that each square has a specific |
| because it will never show, so it does not have to | | | | SOMETHING...bug, train, apple, etc., whatever the |
| match the front in any way. | | | | quiltmaker wanted to put in there. You say to the |
| Many of these wall quilts can get quite fancy, with | | | | child..."I spy an apple". Then they get to look on the quilt |
| embellishments such as beads, etc. adding to the | | | | to find the apple. These quilts are lots of fun, and great |
| attractiveness and excitement of them. | | | | to use for a nap after the game. |
| On a Table: | | | | So where do you find these quilts to decorate with? |
| Quilts can double as tablecloths. Because of the | | | | Not so easy unless you know lots of grandma's! (Just |
| possibility of permanent food stains, I would | | | | kidding, grandma's). Actually because of the recent |
| recommend covering with a transparent plastic to | | | | innovation and increasing use of the long-arm quilting |
| protect the quilt! | | | | machines, quilts are becoming more available for sale. |
| For a side table, there are special quilted "runners". | | | | Quilters don't have to spend months hand quilting to |
| They are long skinny (usually one block repeated in a | | | | finish a quilt. |
| row) quilts. Typically they are constructed on a holiday | | | | |