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