Holidays and visitors always find us rearranging a lot
more than just our calendars. Extra beds,
room for seasonal decorations, and lots of gifts and goodies,
all need space so the hanging and stacked quilts need shifting.
We decorate the railings at our house and that means
all the quilt display spots are covered with greens or
garlands at times so the quilts have to go somewhere!
One friend and extreme quilter I know, has an extra
bed layered with years of gorgeous quilts! She does
exquisite hand applique in both cotton and wool and
the flat storage treats the applique the best.
When her extended family visits, it also the best
viewing possible for the gifting of these heirlooms.
No, sadly, she wont adopt any of us!! She did do the
applique row on a group quilt for me so I am indeed one
of the lucky ones!!
I keep about 3 quilts on my bed year round so that
cannot be considered storage, just use, but it does
keep them off the railings.
I have some older utility quilts and working
quilts in linen closets, just everyday working type
quilts and bedding.
These two simple quillows stay with the sheets.
print with pre-quilted backing and a topstitched pocket.
They are incredibly durable and now get hauled about by
the next generation.
This thrifted repurposed item, 2 sheets quilted over
a flannel blanket with a large pink border, gets called into
use for everything from a picnic blanket, fort builder to a
moving pad. It has even been a guest dog bed!
Some small hangings stay with the linens too!
My quilts and good gifted items, (from best buddies)
get stored differently. The smaller items live in my
blanket box and get rotated out seasonally so
they see some good use and get enjoyed often.
round table toppers to be visible all year round.
Middle sized items get the quilt stack on an out of use chair.
Great grandpas broken chair is now a beautiful accent
item holding quilts.
The railing quilts are all stacked in a dry closet, out
of harms way and sunlight. I say dry closet as I am from
east-central US and any lower level closet is bound to be damp.
My end game is to have a set of 12 quilts for our bed,
one for each month. Some of these are my Cozy Collection.
So far I have 6 that qualify. The stack in the closet also has
2 wedding quilts in that are awaiting the big day
so the stack will decrease slightly. One will also go
off to Saskatchewan and most of the rest will go
back on the railing after the winter garlands come down.
It is quite fun to revisit the quilts when they get moved
around. I had been planning a reversible log cabin for the
cozy collection , but during the quilt shuffle
I realized there are already 2 log cabins in the pile!
Many more quilts to make and lots of quilts to view.
Stay safe and sew on !
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Very nice collection of beautiful quilts! And you have some creative ways to store and use them.
ReplyDeleteThank you ! I do get quite attached to them.
DeleteThanks for sharing your quilt display and storage ideas. I am always looking for new ideas.
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome. We love quilts!
DeleteI've also struggled with how to store them. I have a few quilt racks around the house and they've helped, though maybe not the best idea for keeping them from fading.
ReplyDeleteI really fought against putting them in a closet but the piles were just in the way!
DeleteHappiness is a house full of quilts! Great ideas. Your 12 Quilts goal will be fun! I have the main seasons covered (early and late fall each have one, too) but that's about it. I'd like to slip in a couple more but 12 would be awesome! I think I'd need to buy another "quilt hutch" just for my bedroom tho! LOL. (It took me about 10 years to find the first one so I guess I'd better start looking again!)
ReplyDeleteI saw a china cabinet with quilts in it a while ago. There is furniture out there for quilts, let's keep looking!
DeleteI love the storage ideas. Your idea of 12 quilts for the bed is awesome and I might steal it. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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Steal away! I love to think of every quilt as potential for my collection.
DeleteMy biggest storage challenge is what to do with the quilts I've made for Twin and XL Twin (college dorm) beds, and the two antique quilts sized for full/double as I don't have any beds those sizes anymore. Lower level closets are always damp, you say? Where are you located? I'm moving to a single story home in Florida in less than two weeks (yikes!!) and I think moisture is going to be a bigger problem for me there than it has been in North Carolina, where now that I think of it, my quilts are almost all in 2nd story closets and bedrooms.
ReplyDeleteI grew up in Michigan and didn't realize how high the humidity was until I move to the west , Edmonton Alberta. I am off to Florida for a winter snow break so see you around the state! Funny coincidence , I have a brother in NC and a brother in FL! Have a great move!!
DeleteBeautiful collection of quilts, Deb! I love all your storage ideas too! Thanks for sharing with Monday Musings!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! I do love to quilt and I figure when I run out of room or people to gift them to, I 'll stop. Thankfully, no end in sight there! Happy stitching!
DeleteHow fun to show all your storage and display options! Great ideas.
ReplyDeleteI love your end game too ;))
Thank you for sharing!
Haha, it is fun when you make up your own rules ! Stay safe and sew on!
DeleteHi Deb, those are great quilts. It's good to revisit them when they aren't being used. Thanks for linking up to Free Motion Mavericks.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the great linky party! Sew many ideas!
DeleteWhat a wonderful collection of quilts, Deb!!
ReplyDeleteThank you ! I do love to sleep under quilts, thankfully so does my family! Stay safe and sew on!
Deletewow, so many quilts and quilted items!
ReplyDeleteThank you , I am a bit obsessive , but I think that makes me a good quilter because I like all the fabric! Happy Stitching!
ReplyDeleteMy husband jokes that I am saving up for our retirement because I have so many completed quilts. 4 on the bed for us too, plus I have 2 quilts I made in the family room along with 2 antique quilts made with feed sack material. Lastly, one hanging in the doorway of my sewing loft that is multi functional. Thank you for linking up to Put your foot down.
ReplyDeleteWe quilters seem to not only make but collect quilts! I only have a few that I haven't made but one is a whole cloth quilt saved from a divorce sale, most likely hand quilted by Mennonites in Ontario.
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