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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