A lovely way of displaying and using a couple of treasured quilts
10-22-2013, 04:56 PM
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Nice idea. We have one or two windows we hang a blanket in front of (after curtains are closed) to help keep the draft down in the coldest days of winter and they are not very pretty to look at. I may have to rethink that idea and make a window quilt that is more attractive. Hmmm, and maybe rig it to look like a roman shade that can be drawn up or down with a cord. The wheels are turning in my head now.... Thanks for posting this. 
10-22-2013, 06:39 PM
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Love your "hide the ugly window" solution and I don't think there will be fade/damage problems seeing as the curtains will be a buffer. Your Sue "fix" is a wonderful idea....wandering about in Grandmother's Flower Garden....I remember reading an article about window quilts when I was living in Asia...It was either the Netherlands or Norway...anyway...they made quite puffy quilts and used them over big windows/doors, but hung like curtains with rings, clever and beautiful way to keep out the chill winds of winter.
Thanks for sharing your beauty! Happy quilting.
Thanks for sharing your beauty! Happy quilting.
10-22-2013, 07:21 PM
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we recently took out a window in the front room or living room we still have the curtain hanging there and now there is also a quilt rack that is the same width of the window frame so I hung that there and put a lovely quilt on it.
10-22-2013, 08:31 PM
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Sunlight not only fades the colors, it can cause a rapid breakdown of the fabric. My sister made that mistake with a light colored quilt, thinking it wouldn't fade, but when she washed it after a couple months in a sunny Texas window, it dissolved when she washed it. Sad.
10-23-2013, 03:11 AM
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I spent 100 of £/$s on curtains for my lounge but has the main window is huge I couldn't afford really good ones, I keep on thinking about making quilt drapes!?
10-24-2013, 06:08 PM
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I am seriously looking at making eyelet curtains for my bedroom and lounge, especially the lounge as they are so huge they would need the strength of a pole to hold them up.
I have thought for a number of years that quilts would make superb curtains as they are lined, thermal insulated pretty, and most of all home made
I have thought for a number of years that quilts would make superb curtains as they are lined, thermal insulated pretty, and most of all home made
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