Quilts/wall hangings in the bathroom
10-30-2011, 07:56 AM
#42
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Originally Posted by ghostrider
I'm sorry, but hanging something for sale in a public restroom is just plain dumb. It degrades your work and it's asking for trouble, framed or not...theft, slashing, disfiguring, absorbing odors, splashed fluids, any number of things.
It doesn't matter how small and friendly the restaurant is, the owners cannot guarantee 100% "niceness" in their customers.
Think about it, would you buy a quilt that had been hanging in a public bathroom for who knows how long? When was the last time you went shopping in a restaurant bathroom??
Sorry to be so blunt, but I think it would be a real mistake. Besides the physical danger, it gives the impression that you do not think very highly of your own work.
It doesn't matter how small and friendly the restaurant is, the owners cannot guarantee 100% "niceness" in their customers.
Think about it, would you buy a quilt that had been hanging in a public bathroom for who knows how long? When was the last time you went shopping in a restaurant bathroom??
Sorry to be so blunt, but I think it would be a real mistake. Besides the physical danger, it gives the impression that you do not think very highly of your own work.
10-30-2011, 08:05 AM
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IMHO, anything made of cloth is a magnet for bacteria. :hunf: Even hand towels have been replaced by paper towels or hot air blowers in public bathrooms.
Instead, how about a good quality, framed quilt photo?
Instead, how about a good quality, framed quilt photo?
10-30-2011, 08:06 AM
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I think since this restroom is so small I will let it go without a quilt. Having them on display out in the restaurant is enough.
I still want to do an attic window one for my own bathroom so it will have a 'window'.
Right now I have a customer quilt to go finish, another customer quilt arriving by the end of the week and I'm working on a Winter wall hanging, fall table runner and two matching place mats!
gotta go get busy the weekend is running away from me! ;)
Updating the blog yesterday so that is good for a day or too. Enjoy.
Happy Quilting!
Phyllis
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I still want to do an attic window one for my own bathroom so it will have a 'window'.
Right now I have a customer quilt to go finish, another customer quilt arriving by the end of the week and I'm working on a Winter wall hanging, fall table runner and two matching place mats!
gotta go get busy the weekend is running away from me! ;)
Updating the blog yesterday so that is good for a day or too. Enjoy.
Happy Quilting!
Phyllis
QuiltingGrannie
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 11-21-2011 at 05:11 AM. Reason: remove business name from post
10-30-2011, 08:23 AM
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In the Sonora, CA, area a LQS had an incredibly beautiful rag quilt, baby size, in the bathroom. It was a single toilet room with in an older, classic, building. I loved sitting there looking at that quilt. I went home and made two for grandchildren.
Since it wasn't a Joann's type place I don't think having anyone take it was an issue. They'd be able to figure out who took it pretty easy. I thought it was a lovely idea.
Since it wasn't a Joann's type place I don't think having anyone take it was an issue. They'd be able to figure out who took it pretty easy. I thought it was a lovely idea.
10-30-2011, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by dunster
Almost every quilt store I have visited has quilts on the walls in the restroom. I agree that I wouldn't put something there that is for sale, but as a decoration it would be fine.
How about a quilt with an 'outhouse' theme?
How about a quilt with an 'outhouse' theme?
10-30-2011, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
if the bathroom is well ventilated, i don't see a problem. if it gets steamy from a shower, that could damage the quilt. but i don't think they have a shower in your restaurant :)
10-30-2011, 01:21 PM
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Phyllis, I just wanted to say that I enjoyed your blog. Your quilts are beautiful.
In my home, wallhangings are often in the bathroom as are quilted toilet back toppers - I change these to coordinate with the seasons and holidays.
I don't see a problem displaying a quilt in the restaurant bathroom as long as it is secured to the wall.
In my home, wallhangings are often in the bathroom as are quilted toilet back toppers - I change these to coordinate with the seasons and holidays.
I don't see a problem displaying a quilt in the restaurant bathroom as long as it is secured to the wall.
10-30-2011, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by erstan947
My advice is make is ugly so no one will walk away with it!:):):)
If you were going to do something - what about a small framed quilt - IN A BIG FRAME
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