Thread: A lovely way of displaying and using a couple of treasured quilts

Originally Posted by Neesie

Your Sunbonnet Sue is a wonderful idea!

Thank you, I was desperate as the original fabric has completely disintegrated, along with the batting so I appliqued the Sue onto a piece of wadding backed with a light pillow case fabric, carefully cut around it and FMQ it onto the quilt and it worked like a dream so as I have said when I have the time I will do an Overall Sam, the same way to keep SS company and save this lovely quilt for a while longer. The quilt is far too delicate now to use as a quilt but hanging up in my bedroom window I can have the pleasure of looking at it.

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.

Originally Posted by justducky65

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.

Just ducky, I love your thinking, I may rethink my window dressings for next winter, ummmmmmmmmmm

Very cheery

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.

Neat idea, googling how to make a quilted roman shade brings up lots of sites, have fun!

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