Quilts/wall hangings in the bathroom
10-30-2011, 05:46 PM
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I have a small quilt in both of my bathrooms. One is an embroidered piece with a simple border. The other is a small foundation pieced quilt. I also have a crewel embroidered picture in one of these bathrooms. They go with the decor and if they don't last 100 years, I'm okay with that. I want to enjoy them not pack them away. :)
10-30-2011, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by QuiltingGrannie
Just a question -
do any of you have wallhangings or other quilt decor in your bathrooms?
I have several of my quilts/wall hangings on display and for sale at a local restaurant and when I went into the restroom (which is tiny, but has wall space) I thought I would make them something small to display in the restrooms.
Any suggestions? Patterns to use? It's a country style decor overall, even if my quilts there are a wide variety of styles.
Phyllis
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do any of you have wallhangings or other quilt decor in your bathrooms?
I have several of my quilts/wall hangings on display and for sale at a local restaurant and when I went into the restroom (which is tiny, but has wall space) I thought I would make them something small to display in the restrooms.
Any suggestions? Patterns to use? It's a country style decor overall, even if my quilts there are a wide variety of styles.
Phyllis
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10-31-2011, 03:39 AM
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Hi, I read about research done on germ circulation when toilets were flushed without the lid down -- the result was a great surge of germs travelling around the toilet/bathroom area. After that, I keep my toothbrush in a zipped bag (also stops the cockroaches feeding off the brush, but that is another story!), and no longer keep folded un-used hand towels on display. So a quilt in your own bathroom would be fine, but I certainly wouldn't be interested in buying anything that was on display in a public toilet, where most people don't put down the lid when they flush.
10-31-2011, 07:40 AM
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Just a thought, but how about a decopaged,(darn I wish I could spell) quilt, do the quilt, but don't quilt it, but decopage it to ply wood, then it would stay protected, and you could wipe it clean, and people could see your work, but maybe put it above a mirror.
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10-31-2011, 09:21 AM
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I have a 30" square wall hanging in one bathroom...the kids' bathroom with LOTS of steamy showers. It's been hanging there for 8 years or so and have had no problem. Germs??? IT matches the decor of that room. Probably have lots of airborne germs in my house, as do most people.
10-31-2011, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by mmdquilts
I wouldn't hang one in a public place... probably not my own bathroom either... someone would try to use it as a towel!
10-31-2011, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ghostrider
Hanging something for sale in a public restroom might not be the best idea. 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.
Quilters know that things wash and would recognize fine craftsmanship in a second. I don't think that it devalues her work at all.
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