Originally Posted by Snappy
I grandma also used to sew an extra layer of flannel on the top of her quilts. She called them "chin rests" and when the flannel wore out she sewed a new one on. Each of my kids still have those chin rest quilts, they are 30 years old and a couple of them are soon going to need new "chin rests". Everyone stories are so wonderful and amazing to hear. People were so resourceful back in the day.
I have heard that those "protectors" were also of use with households where the men had long beards. The whiskers were hard on the fabrics so they added a little protection there.