Originally Posted by
nanac
What!?! Not lay on the quilts, because the seams could split? Some of my happiest memories was when I would go to visit my Grandma, we would pull out all the quilts, and make a "pallet" on the floor to sleep on. My kids used to use my quilts to sleep on out in the yard every summer, or make play "forts" or tents. IMHO, if you take the tie to make them, you should take the time to use them.
Definately! i grew up sleeping under quilts my Grandma had pieced and quilted by hand. We
used them (for warmth, tents, whatever) and while in time some of the fabric wore thru in places, the stitches always held. After Grandma died and we moved to a house with heat, the quilts were retired to a trunk. Now each of us kids has one to remember her by.