Bed runners
10-07-2011, 07:47 AM
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Pockets for tissues, remote, book, etc-very handy. Just the right size for cold feet or to drape around your shoulders while reading in bed. Also a nice gift without committing the time and resources to a full-sized quilt. Good use for UFO blocks if you don't want to finish a full-sized quilt, or way to use a fabric that you don't have enough of for something larger. Just brainstorming, I've never made one :)
10-07-2011, 07:48 AM
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I saw a lot of them in my travels lately. I thought the hotels had them on the bed to prevent travelers from putting their feet on the bedspread....as a protection for the bedspread. I love the idea. And then realized when I got home that I have one on my bed --- it's called a folded blanket!!!! :)
10-07-2011, 07:52 AM
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I plan on making a few. It's nice not having to make a full size quilt. It will go faster since I handquilt. I like the look and I get overheated during the night but my feet are cold. Also I have two cats that sleep near my feet so it will be easier to toss it in the washer instead of a full size quilt. :)
10-07-2011, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Zhillslady
I have a white cotton blanket on my bed as in Florida I rarely need a quilt. However I like the color it adds to my bed. For me, yes it's just for show. It also allows me to change the look of the bed by making a few of them without making entire quilts.
10-07-2011, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ladydi64
Can anyone tell me what purpose bed runners serve. I don't like to make something that does not have a useful purpose. Is it just for show at the end of a bed?
For people with cold feet, a bed runner is a way to add warmth to the feet without unnecessary warmth over the rest of the body.
So it depends on the state of your feet as to whether the bed runner is useful or not.
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