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11-10-2010, 06:30 PM

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Vanuatu Jill

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Originally Posted by FortMyers

How do you know what size to make them, Love the idea to use them for holiday decorating.

Just measure the width of your bed-make them as wide as a quilt for the bed-only I make them approx 30# in length-I don't think that is very important-approx. is fine. I plan a couple from a quilt pattern for a queen bed, only just making a couple of rows and then putting on a border and binding it. Great way to experiment with designs of your own without going thru much fabric

11-10-2010, 06:44 PM

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Right now our feet don't get cold. I do make pillow covers, instead of shams, usually one for each pillow, I don't like to tuck the pillows with the quilt. makes the sides look funny.

11-11-2010, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by stevendebbie25

I'm seeing more patterns for bed runners, nice idea, see them in hotels all the time. Does anyone make them here? This would be a nice way to change the 'holiday' in your bedroom with a runner, maybe pillow shams to match... room done in blue? Do Christmas in blue snowflakes to add to the bedrm. We do this for table runners, never gave bed runners much thought before.
Anyone?

Yes, I have seen them. I have seen them called foot warmers or something like that, to be used at the bottom of the bed to keep your feet warm. Wouldn't work so well on my bed. My dogs think my bed is really theirs; and is just to much work to try to discourage a Great Dane and a Rottweiler mix from getting on the bed. During the day they lay there and guard the neighborhood. The Great Dane would use the bed runner as her own private quilt and ruin it. They do look like a neat idea for changing your decorating scheme. I have so many quilt ideas already that I don't think I need to be making bed runners.

11-11-2010, 04:01 AM

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I got a two unfinished quilts (pieced, batted, backed an barely quilted) at a thrift store. I had no idea what the long skinny thing was until I heard of it here. I won't use it on my bed since it's too girly, pink & old fashioned looking. I got it to practice on my quilt frame - which I have yet to turn on. I really need to remedy that!

11-11-2010, 04:02 AM

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Good for you. DH's do not know everything!

sue in OH

11-11-2010, 05:02 AM

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I've got to be the thickest brain on the forum. What really is their purpose?

11-11-2010, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by mar32428

I've got to be the thickest brain on the forum. What really is their purpose?

Their purpose is that someone needed something to do and didn't want to make a big quilt so she invented the bed runner. She probably had too many table runners. Another project for someone with too much time on their hands. Kind of like aprons; something else to wash.