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Great idea for your quilts. I have several that my mom made and I inherited. My parents lived in MT and they always had a couple of the polyester quilts in the car "just in case". The polyester NEVER EVER wears out. It just gets more snags in it. LOL. Thanks for sharing. The quilts are truly treasures.
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Great ladder, perfect for displaying you family quilts.........
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What a nice display of family quilts. Love it.
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Wow, I had never heard of a quilt ladder so I can understand your DH's confusion. That is awesome. Your quilts are lovely. Congratulations.
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Jan...you could always get a real pretty slipcover for your sofa.......your quilt ladder is awsome and the quilts displayed are a treasure for sure......Trish
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Love it. Great idea to display all the quilts.
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Very nice, both the ladder and the quilts. Nice history as well.
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Ladder and quilts make a striking display.Thanks for sharing.
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Nice job he did!! Sounds like a keeper to me!!
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How is the ladder finished at the bottom? I, too, have been asking for a quilting ladder and this is the first I've seen that wasn't a literal ladder. Need more details on what he made it out of, maybe my DH will be motivated!
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Will DH share his 'plans' for this ladder? Great display and you have a treasure trove of family quilts. Lucky You!
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Doubt there were any plans involved. It all started when he built a shelf unit for the garage. The side pieces of the shelf unit were just like a ladder - two parallel slats with cross pieces to support the shelves. I thought he'd finally built my quilt ladder, but ... no. He couldn't believe that's all I wanted - two parallel beams with crosspieces to hold the quilts. I'll ask what wood he used, but know it was too expensive. When I asked for more he said he'd do them from pine to be less expensive. I wanted it spray painted, but instead it's stained with ebony stain then polyurethaned. Our entertainment center is black and so is the area rug. In the pic it looks like everything else is brown. So anyway - I'll ask him for details. (He's asleep and I'm not!)
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Originally Posted by Jingle
(Post 5391868)
Looks great and such great quilts to display. Great quilt ladder.
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Looks great....DH asked me this AM how many rods I needed for mine. I can't wait.
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love the ladder..... made a few of them myself..... ;-) and the quilts are awlsum......
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What a wonderful display of your quilting history. The forth quilt is a Bow tie pattern. They are all very cool. I remember when people were making quilts with that indistructable poly! And his childern will use it too!
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Very nice. I believe that fourth one is a bowtie, rather than churn dash. Nice display and family history of quilting.
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Love that you have so many family quilts! And what a wonderful way to display them.
Good to have a handy hubby isn't it?! My Mother was forever finding a picture of something she wanted my Dad to create. Sweet memories. |
Jan, that is fabulous!!! What a wonderful way to display some of your family history... and it's beautiful, too.
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I drooled over your ladder and asked my husband if he could make me one. "Sure, just get the dimentions." I was in shock. Soooo, before he looses interest, can you ask your dear hubby,,,,,,How far are the rungs apart? How far are the rails apart?
We have cathedral ceilings in our family room and this would go with my decor so nicely. Don't know how to get to your response unless you post it on here... Thank you in advance. |
I thought this was a cool idea that I might copy and then thought-yikes, my 2 yo GS would be up to the top in a flash and then pull the whole thing down! Guess I will have to wait until he's older:eek:
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What a fun way to display your quilts!
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Originally Posted by JanTx
(Post 5391657)
I have been asking my husband for this type ladder for over a year. Finally on a recent vacation I showed him something similar in a quilt shop and he understood what I was asking for. (The drawings, online examples, descriptive words didn't do it, I guess.) That trip was over on June 15 so finally on July 24 it's up and in place. Love it! The space it fills had an ancient short bookcase that was full of grandkid toys and books. THey are now in a bedroom and ... well, now, .... my couch looks really old and dated. :( Oh well! Still happy! :) The bookcase has been moved to my sewing room and I'm cleaning house in there. Joy! Joy! (Before and after pics to follow.)
The quilts - Top one with paintings of flowers made by my husband's mother when she was young. He's 59 and she was in her 30's when he was born so ... over 60 years old and probably over 70. Second one: We call it a Texas star - also made by my Mother-in-law when she was young. Third: Made by my husband's grandmother so ... older anyway! Fourth: a churn dash (?) made by my mother-in-law Fifth: Sunbonnet Sue from feed sacks. First quilt made by my mother-in-law when she was 10 or 12. That would make it about 80 years old. Bottom one: my grandmother made this for my son when he moved into a Big Boy Bed. She had made exactly the same quilt for his crib. It's made of "bullet proof" polyester. It's 31 years old. (His little boy sleeps under the crib sized one when he stays over here.) Yes this is what I am talking about. Lot it!! |
Awesome ladder, awesome quilts. Gotta love the poly one . One of my favorites. All beautiful quilts and the history is fabulous.
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