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Just a question -
do any of you have wallhangings or other quilt decor in your bathrooms? I have several of my quilts/wall hangings on display and for sale at a local restaurant and when I went into the restroom (which is tiny, but has wall space) I thought I would make them something small to display in the restrooms. Any suggestions? Patterns to use? It's a country style decor overall, even if my quilts there are a wide variety of styles. Phyllis QuiltingGrannie |
if the bathroom is well ventilated, i don't see a problem. if it gets steamy from a shower, that could damage the quilt. but i don't think they have a shower in your restaurant :)
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My advice is make is ugly so no one will walk away with it!:):):)
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Originally Posted by erstan947
My advice is make is ugly so no one will walk away with it!:):):)
Otherwise, I'd have no fear of it being in a bathroom. Just be sure it is a washable wall hanging! |
Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
if the bathroom is well ventilated, i don't see a problem. if it gets steamy from a shower, that could damage the quilt. but i don't think they have a shower in your restaurant :)
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What if you made something small enough that could be put in a frame? Then it can't walk out the door and would stay clean.
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Originally Posted by bjeriann
What if you made something small enough that could be put in a frame? Then it can't walk out the door and would stay clean.
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Hanging something for sale in a public restroom might not be the best idea. It degrades your work and it's asking for trouble, framed or not...theft, slashing, disfiguring, absorbing odors, splashed fluids, any number of things.
It doesn't matter how small and friendly the restaurant is, the owners cannot guarantee 100% "niceness" in their customers. Think about it, would you buy a quilt that had been hanging in a public bathroom for who knows how long? When was the last time you went shopping in a restaurant bathroom?? Sorry to be so blunt, but I think it would be a real mistake. Besides the physical danger, it gives the impression that you do not think very highly of your own work. |
Almost every quilt store I have visited has quilts on the walls in the restroom. I agree that I wouldn't put something there that is for sale, but as a decoration it would be fine.
How about a quilt with an 'outhouse' theme? |
i'd be afraid someone would steal it. hang it very high!!
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My fear would be "inconsiderate" people using the quilt to wipe their hands. We all know what unsupervised children can do to a public restroom.
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A quilt small enough to be in a shadow box frame with tempered glass. Nailed to the wall :)
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Originally Posted by ghostrider
I'm sorry, but hanging something for sale in a public restroom is just plain dumb. It degrades your work and it's asking for trouble, framed or not...theft, slashing, disfiguring, absorbing odors, splashed fluids, any number of things.
It doesn't matter how small and friendly the restaurant is, the owners cannot guarantee 100% "niceness" in their customers. Think about it, would you buy a quilt that had been hanging in a public bathroom for who knows how long? When was the last time you went shopping in a restaurant bathroom?? Sorry to be so blunt, but I think it would be a real mistake. Besides the physical danger, it gives the impression that you do not think very highly of your own work. |
I live in NYC. If it isn't bolted down, it's GONE! A restaruant wanted to display my bird carvings. I said NO.....they were not in a place that was totally secure, and anyone could just walk away with one! (they take months to carve and are very expensive)
If it is a small quilt, and you can frame it under glass........that might be OK. In a bathroom, unframed, that is just too tempting to a thief! Remember, thieves walked away with quilts from the Houston Quilt Show a few years ago. A lot of quilt shows have losses! YIKES!! |
Originally Posted by A1penny
I live in NYC. If it isn't bolted down, it's GONE! A restaruant wanted to display my bird carvings. I said NO.....they were not in a place that was totally secure, and anyone could just walk away with one! (they take months to carve and are very expensive)
If it is a small quilt, and you can frame it under glass........that might be OK. In a bathroom, unframed, that is just too tempting to a thief! Remember, thieves walked away with quilts from the Houston Quilt Show a few years ago. A lot of quilt shows have losses! YIKES!! |
I have a tiny quilt about 5X5 on a wire hanger in my bathroom. It was a little cheater block that I did hand embroidery on and machine quilted. It was too small for a regular room and just right for beside the mirror in the bathroom.
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Originally Posted by ghostrider
I'm sorry, but hanging something for sale in a public restroom is just plain dumb. It degrades your work and it's asking for trouble, framed or not...theft, slashing, disfiguring, absorbing odors, splashed fluids, any number of things.
It doesn't matter how small and friendly the restaurant is, the owners cannot guarantee 100% "niceness" in their customers. Think about it, would you buy a quilt that had been hanging in a public bathroom for who knows how long? When was the last time you went shopping in a restaurant bathroom?? Sorry to be so blunt, but I think it would be a real mistake. Besides the physical danger, it gives the impression that you do not think very highly of your own work. |
I don't think I would want to sale one to someone when it had been on a bathroom wall. Soapy water, and therefore, germs would be splattered all over it. I wouldn't want to buy one that had been on a public bathroom wall either. Just too much chance for germs.
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I have a few quilted wall hangings in bathrooms. I have no issues with it at all. I think they're pretty and I like them. It brightens up the room.
After we move to our new house, I'm planning on making a bunch of quilted wall hangings and ones for the bathrooms are on the top of my to do list. |
I have a quilt in each bathroom 'section'. You do need to wash and dry these now and then, so don't use anything on it that isn't machine washable. Virtually every quilt store I have been in (all over the country) has one or more quilts in the bathroom. It's not a big issue. If it 'walks away' just replace it with a new small quilt.
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Be careful of theft.
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I made a quilt shower curtain for my bathroom. Quilts all over the house why not the bathroom. Like othrs have said I have seen them in many bathrooms. Go for it.
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Originally Posted by ghostrider
It doesn't matter how small and friendly the restaurant is, the owners cannot guarantee 100% "niceness" in their customers.
I'll never forget the episode where the owners were in denial of just how filthy the entire place was, so Chef Ramsey took a black light into the bathroom. Body fluids fluoresce under black light. There was fluorescence all over the toilets, floors, walls and even the CEILING. Not just little speckles, which are usually caused by sneezes, either. |
Originally Posted by Glassquilt
A quilt small enough to be in a shadow box frame with tempered glass. Nailed to the wall :)
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Phyllis!
After reading the 2 pages of comments, a thought occurred to me. How about the "barn quilts". It might be nice to do one of those for the bathroom. Just a thought. Yolanda Wood River |
I too would love to see your bird carvings. Not sure I would hang a wall hanging or such in a public bathroom though.
Pat |
Make it large enough so that it cannot be stuff into anything. Larger objects are very hard to walk off with. Plus make it so it cannot be taken off the wall.
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Originally Posted by stitchofclass2
Phyllis!
After reading the 2 pages of comments, a thought occurred to me. How about the "barn quilts". It might be nice to do one of those for the bathroom. Just a thought. Yolanda Wood River |
I would think that a small wall hanging would be very easy to steal, and there's a lot of people out there that would do that. I would say ask the restaurant what they think of your idea.
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No quilts in my bathroom, 2 paintings though both behind glass.
I've seen quilts hanging in bathrooms at several quilt shops. |
I do have a 2' x 2' quilted piece of art in my BR. I'm getting kind of bored with it though. It's been there a few years. Time for a change. Realistically though, I've got quite a few quilts to make before I make another for the BR.
Think honor system. Hopefully no one takes what is not theirs. |
How about a room with a view. (something like a window frame with critters (birds, cats, butterflies) and a view of distant hills, or flowers. (I can see vineyards if Italian restaurant, parrots if Mexican, etc.)
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Quiltinggrannie....have two in my bathroom and just love the warm look they to to a usual dull area.
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As long as it's in a frame it wouldn;t be too easy to conceal unless it was small enough to fit in a purse. I'm thinking maybe a 12 x 12 or 16 x 16 size.
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While the wooden barn quilt block certainly has merit, it lacks the warmth of a traditional quilt. Given the previously mentioned concerns of theft and lack of cleanliness, I'd just study the bathrooms in question. Look at the floor & wall tile colors and patterns. No tiles? - what other decorations are already in place, flowers, brass knob cabinets, wooden cut-outs of children, . . . ? Remember, one of the objectives is to make the bathroom look good, so take photos, then study the pictures. It'll come to you.
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I have had a wall hanging in my (large) bathroom for nearly 10 years now and other than some fading it still looks good. Imagine the double stick tape is the same
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I wouldn't have a problem displaying a quilt in my bathroom at home, but it would be something that would have to be able to go through the washing machine on a somewhat regular basis. I love the looks of buildings where quilts are displayed on the walls, but I personally wouldn't buy a quilt that's even been displayed in a restaurant. After all my years of working in a restaurant and seeing the accumulation of dust and dirt attracted by the grease, I wouldn't want to expose something that took that much work to the filthy air. I would want the works of art framed to protect them whether it's in the restaurant bathroom or out in the eating areas.
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I use a quilt as a shower curtain in my guest bathroom with a plastic liner. Visitors are amazed. However, I have reservations about using even a small wallhanging in a public restroom.
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My old LQS (I've moved) had quilts in their restrooms, but those are used by quilters. I don't know about hanging one in a restaurant.
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I don't have any in the bathroom but must admit that I love going to the quilt store in Freeport, ME and using their bathrooms. They change out the quilts alot and they are beautiful.
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