Met the quilt police
10-29-2010, 10:53 PM
#181
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Texas
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Quilts and quilted things are to be USED, for goodness' sake. Can you just hear a dear little pioneer lady telling her family not to use the quilt she just made, because they might get it dirty? Sheez... the woman who told you that would probably also cover her livingroom furniture with clear plastic for the same reason. It takes all types. Enjoy your table topper!
10-29-2010, 11:30 PM
#182
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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Originally Posted by lucyb
Oh, I just want to cry. I made a quilted table cover for my kitchen.Every other block has a country applique,such as a chicken,watermelon,or sunflower,etc. It is made of homespun,very bright. I just love it on my table. I never used to cover it. My husband started collecting cats. These are the dirtiest cats I have ever known. We live in the woods. We have no grass,just woods and clay (mud) and sand. Now don't get me wrong I love cats,but last I counted them there were 20. They go in and out when they please and they go anywhere they please because my husband has spoiled them rotten. My daughter is a glazier so she made a glass top for me to keep the peace in the family. I would love to be spilling ketchup and mustard on it. Every one is so busy I don't remember the last time anyone visited or had dinner, You better believe it if they come the glass will come off for dinner!
10-30-2010, 04:32 AM
#183
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Bushkill, Pa
Posts: 534
If she doesn't want to get it dirty, take it off the table when she eats or use place mats. I have a scarecrow table topper on my kitchen table right now, and when I eat at the table, I use a place mat. :roll:
10-31-2010, 07:43 AM
#188
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Bozeman MT
Posts: 870
Ohhh...no...but many years ago I had a similar experience. I made a tabletopper as a Christmaspresent for my MIL. Not quilting but cross-stitching. I spent many hours to make roses. The tabletopper never saw the daylight in her house. She covered it with an ugly piece of fabric so it won't get dirty or dusty , she explained when I asked her. Doh...I made it for using and showing, not for hiding. Never ever I gave her something I made.
11-01-2010, 05:04 PM
#190
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Arizona
Posts: 215
This is why I love this forum of ladies and gentlemen that quilt and know how to use a quilt of any kind. When I made a quilt for each of my nephews and niece, I included on the label that implied I wanted those quilts to be used, for heaven sake! My sister says her grandsons have theirs out to lay on, play on, etc. Makes me happy, happy, happy. I draw the line though on letting doggies and cats use them for their beds. :(
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