What Hand Quilted Item Would You Buy? POLL

[sheaviance1]

Something else I would love to find hand quilted is kitchen curtains and appliance covers. I love the quilted look, especially in my kitchen.

 

[speckledhen]

The problem is that I do not sew. I only quilt. Some folks don't understand the difference, but to me, quilting isn't sewing, it's fabric art. I'm sort of challenged in the sewing department, LOL. I only learned to use a sewing machine two years ago-up until then, every quilt was hand-pieced as well as hand-quilted. That took ages. At least now, the piecing can be done quickly.

 

[DuckLady]

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My favorite sweatshirt is one Cyn did. Green with a hand pieced and quilted duck block. I get compliments on it all the time.

I have several pieces of Cyn's handcraft.

I treasure them.

 

[speckledhen]

Thanks, Terrie. Though I loved that duck block when it was finished, that sucker was a royal pain! Every single piece was different, not the usual thing I do. It is cute, though! But for Terrie, nothing but a duck block would do!

So far, seems like a lap quilt is the preferred piece in the poll.

 

[wyoDreamer]

My mom had a really cute calender holder that was quilted. She had various seasonal "squares" that could be hung by buttons over the top of the calender. I remember a winter scene, easter basket, flowers, fall leaves, a jack-o-lantern, and a santa block. There may have been more, but those are the ones I remember. They were around a 12" block.

 

[speckledhen]

Sounds cute, wyo.

Well, with 40 votes, the lap quilt is still in the lead here. That gives me a very good idea of what to do after my current wallhanging is completed. Thanks so much, you guys!

Oh, I saw something in a new quilt magazine (dang, they are expensive, more than paperback books now!) that I'd never seen: a bed runner! It drapes across the foot of the bed, about 2' wide and to the bottom of the box spring on each side. Used with a plain bedspread/cover of some sort and pillows that coordinate with the runner, it is really pretty! I'd never seen one, so I think I may try to make some of those in the future.

Here's even a book about them--why have I missed seeing these?

 

[urbanfarmer101]

The bed runners are really popular in hotels now. It is a great way to add seasonal splashes of color to a room. That one on the cover is striking!

 

[wyoDreamer]

I made a couple of bed runners for one of my friends. Her cats loved sleeping on them and it saved her "first" (and only) quilt from getting ruined. Just take off the runner and wash it as needed.

I have a book of bed runners - alot of ideas for kids beds. One of them is a birthday runner - the author would slip into the kids bedroom after they went to sleep and drape it on the bed. Then when the child wakes up - the happy birthday begins right then and there. It sounds like a neat tradition if you have kids.

There are so many cute ideas out there. I am making an advent tree for myself for next Christmas - saving up cute fabrics to use for ornaments. I am going to fussy cut the fabric to have pictures and hand sew each ornament - they will be about 2-3" in size. I haven't bedigned the entire thing yet.

 

[DuckLady]

I made a bed runner for my aunt who was in a long term rehab facility. Her feet were always cold.

I made it in cheery bright colors and she loved it.

It is a great gift for an invalid or someone in the hospital.

 

[speckledhen]

I think it's a great item, just never came across them before. I don't buy magazines anymore except on the rarest of occasions due to the high cost of them nowadays and the availability of the same things on the net, but this was the premier issue of a new quilt mag and I was just thumbing through it to see if it was worth buying and found the article on bed runners.



ETA: Looks like I'll be making some lap quilts in the future to sell. Thank you all so much for voting!