We live in a house called a Doelger House. It is split level and very open plan. That means we have a railing in the hall that is open to our living room. After I ran out of space in the Fabric Closet, where I hang quilts, I started draping them over this railing.
Basically the photo shows one area of my house and how we display quilts.
Recently we had dinner guests and they wanted a quilt show. We pulled quilts off of the chairs, couch and rail in our living room and held up many, many quilts.It was really fun to see some quilts I hadn’t pulled out in a long time. It is also always interesting to hear the reaction of people who really don’t sew or make quilts.
My friend, also a law librarian, commented on how different the quilts were and what a lot of creativity was involved. My thought was “if I was allowed to use this creativity to solve problems at work, my library and information services would be way more awesome than they are.” I don’t know where that popped from but it was kind of a revelation. Lesson? Show your quilts to non-quiltmakers!
As you have seen on this block I make a lot of quilts. I do give some away, but a lot of them just pile up around the house. They get used as nap quilts or TV watching quilts, but mostly they just pile up.
Some of you may think that is a big waste, but making the quilts really keeps me sane and able to live with people.
I actually have at least two quilts that I need to send off as gifts; I just need to spend a little time wrapping and packaging and writing notes. I just haven’t done it yet.
Most of my finished quilts so far have been to give away so the piling up is only starting to happen around here. But it is starting!
Glad I am not the only one!
You’re definitely not the only one. I have several on the tippy top of my closet, four stuffed in pillowcases and on the top shelf of my linen closet, several in bins, more in Tom’s closet, I might have one in hubby’s closet too. Then there are four that I use on my beds that are in an armoire. I am on the lookout for a cedar chest to put at the foot of our bed and to put quilts into that.
I have all my smaller art quilts hanging all over the house. I’ve given many away, donated many to charities, and still I make more! It is MY therapy and the kids can fight over them when I am gone. lol
Is it possible to have too many quilts? I think it is a sad home that doesn’t have any.
I think so, too.
Lovely display of quilts Jaye, and I agree that making quilts, in fact just the act of creating anything, keeps me sane.
I agree. Creating is such a different way of thinking that it takes me away from the normal day to day.