Bed Fabrics

Once, a way to utilize every last scrap of fabric, yet stay as warm as possible during the long prairie winter months, quilts are now decorative and functional. When pieced together in coordinating quilt fabric and interesting, attractive quilt designs, quilts of today are no longer heavy, and are beautiful pieces of artistry that anyone would be proud to display on their beds or quilt racks.

Framed quilt blocks are displayed as art, especially in keeping with the country home, or traditional Victorian home décor. You can buy quilt kits or machine or hand made quilts already made, but if you are handy with a pattern and needle, feel free! Quilt patterns are available for all skills levels, so there is something for everyone.
An alternative to traditional quilts, new treasures include photo quilts. If you take snapshots and photos of each person helping quilt, or all your family members (even bands for teens, sports figures, etc) and put them on photo paper, you can transfer them to quilt blocks by ironing them on, stitch the names of the people in the photo with colored thread, and create a whole new kind of scrapbook.

Another type of quilt sure to become a treasured family memento is baby quilts. Baby quilt patterns are simple or printed on the fabric. Often, all you have to do is bind the edges, stitch on seam tape in a coordinating color or stitch on lace edges, and you have a quilt in no time at all. Free quilt block patterns are available and free baby quilt patterns are easy to find online and print on your printer.