King-Size Quilts and Covers

Spool Stool No. 3 by House Eclectic

Joseph Lombard — Sat, 19 May 2012 10:19:02 +0000

Iconic contemporary style by House Eclectic. Works great as drinks table or seating for a desk, vanity or anywhere that needs a punch of style. Available in all these fabulous colors: Black, White, Natural, Pistachio, Robin's Egg and Pink.Item Dimensions: Length:15 Width: 15 Height: 18About House Eclectic: House Eclectic was born from the ever-growing trend in home decor emphasizing individuality over conformity and diversity of design instead of rigid conformity to one particular style or period. They believe in a deconstructionist method of design where all things are possible and no rules are firm. This philosophy informs House Eclectic's entire line of furniture and accessories where we emphasize shape, color and imagination with every piece.Their products are imported from China to keep prices moderate and affordable. After all, good design should be accessible to all.

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Cover Sets – Duvet Covers, Quilt Covers, Doona Covers

Joseph Lombard — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:21:20 +0000

A duvet (from the French duvet "down") or doona is a type of bedding a soft flat bag traditionally filled with down or feathers, or a combination of both and used on a bed as a blanket. Duvets originally came out of rural Europe and were ready from the down feathers of the Eider duck, which is well known for its usefulness as an insulator.

Duvets reduce the complexity of making a bed, as it is a single covering instead of the mixture of sheets, blankets, and quilts or other bed covers, which is traditional in many parts of the world. The cover is called a duvet cover or a "quilt cover".

In Australia a duvet is called a "Doona", from a trademarked brand name derived from the Old Norse "dunn" meaning "down feathers". Though still registered to the Tontine Company, the name "Doona" has become a general term for a duvet or down quilt. A duvet is sometimes confused with a comforter, although comforters go on top of the traditional sheets and blankets and are primarily decorative while duvets are used alone.

Originally the term "continental quilt" was the standard name used across Australia, some regions of Australia still use this term today.

A duvet is also called a quilt, following British tradition.

Duvets are still commonly used in Europe (especially in northern Europe and Scandinavia where it is the most common form of bed covering), and have become popular throughout the world in the late twentieth century.

In Danish and Norwegian a duvet is called a dyne, which is pronounced similarly to the Australian name "doona".

In the US, confusion often occurs as the word "duvet" may refer to a comforter cover rather than the down blanket itself.

In Spain and Latin America a duvet is known as edredon.

In Russia a duvet is called a "cotton blanket". It is the most general form of bed covering in Russia and a bright coloured atlas is often used for top and bottom cloth.

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Seven Quilting Shortcuts

Joseph Lombard — Tue, 15 May 2012 05:38:28 +0000

Seven Quilting Shortcuts
By Maybelle Maddison

Do you love quilting, but it doesn't seem like you can find the time to have fun with your favorite hobby? Here are some shortcuts to get you quilting and finishing your projects.

1. Reduce the size of your quilt

If you are someone who quilts queen-size quilts, try quilting a lap-size one for your next project. If you are a lap-size quilter, how about quilting a baby quilt? Baby quilt person? Then try finishing a miniature quilt. This will reduce your quilting time while also getting in your fix. And before you say that you don't like miniature quilts, they make wonderful cubicle art for your favorite office worker. They can be hung with thumb tacks.

2. Use Fusible Batting

Instead of basting your quilt sandwich together with needle and thread, try some other options. I love using fusible batting. As long as you have an iron, you are in business. The heat from the iron will fuse the three pieces together. You'll have to check the manufacturer's instructions, but the glue comes out when it is washed. Other basting choices are to use quilt basting spray or safety pins.

3. Go back to Tried n True Patterns

Patterns you have pieced before are like old friends. There are no blips in the pattern. There is no stopping to re-read the directions. You'll be able to piece these quilt tops easily and quickly. If you want something different, try using different types of fabric for the quilt pattern or a different layout of the blocks.

4. Take Advantage of Strip-Piecing Techniques

Stick to projects where you can use strip piecing techniques. These allow you to chain stitch assembly-line style. It is also easier to cut out the pieces for these projects because you can just use a rotary cutter and mat. You'll save time cutting your fabric and piecing your quilt top.

5. Use Purchased Binding

You either have time or money. When you want to save time, try purchased quilt binding instead of making your own. This tactic will only work if you can find binding that will match your project. This shortcut works best on with baby quilting projects that call for vibrant colors.

6. Finish your quilt with mock binding

Mock binding is using the quilt's backing as part of the binding. It looks nice and makes finishing quilt a snap. Also, if you don't secure the edges, you have a built in sleeve to hang your quilts.

7. Plan your quilting in 15 minute increments.

Set your timer and go. You can get some serious chain stitching done in 15 minutes and you can surely find 15 minutes in your schedule for your favorite hobby.

Well, there you go. Using these tips will make it easier for you to finish your projects.

Maybelle Maddison is a true Southern Belle and dedicated quilter. She has made it her mission in life to spread the joy of quilting! Visit her site at http://www.joannfabrics.org for quilting information, pattern reviews and suggestions on how to start and keep quilting!

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Swirl King Quilt by Denyse Schmidt

Joseph Lombard — Sun, 13 May 2012 01:20:28 +0000

Swirl King Quilt by Denyse Schmidt

The art of quilting gone cozy! The Swirl Quilt by Denyse Schmidt displays a simple and darling swirl pattern. Pair with matching Euro Shams (shown in red) and an Accent Pillow. Available here in standard king size. Also sold in twin and full/queen sizes. KING SIZE: 108" x 94" (price includes quilt only) **Add any of the following shams and accent pillows. A standard sham(s) (shown with swirl pattern) for $63 ea. size 20"x26" A king sham(s) (shown with swirl pattern) for $74 ea. size 20" x 36" A euro sham(s) (shown in red) for $74 ea. size 26" x 26" A quilted accent pillow (shown last image) size 16" x 16" All pillows are sold separately at check out and/or visit our Accent Pillows and Shams section in Bedding 100 % cotton each quilt has been expertly hand-crafted by Sarita Handa Exports, a woman-owned company and one of the leading manufacturers in India today. Two quilts in one! As if the fronts of these quilts weren't fabulous enough, Denyse has designed most of the quilts to feature a beautifully modern patchwork reverse. Turned back, it creates a compelling contrast accent. Flip it over you've got yourself another quilt. More about modern quilt designer Denyse Schmidt

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Surfing Quilt Set

Joseph Lombard — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:15:12 +0000

Surfing Quilt Set

Hang ten or catch a wave with this surf inspired quilt! The Surfing USA quilt fits a wide range of rooms and picks up on the latest Hawaiian print themes in classic navy and burgundy highlights to match any room. The quilt is 100% cotton face cloth with 100% hypoallergenic fiber fill for durability.Twin quilt set measures 68x86 inches and comes with one standard sham measuring 20x26 inches.Full/queen quilt set measures 86x86 inches and comes with two standard shams measuring 20x26 inchesFull/queen quilt set measures 86x86 inches and comes with two standard shams measuring 20x26 inchesTwin quilt set measures 68x86 inches and comes with one standard sham measuring 20x26 inches.Full/queen quilt set measures 86x86 inches and comes with two standard shams measuring 20x26 inches

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A History of Patchwork Quilting

Joseph Lombard — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:03:47 +0000

Patchwork Quilting – A History Summary
By Erin Mayers

Patchwork Quilting goes back many years. Examples of quilting have been found in tombs of Pharohs dating back to 3400BC. Joseph’s coat of many colors was probably patchwork. Even armour was made by quilting heavy fabrics together. Quilted bed covers were recorded in household inventories from the 17th century. Patchwork quilting has even evolved into an art form known as art quilts. The Amish have developed the quilting traditions of other immigrants into America, into their own style.

Emigrants from Europe took their traditions of making quilts from scraps with them to America. Ideas and designs and even fabrics were exchanged across the Atlantic. The Log Cabin Quilt Design that was originally known in Ireland as the Folded Quilt Design, was a good way of using small scraps of fabric to create a very practical piece of art. It is doubtful if women quilters viewed their creations as art, it is much more likely they were simply seen as a quilt to cover a bed and provide warmth, albeit still a beautiful item. Crazy quilts are made from randomly stitching together odd pieces of cloth. In colonial times all cloth had to be shipped from Europe at great expense so nothing could be wasted.

A patchwork quilt was never regarded as being finished until it had been quilted. Quilting combined the three layers of the quilt – the backing, the wadding and the pieced top together, so the woollen or cotton wadding would be held in place. Quilting was a time consuming yet essential task as it provided a hard wearing warm durable quilt that had cost very little as it was made of the scraps from other projects.

Quilting is generally regarded as a female pastime since traditionally men did not learn to sew, while sewing was an essential skill for a young woman. Quilting was also a social pastime. Women would gather together to piece the top together and while they worked they would exchange gossip and tales. Sometimes after a quilting party the men would join the women for supper and often romances would begin.

Lives are displayed in traditional patchwork quilts. Part of the dress of a dead child or part of a cherished Father’s shirt could be pieced in to allow the maker to hold her memories. Quilts have been made over years, lifetimes or even generations. Telling the tales of women’s lives though embroidery, color and embellishment.

One group of special mention is the Amish, a religious group who migrated to America in the 1800s’. Quilting was not a skill they bought to America, but rather a skill they learnt from ex-English neighbours in their new land. In Amish societies, a simple life is a core belief and continues to be today avoiding modern mechanisation. While they do use a treadle-operated sewing machine to piece their quilts together the quilting is always done by hand.

The Amish do not use patterned fabrics in their quilts, the piecing patterns they use readily distinguish Amish quilts from other varieties of patchworking. The patterned fabrics are considered to worldly for use in a conservative Amish home. Some Amish quilts do not even use pieced tops; the only pattern is the intricate quilting designs. For an Amish woman an elaborately quilted design is not extra work but a creative outlet.

Traditionally Amish quilts were made from scraps left from clothes or recycled fabrics. This is another Amish value to waste as little as possible. Characteristically Amish quilts will have borders (almost always at least one and usually two) added because they increase the size and frame the pieced design. Borders are cut conservatively on the grain so as not to waste fabric. The inner border is cut from strips of cloth with a square in the corner to join it. Mitre corners or bias cut borders are rarely used as this wastes fabric. Often the quilts are bordered simply by cutting the backing larger, allowing it to be folded over.

Amish quilts are very striking despite their simplicity. This is usually due to the colors used. Although it is commonly believed that there are color restrictions in Amish quilts, this does not appear to be true. The only restriction is what is available to the quilter and the quilter’s own color sense. Typically an Amish quilt will feature two or three dominant colors with an accent color, e.g. Slate blue, black and deep mauve. White is not often used as it is hard to keep clean.

For the wider quilting enthusiast population, quilting has evolved into more of an art form. While traditional patchwork relies on pattern and color to create an image. Art quilts (or water color quilts) are more like painting with fabric than traditional patchwork designs.

Art quilts range in size but generally they are more often seen hanging on a wall rather than on a bed. There is no form of embellishment that is forbidden in Art Quilting, if you can imagine it you can use it. Because of these rather vague boundaries this is the perfect art form, for any creative fabric artist.

There are many groups for modern quilters to join and sell their works. The internet provides an excellent medium for groups to collaborate with each other to create a quilt together. Thanks to T.V. shows, Quilting is reaching a wider audience and is no longer viewed solely as a women’s pastime. Quilts and quilting have never been more popular.

Erin Mayers

http://www.readymadequilts.com

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What a Dish King Quilt in Brown by Denyse Schmidt

Joseph Lombard — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:16:09 +0000

What a Dish King Quilt in Brown by Denyse Schmidt

The art of quilting gone cozy. This charming circular design is perfect for quilt-seekers looking for a brown and blue color way and classic design. Available here in standard KING size. Also sold in twin and full/queen sizes. KING SIZE: 108" x 94" (price includes quilt only) **Add: A Standard sham(s)in brown (shown with matching circular design) for $63 ea. size 20"x26" or; A Euro sham(s) in matching quilted blue for $74 ea. size 26" x 26" or; A King sham or shams in brown (shown with matching circular design) for $74 ea. size 20" x 36" or: A quilted accent pillow (shown stripes) size 16" x 16" All pillows are sold separately at check out and/or visit our Accent Pillows and Shams section in Bedding 100 % cotton each quilt has been expertly hand-crafted by Sarita Handa Exports, a woman-owned company and one of the leading manufacturers in India today. Two quilts in one! As if the fronts of these quilts weren't fabulous enough, Denyse has designed most of the quilts to feature a beautifully modern patchwork reverse. Turned back, it creates a compelling contrast accent. Flip it over you've got yourself another quilt. More about modern quilt designer Denyse Schmidt

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String Theory King Quilt in Red by Denyse Schmidt

Joseph Lombard — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:02:35 +0000

String Theory King Quilt in Red by Denyse Schmidt

The art of quilting gone cozy! The String Theory quilt designs by Denyse Schmidt display a medley of fabrics with reversible back. Pair with matching Euro Shams and standard/king shams. Available here in standard king size. Also sold in twin and full/queen sizes. KING SIZE: 108" x 94" (price includes quilt only) **Add any of the following shams and accent pillows. A standard sham(s) (shown with matching pattern) for $63 ea. size 20"x26" A king sham(s) (shown with matching pattern) for $74 ea. size 20" x 36" A euro sham(s) (shown) for $74 ea. size 26" x 26" A quilted accent pillow (shown last image) size 16" x 16" All pillows are sold separately at check out and/or visit our Accent Pillows and Shams section in Bedding 100 % cotton each quilt has been expertly hand-crafted by Sarita Handa Exports, a woman-owned company and one of the leading manufacturers in India today. Two quilts in one! As if the fronts of these quilts weren't fabulous enough, Denyse has designed most of the quilts to feature a beautifully modern patchwork reverse. Turned back, it creates a compelling contrast accent. Flip it over you've got yourself another quilt. More about modern quilt designer Denyse Schmidt

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Claras Cottage Patchwork Quilt Bedding Set

Joseph Lombard — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:20:02 +0000

Claras Cottage Patchwork Quilt Bedding Set

Classic blue and pink patchwork palette Clara's Rose quilt is lush with cabbage roses of blush and pink and turns back to a solid color green.The twin set comes with a twin quilt measuring 66'' x 86'' and a standard matching sham measuring 21'' x 27''. The Full/Queen quilt measures 90'' x 92'' and comes with two standard shams.Accent pillows matching dust ruffle and euro shams in cottage stripes are also available below.

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Fairy Princess Garden Quilt Set

Joseph Lombard — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:58:32 +0000

Fairy Princess Garden Quilt Set

Looking for that perfect quilt for a girls room? Take a look a Fairy Princess Garden a pre-washed quilt with 100% cotton fill. This kids bedding features fairies dancing in a beautiful garden complete with castles and crowns. This quilt features pink and purple with all the little touches like velvet highlights and embroidery.Hand crafted quilt set includes 1 twin quilt (68x86 inches) and 1 standard sham (20x26 inches)Hand crafted set includes 1 full/queen quilt (86x86 inches) and 2 standard shams (20x26 inches).

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