"What's On Your Bed" Link-up Party

Quote for the Day:

"I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes 

and six months later you have to start all over again. "

~Joan Rivers

Well...Bonnie Hunter over at quiltville.com is having another "linky" party.  This time she wants us quilters to show what is on our bed at this moment.  Lucky for you all, I do, in fact, make the bed everyday, so I was able to take a quick picture to join in! 

BTW, making the bed everyday was NOT something I was taught to do when I was growing up.  The only time I "made" the bed was when I changed the sheets.  This continued into adulthood/married life until we bought a waterbed and you HAVE to pull the blankets up in the morning to keep the heat of the waterbed in.  THAT was when I started making the bed everyday...LOL...and it's a habit I have kept doing to this day even though we haven't had a waterbed in almost 14 years.)   :)   I love the look of a made bed and am glad that I finally learned that "habit".  It is so much more relaxing at night to crawl into a pretty, "made" bed.  

 

 

On my bed right now is my white whole cloth quilt that I hand quilted last year.  The top was purchased pre-printed, though I did add 4" of design to both side edges to make sure it would hang down low enough on the sides.  It is hand quilted with white thread, so it is difficult to see the design unless you are up-close to it.

We don't use any blankets in this house...we just layer the quilts till we have the warmth we need at that time.  There are actually 3 quilts on our bed, but this is the one that is on top right now.  (We even use our quilts in the summer...usually just one, though, and the top sheet.)

Here is a closer picture of the front as well as a look at the back of the white whole cloth quilt...

I LOVE vintage linens and collect them, including embroidered pillowcases...even the random one that doesn't have a match...and that is what we use on the pillows...never the pillowcases that come with the sheets!!!  :)

As for other beds in the house...we don't have a "guest bed" made up at all times.  Instead, we put the beds up before company comes and take them down afterward since the other 2 bedrooms in the house are in use...one holds my quilt frame and one is my sewing room.  But here is a picture of the guest beds the last time they were up at Christmastime...

You can see my quilt frame pushed up against the wall in this picture.  The quilt on this bed was a $5.00 yard sale find.  I'm pretty sure it's a "made in China" quilt, but for $5.00, I still had to bring it home and "rescue" it!  :)  Again, there are layered quilts on this bed, but this is what was on top.

A twin-sized roll-a-way bed was set up in my sewing room for my granddaughter...

The top quilt, a patriotic Sunbonnet Sue, was one that was gifted to me as an unfinished top and I hand quilted it.  It's the size of a lap quilt.  I don't have many twin-sized quilts so sometimes we will use lap quilts on top for the "layers".  The underneath quilt that you can see hanging down is a hand-pieced, hand quilted hexagon quilt that I WON in a raffle for the price of 6 tickets for $5.00  13 years ago.  It was being raffled to help raise money for the new play equipment that was being installed in the local city park.  :)

Thanks for stopping by and checking out what's on my bed.   Hope you have enjoyed your tour!  :)


Loretta