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Sentence Examples She soon began creating her own pattern designs and dying her own fabrics to create a unique collection of patchwork quilts. None of the quilts are shaped or cut out at the foot to accommodate the posts on a four-poster bed. We also sell memorial plaques, stand-up crucifixes and silky white or purple quilts for pets to lie on. Blow away the cobwebs on the cliff-top walk and return to cosy bedrooms with patchwork quilts, fresh fruit and coffee. Fred had stitched fine patchwork quilts that covered the beds and hung on the walls of his house. Or, if they do, they will overlook that error in their determination to snap up some stylish, low-priced quilts, lamps and rugs. Like many other Shanghai residents, housewife Sheng Chongming has sunned clothes and quilts from her balcony for dozens of years. You see stem cells facilitate the production of organisms called interspecies chimeras, that is living quilts of human and animal tissues. The young bride prepared for her wedding by filling her hope chest with hand made quilts, tablecloths, and linens. Residents will adorn the town's entire main street with more than 300 quilts ranging in size from miniatures to queen-sized bed covers. Somewhere in there, I decided that fabric was not for throwing away and began creating patchwork designs, sometimes piecing quilts. A most remarkable lady Lily was a genius at needlework and made the most extraordinary patchwork quilts by hand sewing. Lily loved knitting, sewing and the odd game of cards and will be remembered for the many patchwork quilts which she made. Do not use duvets, quilts, cot bumpers or sheepskins that may increase the risk of overheating. Last Saturday's Airing of the Quilts at Northampton was a crafty affair, with 250 handmade quilts lining the main street. I roll over, snuggling deeper into the warm quilts, hoping to slip back into sleep. Her interests were sewing, knitting, cooking, gardening, carding wool for quilts and making feather pillows. Shop your thrift stores for sheets, blankets, and quilts to use as tablecloths and window coverings. Add red, green, or tartan wool throws or quilts to the sofa to snuggle under. The quilt with the numerous calico prints provides more surface design than the quilts made from plaincolored fabrics. Show More Sentences Or, drape attractive throws or quilts on each chair for your guests to wrap around their shoulders to ward off the night air. The walls were hung with blankets and quilts for insulation, and it looked quite merry next to the somber dirt floor. The wide range of works includes quilts, rugs, needlework, paintings, works on paper, weather vanes, whirligigs, decoys, and painted furniture. Tell everyone to bring along one of the afghans or quilts that she's given them over the years. Whatever your personal skill level, this book will change your appreciation of whitework and trapunto quilts forever. Quilt lovers prize eye-catching quilts such as crazy quilts, log cabins, and Baltimore album quilts. On the floor of the sitting room is a late nineteenth-century hooked rug reminiscent of crazy quilts. It was always such a relief to get back to Auntie Lizzie's so we could use her eiderdown quilts to slide down the stairs. Not that they can't make quilts, but it has been relegated to a craft and an inferior position for so long. From sponge bags to aprons, from cushions to quilts, all covered in the delicious colours of spring. In its fourth year, the event continues to gain renown for the number and quality of locally-made patchwork quilts on display. This section of the exhibition includes ornately decorated painted furniture, pottery, woven coverlets and quilts. Here in the Pennsylvania Dutch country, the Amish need their quilts for more than just decoration. One of the things that makes ordinary quilts so likable is the way that they typically frame a wealth of detail in smallish, repeating patterns. Then she would pile on her warmest blankets and quilts and cuddle up beneath the covers until she was warm. I can't visit without buying at least two printed cotton lawn quilts at give away prices. Often in the winter we would wake up to frost on our quilts and frozen buckets of water in the kitchen. They range from crib mattresses, sheets, blankets, quilts, and pillows, to layette items, clothing, diapers, and stuffed animals. From his vantage point, Kheda could clearly see a heap of quilts were tossed all anyhow on a narrow bed. Her deft hands fashioned countless beautiful things, from colourful quilts to crocheted tablecloths. Show More Sentences I had seen African-American quilts, of course, but I always thought they seemed crudely made. The profusion of words on the quilts counterpoints the simple linear sewing on the sheets. Once the art gallery exhibition closes on June 6, the quilts will be folded up and put back in their storage boxes. Printed fabrics gave way to plain fabrics, and a lightweight furnishing cotton sateen became the fabric of choice for whole-cloth quilts. In this country, mandalic art can be found in the Navajo sand paintings and in many American quilts. Thick quilts provide the inspiration for jackets and coats, conveying cozy warmth plus convincing lightness. The earliest quilts were designed to have a central medallion on a white ground. Thinly wadded and intricately stitched, all-white quilts represent a high point in the development of North Country quilting. The old-time quilting bee is well remembered, although most quilts were actually solo products. The contaminated cotton wadding was not found in quilts used in local colleges and nursing homes for the elderly. A collection of antique quilts and bedspreads are pressed into service for those who prefer to lounge on the grass. Crutches, walking aids as well as blankets, quilts, topcoats, hats, scarves and gloves for people of all ages are urgently wanted. Also available are shams, duvet covers, bed skirts and light quilts so you can create exactly the look you want. The old stone cottage is fully furnished with continental quilts, and electric blankets for your comfort. The other four artifacts are technically comforters rather than true quilts because they are tied rather than quilted. Don't use pillows, comforters, quilts, and other soft or plush items on the bed. Today quilting may encompass traditional craft, folk art, or abstract art, and quilts are as likely to be found on a museum wall as on a bed. Father was in his king-sized bed, propped up with feather pillows, half-buried under quilts and comforters. Many of the quilts on view could almost be, if you squint, works of geometric abstraction by modern painters. Then, she carried him over to his bed and tucked him in beneath the quilts. Show More Sentences Old quilts became collectors' items, valued for their skill, design and history. Instantly my mind saw myself on the back porch of my childhood home cocooned in quilts, reading. Building stashes of possible fabrics makes the construction of color quilts possible even if we sew at midnight or dawn in our jammies. The drapes, the quilts on the bed, the pillows, and the two upholstered chairs were all in a dark, rich plum color. Never put your baby to bed with blankets, comforters, quilts, pillows, or plush toys. A native prairie of black-eyed Susans, Indian grass, big and little bluestem, ladino clover, and other native grasses quilts the 32 acres of bottomground near the river. Father stirred fretfully, trying to throw off the heavy quilts. My mom, my sisters, and I boxed up photos, guns, and heirloom quilts. Buried under a layer of quilts he alternated between moodily staring at the paper, morosely changing channels, or just being a great big ill-tempered miserable lump. The containers include nearly 6,000 quilts, more than 3 tons of children's clothing, 3,000 sewing kits, 6,000 health kits, 8,200 school kits and 4,000 layettes. Included are samplers, embroidered pictures, portraits, sewing implements and patterns, quilts, clothing, linens, fabric swatches, photographs, and other documents. A kaleidoscopic installation of 650 quilts spirals up to the ceiling in a grand display. These colors would also have been appropriate for stenciling on the smooth cotton used for bedcovers, quilts, window shades or curtains, and table covers. White, cream and wintry pale beige hues in conjunction with sheepskin, polar skin, shaggy furs and plenty of quilts conjure up polar expedition gear. Sometimes the quilts are eventually used as a shroud for burial. There will be quilts to be judged and other needlework such as embroidery. Such a scenario would place the quiltmaker in the vicinity of mills from which she acquired the checks, plaids, twills, glazed cottons and calicoes to make her quilts. Jon will wrap himself in four separate Eskimo parkas, the sheet and two quilts and still lie in bed shivering, wondering why his wife is slowly trying to kill him. The quilters have spent many hours making colourful patchwork quilts for the hospital ward, only to learn at the last minute that they cannot be used. That means placing baby on his back on a firm, flat mattress and not adding extra mattresses or any soft bedding, such as pillows, quilts or comforters. Show More Sentences Wobble feathers were sold and stuffed into pillows and quilts. Grids of rice-paper squares punctuated by areas of stitching and little insets of lace and netting suggest quilts, while lacy edgings connote pillowcases and hand towels. Also of interest is the fact that Charm quilts are usually made with similar types of fabrics, often contemporary to each other, dating from the same era. Thus, Cottage Industry's workers plied their trades in rooms filled with period furniture, family photos, handmade quilts, paintings and vintage clothing. Butter making, crochet, patchwork quilts, the traditional spinning wheel and a mobile forge are but a few of the items and sideshows that will feature at the rally. In the center of the small bedroom is a double bed draped with handmade quilts, and the small group of women crowds the narrow spaces surrounding it. A second examioation of two works in a show of African-American story quilts, confirmed my initial response to her styl, and medium. One group in America, the Amish, are revered for their needlework on some striking examples of quilts which remain today. Inside Roberta Roller Rabbit are kurtas, totes, and quilts in punchy, colorful hand-block-printed patterns. But they need donations of double knitting or Arran yarn, and help from knitters to produce squares to be sewn together into throws and quilts. The quilts in this exhibit were all made by over 100 quilters on the tiny island of Caohagan in the Philippines. Their vernacularity means Maharashtrian quilts have largely gone unnoticed by outsiders, the same as in many other parts of the world. She was a gifted seamstress, creating beautiful quilts, needlepoint and crewel works of art. The company's selection includes a variety of continental quilts and pillows in an extensive range of sizes and weights. I saw crazy quilts of the most brilliant colors of silks, so arranged to look like some great paintery. The same Indian eateries that serve nan breads the size of continental quilts. They lent livestock and grazing land to one another and worked together to spin yarn, sew quilts, and shuck corn. The central Alumhurst Hotel has newly opened retro rooms, featuring Teasmades, eiderdown quilts and vintage wallpaper. A trip with her sister to Roundtop, Texas, proved to be a treasure trove for vintage beds, furnishings, and quilts. A bright red and white woollen blanket tapestry stands out among various quilts and bedcovers. Show More Sentences The old woman was surprised when the soldiers stopped to look at her camouflage quilts, since menfolk are rarely interested in needlework. He lies bundled up now between the quilts and blankets of his four-poster iron bed with its brass roses carved at the headstead. My very favourites have always been the Welsh flannel quilts. Shale was seventeen years old, alone in his tiny bedroom in the singlewide trailer in Livingston, warm under a weight of quilts, thinking of Easton, and home. We know that they have quilts, but those will not help them as most detention centres are in open areas and close to sea, which is exposed and will be colder than other areas. In March, a consignment comprising of boxes of toys were distributed to underprivileged children in Iraqi orphanages while quilts for the displaced were shipped in November. Today, molas are used in a variety of products, such as quilts, pillowcases, aprons, designer clothing, beach bags, pot holders and wall hangings. The oversized extension table provides easy access to the vertical bobbin while allowing quilting enthusiasts the ability to create quilts of all sizes. Examples from Classical Literature Us slept on wheat straw mattresses and had plenty of good warm quilts for kiver. The chest was soon filled with quilts and that bugbear was gone from her life. When I got up on one of the stools and peered into it, I saw some quilts and a pile of straw. Then she put twenty mattresses on top of the pea, and twenty eider-down quilts on the top of the mattresses. He said his mother used to make quilts like that, and by Jove, he wanted one to remind him of her. The women sent in quilts and tablecloths and towels, and one man made a chest for her, and another a table and so on. Villagers, wallflowers all, huddle under cotton quilts splotched with bougainvillea. In the daytime the quilts are rolled up and the kang is used as a seat. From photos incorporated into quilts to Parisian Pinwheels and reflections on Market Day, these themes are unusual and lovely. One of the quilts is on show in the A First Class Watering Place at the gallery now. That frame, too, was smashed out and thrown atop of the others and the foul earwiggy quilts. As the boy entered he saw the great ape squatting upon the bed, the coverlets of which were a tangled wad of filthy blankets and ill-smelling quilts. Find more words! 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