A good book, a cup of hot tea and a chaise longue on that same porch will bring hours of pleasure if you are tucked up under a quilt to keep warm. Take a walk through your house, notebook and pencil in hand, and make an inventory of areas that need perking up. Perhaps you have a contemporary built-in bookcase that needs camoulflage. All these places call out for a pretty patchwork punch. Remember that a quilt is happiest when it is on display.
Quilts love to show off their colors and patterns.
If you have quilts hidden away in attic trunks or hall closets take them out, unfold them and give them a breath of fresh air. It takes only a little imagination to find plenty of places to show off your patchwork quilts in every room of the house. A flat, boring wall between two doors in an entry way becomes an exciting space to display childhood collectibles and quilts arranged artfully in a small grouping. The red, white and blue colors tie the arrangement together.