To Protect Quilts
Although this idea dates back in history, it's still a good idea. "Hence protect the ends by saving an extra piece of the lining material sufficient to cover the quilt for six inches deep on each side of the end. Or tack on a piece of calico, cheese-cloth, or other suitable material over each end to a depot of five or six inches. Tack this on by hand, or attach with feather stitches. "When soiled this protective strip may be ripped off, washed, and replaced, and the quilt itself will not require washing for a long time. These strips do not injure the appearance of the quilt when in use, as the lower end is tacked under the mattress and the upper end covered by the pillows or turned back under the top sheep if the bed is partly opened." From "American Quilts, Quilting, and Patchwork" by Adelaide Hechtlinger, ©1974
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