When I was growing up we sang our national anthem, O Canada, in school every morning. Once I started studying French (a compulsory subject in my officially bilingual country), we learned and sang O Canada in French*. I must have been daydreaming when they gave us the French translation, though, because for the longest time [...]
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washing quilts
If your quilts are vintage or hand-made, wash them with care. Use the delicate setting on your machine, and avoid the agitation cycles – just soak and rinse. Gentle, eco-friendly detergents made especially for wool or delicates are best. And when you store vintage quilts, fold them a new way every time. It avoids wear [...]
quilts
I also have a serious thing about vintage quilts. I have several that were made by my grandmothers. Sleeping under a handmade quilt is like being wrapped in love. ~ Do you like patchwork quilts? Do you ever use old ones on picnics, or put them up on the wall like art? ~ The themes [...]
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Also tagged country style, handmade, quilts
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