We stayed at a Marriott last week. There was a quilted strip stretched across the bed. It looked interesting to me, but I couldn’t figure out what it was for. Perhaps just decoration.When I stretched out to take a short nap my toes felt a bit chilly. I asked Robert to drape the bed runner over my feet.
It warmed me up and I had a nice nap.Now, I am thinking that a quilted strip like this might make a nice gift for someone. It would be easy to put together quickly. The runner or scarf could be pieced, or just a whole-cloth quilted piece of beautiful fabric. Check out your friend’s bedroom décor and whip one up before Christmas.
I've seen these at a handful of hotels now too. I like them, even if they're not terribly practical (naptime footwarming notwithstanding). That plain white expanse of bedding would look pretty boring without it.
ReplyDeleteThose are both great names - I think I prefer "Toe Cozy". I just use a small crib size quilt to warm my toesies, but how much more elegant to have a "Toe Cozy" tossed across one's bed. I think I will make one for myself!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an excellent idea! So much more do-able than even a full quilt--if only for its decorative potential. I like a big fluffy duvet in the winter. Cover that with a pristine white cover and you are set. To answer all of the "what's it for" questions, we need to standardize what we are going to call it. I vote for toe cozy!
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It would work to cover the pillows too if it were a bit wider.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I always thought those things were there so people's shoes wouldn't leave shoe polish on the nice white duvet...but what do I know?!
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ReplyDeleteYou may be right. Sort of an antimacassar for a bed.
I do like toe cozy, though.
I see them a lot over here, used in displays of bedlinen. I too thought they may be for keeping your shoes, or slippers off the cover, but the idea of a Toe Cosy is much nicer!
ReplyDeleteDH always has cold toes so we keep a small quilt on the foot of the bed but maybe I'll make a toe cozy too...I have a vintage quilted/ applique piece that I always thought was a dresser scarf but maybe not!
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