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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Oct 29, 2008, at 6:41 PM, keith bellinger wrote:

> Thank you Sue, for the great description of how much sewing is  
> involved
> in making window quilts. I like Gene's idea for simplicity and for the
> fact I don't own a sewing machine. There are several similar
> shutter-like examples in my book that I had long forgotten. Gene,  
> where
> do you stash the Celotex when not in use, under the bed perhaps? This
> might be a deciding factor in my greenhouse; may have to build a big
> drawer into the crawlspace for them. Hmmm...

We just lean them against the wall, doubled up in the corner during  
low-use periods. Depending on how tall they are you might lay them on  
their long side. An advantage of covering with material color or  
pattern that complements something in the room is that it creates a  
synchronicity of style. Like that is really critical for homesteaders,  
hah!, but, hey, who says we can't have low-cost high-style?

Btw, Chris secured the wrapped-around edges with packing tape. She  
left the back side of the foil-faced Celotex uncovered so it can be  
used to reflect heat back toward the room in winter or to reflect heat  
toward the outside in the hottest part of the summer.

Another design item: if they fit really snug they are tricky to pull  
out. You can create a protruding loop of packing tape to grab onto or  
you can slip in any piece of cloth, like a handkerchief, to grab and  
pull the panel out.