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RURAL LIVING
Use and store quilts with care
Keeping a beautiful old quilt packed
away in a closet certainly saves it from
wear and fading. But a quilt should be
seen and enjoyed, so the best placed to
keep it is right on a bed, says Craft
Specialist Margaret Loewen of the Onta-
rio Ministry of Agriculture and Food's
rural organizations and services branch.
Keeping a quilt on a bed provides
added support and evenly distributes the
quilt's weight. A guest room is an ideal
place to show off an heirloom quilt
because it's used sparingly.
Covering a quilt, particularly a fragile
one, with a transparent nylon tulle is
another way to protect a quilt, she says.
A quilt may also be hung on a wall, out
of direct or indirect sunlight, and away
from a high traffic location where fre-
quent handling could soil the quilt's
surface. To support a quilt as it hangs on
a wall, sew a wide band or casing across
the top and bottom of the quilt on the
back, and insert a wooden dowel. If the
quilt has a balanced design, turn it every
few months, to distribute the weight.
It quilts aren't being hung or used on a
bed, the best way to store them, is to fold
them loosely, with the decorative top of
the quilt to the inside, in a cool, dry, dark
place, wrapped in a clean cotton sheet.
Cotton protects the quilt from dust while
allowing air to circulate freely.
Plastic bags must not be used because
the chemicals in the plastic can react
over a period of time with fibres in the
quilt to produce stains or discoloration.
Plastic also tends to collect moisture and
promote the growth of mildew.
A special acid -free tissue paper or rice
paper is available from art supply stores
or oriental shops which is excellent for
wrapping around old fabrics. It may also
be crumpled up inside the folds of a quilt
to prevent creasing.
To avoid permanent creasing and wear
on the crease lines, refold quilts fre-
quently, folding it so the creases fall in
different places each time.
Very old, fragile quilts, such as silk,
satin or velvet crazy quilts, may be
displayed under glass at museums where
everyone may enjoy them.
By considering the best way to use and
store your quilts, the heirlooms of today
will remain the treasured antiques of
tomorrow.!_]
How to pick the Canadian in the crowd
How do you pick the Canadian in the
crowd at the produce counter? Label
readers catch the word 'CANADA' on the
grade name of processed products.
'CHOICE GRADE' peaches are choice all
. right, but they aren't Canadian like
'CANADA CHOICE' peaches. The name
of a cheese may be as European as
Camembert but the label will say
'Product of Wherever' if it is one of theirs.
Green grapes aren't Canadian. Hold
out for our fresh blue grapes in Septem-
ber. Green Granny Smith apples aren't
Canadian either, in fact if it is a
completely green fresh -eating apple it
probably isn't Canadian. So remember,
for grapes think blue and for apples think
red or yellow. If fruit is your passion, the
Canadian fruits that line the shelves of
the produce, frozen and canned food
departments in the stores are full of
flavor and goodness.
Frozen lamb is usually brought to you
by countries south of the equator. Why
eat frozen when there is delicious fresh
Canadian lamb available from local
farmers?
Keep your eye out for Canadian tomato
paste; it's new and made from our own
homegrown ripe tomatoes. Carrots with
green tops in the winter aren't Canadian.
Pick the fresh carrots in the bags right
beside their southern cousins on the
produce shelf.
What else isn't Canadian? Well besides
citrus and tropical fruits that just can't be
grown in Canada, the increasingly popu-
lar kiwi fruit isn't 'one of us' either. There
is hope for Canadian kiwis, however. An
experimental program aimed at growing
kiwi on Vancouver Island looks promis-
ing.
Aside from a few exceptions Canada
produces most fruits, vegetables and
meats. Why should we pick the Canadian
in the crows on the food shelf? Goods
grown in Canada represent Canadian
jobs, investments and pride. ❑
Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already. Of
the things you have, select the best; and then reflect how eagerly they would have
been sought if you did not have them.
Marcus Aurelius