Remember the pile of copper from Friday's post? I had some interesting guesses as to what it would become, but now you can see what we actually created.
It's a copper quilt/blanket ladder! As we say in first grade, it was easy peasy to make. The only necessary tools were a measuring tape and a pipe cutter (thankfully my dad had the latter for us to borrow so we did not have to purchase one). I found cutting pipe to be a lot of fun and it all went pretty quickly. The ladder sides are constructed of short pieces which fit into a copper pipe tee at each rung. Then the rungs, of course, also feed into the tee so the assembly is a cinch. The ends at the top and bottom are finished with copper caps. I will gladly provide exact directions/dimensions to anyone. I can't take credit for this idea as you can find quilt and blanket ladders (both wooden and copper) all over the internet.
The ladder won't really go in this spot, but I rested it here for pictures and tossed on a few quilts to show how it will be used.
I think it will be the perfect way to display special pieces like these. The cute little blue and white quilt was my dad's when he was a baby and the lovely white afghan was especially made for us by Aunt Esther. I had the nine patch on the bottom made from my childhood school dresses (primary years) by a woman from church.
The ladder needs to be clear-coated yet and then I will move it to its place upstairs. Sometime soon I hope to hang my own quilted creation on a rung. My friend, Lu, has been patiently guiding me through my first small quilt and it's been so much fun! I believe it should be finished in the very near future, so I will share photos when it's ready.
Ta-da!