coverlet

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Pieced-together bedding has demonstrated thriftiness, whether for contemporary Japanese householders enveloping futons in plaid fragments, or Gilded Age wives making coverlets out of golden silk ribbons from their husbands’ cigar packages.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

The collection features works that span 300 years and includes pictorial, album and art quilts, as well as functional bedroom coverlets, mixed media and sculpted pieces.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022

Dentremont Jr. is mourning his stepmother, a “vivacious woman and wonderful mom” who loved quilting and gave handmade tree skirts and coverlets as Christmas gifts.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2020

The cages were blanketed in white coverlets, some trimmed with lace.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2015

But in a quiet voice Denethor bade them lay warm coverlets on Faramir’s bed and take it up.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien