Gift Boxes For Full Size Quilts

[LoveMyMachines]

What does everyone use to ship and gift their quilts?
I know that it is nice to sew a coordinating bag or pillowcase for quilts, but I would like to box mine up for storage and gifting.

What type of boxes etc. shoes everyone use, and what sizes for lager quilts?

I find that shirt or department store boxes are the right size for baby quilts, but after that I am at a loss.

[auntiemern]

At Christmas time you can usually find generic white large gift boxes that would probably hold up to a queen quilt. You could probably go to one of the many party stores for larger boxes, or even use gift bags if not shipping. I guess you could ship a quilt inside a gift bag if you wanted to.

[Squeaky]

You can buy comforter storage bags on eBay or Amazon. They come in a lot of sizes. The cheaper ones look like they are mostly made of vinyl and the nicer ones say they are "breathable" materials.

If it's going to be stored for a long time, you might also consider the acid free boxes they store wedding dresses in. Possibly even check with your local dry cleaner to buy a few off them since they probably buy in bulk.

[Vonnie]

I have shopped in the cake decorating isle at places like Hobby Lobby. I have a couple of quilts stored in the large cake boxes.

[Preeti]

Post Offices have boxes in various sizes. Wrap the quilt in a material of your choice and place in that box.
I have shipped that way - no problems.

[JCY]

I use an apple box (40 lb. size) from the groc. store. It's heavy duty with the top nesting over the bottom. (Don't use one with holes in the sides.) I place the large quilt inside a 33 gal. plastic trash bag. You can fill up any extra space with packing peanuts or crumpled up newspaper. JCY

[Sylvia H]

I really like the idea of putting it into an acid free box. Particularly if it is a quilt that may be stored at times. I purchased such a box online, a few years ago. It came with acid free paper as well. When I used the box for a gift, I included the instructions that came with the box, so that the recipient understood the box should be kept for storage. I don't remember where I ordered it - but it was from a high volume quilting store. However, I don't think those boxes are sturdy enough for shipping. (Maybe put the box inside a sturdier box before mailing?)

[klgls]

I have purchased the smaller moving boxes at storage facilities or home improvement stores for shipping larger quilts. I always put in in a plastic bag to protect against moisture, etc.

[Vonnie]

If you can find clear garbage bags that is way better than the ones you can't see through. I still believe that my stuffed animals got thrown away because I stored them in a black plastic garbage bag. I'm allergic to most metals so some of those stuffed animals would have made Mr "T" look underdressed with all the bling they had on. So I also lost a lot of jewelry. Including a beautiful fake pink pearl necklace that one of my uncles had given my Mom. It had matching ear rings. The clasp on the necklace and the clips on the ear rings were metal.