Hello!
Many of the quilts I'm making are baby quilts for my daughter's children. Of course, she is only 23 and not married yet so I've no idea how long I'll store them until they are needed.
Would you wash and iron them before storing them? Any reason not to store them in airtight plastic bags? Is there some awesome way to store them that I don't know about?
I found this site http://www.quiltstudy.org/about/care.html but I'm hoping it is overkill. One thing that struck me though, is that cedar chests emit "volatile, acidic oils" that can damage your fabric. Who knew? Anyway, hopefully the baby quilts will be stored only for five or ten years. How would you store them?
Thanks for your help.
Many of the quilts I'm making are baby quilts for my daughter's children. Of course, she is only 23 and not married yet so I've no idea how long I'll store them until they are needed.
Would you wash and iron them before storing them? Any reason not to store them in airtight plastic bags? Is there some awesome way to store them that I don't know about?
I found this site http://www.quiltstudy.org/about/care.html but I'm hoping it is overkill. One thing that struck me though, is that cedar chests emit "volatile, acidic oils" that can damage your fabric. Who knew? Anyway, hopefully the baby quilts will be stored only for five or ten years. How would you store them?
Thanks for your help.
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