How to store quilt ready to quilt

[Paula D.]

I imagine that I'll have to do my quilting in bits and pieces. Should Iroll it up to get it out of the way in between quilting sessions? Thanks Jan

[Keith D.]

I have a very sturdy 5" fiberboard tube that's about 7 feet long (I think a rug was rolled around it originally). I roll my quilts on it in between quilting on them. Should you? I don't know - it works well for me... I think Harriett Hargrave recommended this as one way of storing quilts.

[Lynn K.]

I take laundry/cleaner wire PANTS hangers, reinforce them with a wooden dowel inside the cardboard tube, and hang my quilts on them in the closet like this. I can hang any backing, cording, or incidental pieces right along with the quilt top so it is ready to go when I'm ready to go!
Lynn

[Lynn K.]

Lynn, I can't imagine hanging a full sized quilt on one hanger. Does it work? Jan

[Teri L.]

I would hang my quilts on a hanger like that if I had the space...you could cover the rod part of the hanger in batting and fabric if you like to prevent major creases.

Teri

[Margo C.]

I get the heavy-duty hangers from the dry cleaners that they use for draperies, then cut a pool "noodle" to fit over the rod so that there is very little stress on the folded quilt top. And, like Lynn, I add a plastic bag containing all the extra parts...prepared binding and extra fabrics.

[Margo C.]

thank you all. Margo I will have to go to the dry cleaner now. It's a bad time up here to buy a pool noodle but there are pool suppliers, though I'm not sure where one is and whether they'd have them. There must be something else that might work. Jan

[Margo C.]

a stack of batting scraps tied on the rod would work nicely!

[Lynn K.]

Margo, think I'll go get some of those larger hangers from the cleaner. I have never had (or wanted) drapes in my house so have not seen those. I'm much more geared to blinds - (just the clean lines) so drapes never have to be cleaned! ha

[Lynn K.]

Mine are on the stairs banister over hanging the landing. ops: I have nice comments from visitors but I really should get on with quilting some!!!! :roll:

[Lynn K.]

I suppose an old fashioned quilt rack would work well too. However, you will also want to cover the rack with an old blanket or batting to protect your quilt.

I once wanted a wooded quilt rack until I learned that the wood could damage a quilt. I have a cedar chest, but would not use it for storing my quilts either.

[Judy M.]

I use my quilt ladder to display and store my large quilt tops until I can quilt them.