Quilts can take hours, weeks, months and even years to create. This is why it's important to store a quilt properly when it is no in use. Here are a few simple tips:
- Avoid direct sunlight
- If you use florescent lighting, filter the light. Very inexpensive methods for this can be purchased at your local home improvement store.
- Keep incandescent light at least 12-18" from your quilt. This lighting is hot and can scorch your fabric.
- Room Temperature of 60-70 degrees is the best with comfortable mid-range humidity (around 50-60%)
- Avoid stacking quilts on top of each other is small spaces
- Never use moth balls or insect repellents around your stored quilts
- Never use Febreeze or other fabric fresheners on your quilts.
- If a quilt is musty when taken out, air it out for a few days on a flat surface, ie: an unused bed and the odors will slowly disappear.
- Do not store quilts on wooden shelving where the fabric and the shelving come into direct contact
- Place a small roll of acid free tissue paper at the creases of a folded quilt.
Happy quilting and storing of your precious textile art.
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