It doesn't look like it holds very large quilts. If it does, can you imagine the wieght? I have a rod iron quilt rack that sits on the floor and it was leaving marks in my quilts, as the iron rod was quite thin. I took towels and wrapped the rods and rehung the quilts. I don't put large quilts on it as they won't fit with the padding on the rods. Have to admit, it is a beautiful rack and I'm still glad that I purchased it, it just got a different set of quilts.