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Old 09-12-2012, 03:07 PM
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GailG
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Originally Posted by patti01 View Post
A friend and I took her crazy quilt to Hallye Bone to have it appraised. The friend told her she stores the quilt in a cedar chest. Hallye told her to be sure it was covered with something or in a pillow case and not touching the wood. I'm not sure if she meant the actual wood or the wood finish can be damaging. Might be worth checking in to. Very cute idea though........
I had a bad experience of storing crocheted items in a cedar chest. Years later, I removed them and saw that there were dark brown stains on areas that were touching the actual cedar wood. Haven't been able to remove the stains.
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