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Old 12-30-2015, 03:35 PM
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Jan in VA
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Stress isn't good for ya. So.....

Let's look at this issue this way:
1. how many of the quilts you wish to display are heirloom quality quilts?
2. how many of the quilts are you personally expecting to "live" more than 50+ years?
3. do you make quilts for use or as "treasure"?
4. do you personally use your quilts?
5. do you have family members or close friends who long to have your quilts?

Answers to these and maybe more questions will tell you whether you need to be storing quilts with museum quality methods. Most personal, family use, made because you love fondling fabric and playing with color quilts, do not need specialty care and storage behind glass doors on finished wood shelves will likely not harm them. My own have been on beds, sofas, walls, in pillowcases, in plastic boxes (with a homemade sachet of lavendar and a hint of cedar), in cedar chests wrapped in cotton, and just hung in a closet, with no adversity for over 30+ years!

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