How to gift wrap king size quilt?
 

Have finished a king double wedding ring quilt for my grandson and wife-to-be and will be hand carrying to the wedding. It is too large for the x-large gift bags so am looking for some "creative" way to wrap, etc. Would love to hear how other quilters present large wedding quilts.

I have never gifted a quilt this large but I would think of putting into a container that they can then use for when they set up housekeeping.

I would probably opt to make a large pillow case to hold the quilt, perhaps out of remnants of the quilt's fabrics. (This could come in handy later if repairs need to be made to the quilt.) I would fold the quilt especially carefully to fit inside the pillowcase. There are some websites that show decorative ways to fold a quilt, including folding on the bias (which reduces stress on the fibers).

Another option would be to find an empty cardboard fabric roll for decorator fabrics (perhaps from JoAnn's?), fold and roll the quilt on that, and make a decorative cover for the roll. I think that would be harder to do, though, plus the roll would be quite long and possibly difficult to fit into a car.

She rolled hers and tucked it in a crate with color catchers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBccbIFQLdk

or fold it on the bias.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x2NWaZccSY

I would make matching pillow cases to put the quilt in.

I wrap them in muslin and use 2.5" strips as ribbon. I leave the edges raw, it looks cute and homey.

I would make a pillow case type bag, and tell them it can be used to store the quilt in it when not in use.

I vote for pillowcase for wrapping.

If you truly want a box a good department store that sells winter coats or furs may have one large enough. If not, you could purchase a plain box at the post office or thru a moving company to wrap it in. If the box has writing on it, you can check to see if it is a box made with the 1" overlap on the inside side. IF it is, it's pretty easy to un assemble it and turn the box inside out putting the plain side on the outside and the writing on the inside. I've done that trick many times.

I like the laundry hamper idea - or a large laundry basket - tie big ribbons around it -

Why wrap it at all? Just fold it nicely and tie with ribbon. I might try to find a nice basket instead of a laundry basket.

I make simple drawstring bags to gift my quilts in.

I went to a wedding where someone had made the Bride & Groom a beautiful quilt, and they had folded it so that the main pattern of the quilt was displayed and it also had their names and wedding date embroidered onto the quilt. It was beautiful! It would be great to have the large bag/pillowcase to store the quilt in for the couple.

If I were going to use a basket I would get a cloth lined basket with handles on the end like the old fashioned kind or check with some bridal shops or cleaners who specialize in bridal cleaning and see if they will sell you a wedding dress box. Then put a big bow on it.

I find laundry baskets to be more useful than "nice" baskets.

I use a beautiful recyclable bag.

I agree with a pillowcase and you could still box it or place it in a basket and shrink wrap like a gift basket.

Furoshik is Japanese wrapping cloth. It is very handy when wrapping odd shaped items. I use this when I don't have a pillowcase when storing my linens. http://furoshiki.com/techniques/

If you want out of the box, then a tube would be in order.
You can get them in a any size / length and you can wrap it like a candy.

Another idea is to use a new space bag. Suck the air out with a vacuum and you'll shrink the overall dimensions to something wrappable. The space bag is a additional gift . I would love a set of pillowcases with it.

How about a shoulder bag for shopping groceries in, that is large enough to fold the quilt into.

I love all of these ideas. Very creative minds

When a favorite student of ours graduated high school last year, I put his quilt, some sheets, some pillowcases, and a few towels into a big blue IKEA bag. Everything was contained in a single package, and the blue bag was handy for packing his things for a new dorm room. It wasn't as elegant as wedding gift might have been, but we all thought it was very practical.

Just before Christmas a couple of years ago, I found some "shopping bags" at a discount department store that had a quilt pattern on the outside. I bought several just to put gift quilts in. That reminds me, I need to be on the look out for more. But you have to grab them when you see them, they are not always available. Then I fold the quilt, so the label is what you see when you look down into the bag.

One thing you might think about...it is difficult for the bride and groom to transport gifts from the reception after their special day. Can you deliver it to, say, her parent's home prior to the wedding? It would take that stress off them and not put anyone else out who might be asked to care for the gift until they could get it home.

the dollar tree has some clear bags with handles on them that fit a kings size quilt you only get one big bag but you an use that and put a ribbon on it mary

I agree with Debbie C, find out if the quilt can be delivered to their home or parents home prior to the wedding. If the gifts are opened at the reception it would make it difficult to get the quilt back in it's wrapping, and transporting it. Plus it could get dirty. Maybe you could make some matching pillowcases or shams and take them to the wedding and stick a photo of the quilt inside with them.

This is such a cute idea!

I like the clothes hamper idea or the pillowcase. I embroider all my new pillowcases with a monogram then I store the sheet sets inside.

great ideas! I like to wrap things in usable items - baby gifts in a receiving blanket, bridal showers gifts in kitchen towels, teen gifts in beach towels. I like the idea of getting a twin bed sheet from a discount store (perhaps a print that is funny to them) and making a storage bag out of it. You can custom fit it and if you make it with a large flap, it will be easy for them to fold over and tuck for storage. (I pick up single twin sheets for a variety of uses from a discount shop for $5 - $8 each - often less than the large amount of wrapping paper needed.)

I would not take it to the wedding. I drop gifts off at the house prior or after the wedding. Why risk it?
sandy

I found large beach bags for one wedding quilt and also gave one in a large, rolling cooler--with both 2 gifts in one. Most young couples will need some storage containers for their homes, so even a plastic tub or footlocker with a huge bow would be nice, too.

Thank you for all of your wonderful ideas and suggestions. I ended up wrapping a cardboard box with fabric, using washers for grommets for the cord handles. Just need to stuff the top with tissue paper over the quilt and it is ready to take to the wedding.

wonderful quilt and wonderful gift wrap idea.