I have heard many times over that storing quilts in plastic is not a good idea. Pillowcases are recommended or a bag made specifically for each quilt

If the batting is cotton, it can crease.

]I think that fabric stored in a space bag would come out with lots of wrinkles.


Actually it doesn't come out wrinkled. When my sister passed I was sorting her things and needed a better way to store some of her things. I put pillows, blankets and afgans in the space bags and stored them. That was 3 years ago and they have held the suction. I sorted her fabric and put it in space bags untill I could get t he appartment cleaned out. The ones that I have opened, the fabric is just like it was when I put it in them. When you release the vacumn the air just poofes the stuff back up to normal. I only had one bag out of the whole kit I bought that didn't hold the seal. But , in my opinion, you need an undisturbed place to store the filled bags. They can be heavy filled. I decided that I would rather haave my fabric wrapped on the boards than in tubs or space bags. I have 8 bookcases filled with my fabric on the boards. Love that method of storing it. Of course I do still have some tubs. But at least I have a working selection of fabric to use off of. I go to the tubs when I need something different.

I don't think I would store any of my quilts, batting or fabric. I think all three would get permanent wrinkles.

I've never had any luck with space bags staying vacuumed, but I do use them as dust protectors or to keep projects together.

I love my space bags... there are however good quality ones and poor quality ones... the use of a bag should be fine for shipping, but agree with ouths of including instructions for proper storage.
I made a recent trip back from Tx... where my mother .. dear as can be.. but tends to purchase LARGE or BULKY gifts... I traveled via a single carryone suitcase. Well, mom bing mom.. she purchased a large fluffy queen size quilt, a fluffy robe, a number of pairs of thick sweatsuits and a jacket.... I used the large space bags ( 2 in my carry on suitcase) and everything made it home to MN.... My only fear was that TSA would open the suitcase/spacebags and then my good should be cooked ( one large space bag was too fluffy and large to close the suitcase before vacumming it down.. the 2nd large space bag fit nicely and flat on top of the other.... wt of suitcase 38 #..... I have used them in traveling before and yes,, u do need to be aware of fabric gets heavy quick!!

I have never had any luck with space bags - they leak! Instead, I use tall kitchen trash bags and suck out the air with my vacuum...twist the top and seal with a bit of duct tape - this has never failed me and costs next to nothing!

I have stored some quilts in space bags and had to take them out after over a year in the bags. They came out of the space bags in GREAT condition and I have had no problems with them what so ever. They are antique quilts and they have been out of the bags since October and seem to be in the same shape they were in before I put them in the space bags originally over a year and a half ago. I would not be afraid to do that again. I believe that with all the air out of them, it is not the same as storing in plastic bags alone. Just my experience.

Nothing I have ever stored in Space Bags has come out creased. But I agree you need to use the good quality bags.