Quilt Ladder
 

Several years ago my sister said she saw a ladder for displaying quilts. It looked like it was just one side of a regular ladder that leaned against the wall. The rungs on the ladder were used for displaying quilts. Anyone heard of this?

oh yes! There was a thread on here a week or so back about using a rung ladder to display quilts. There was a concern about the wood of the rungs leaving a mark on the quilts.

perhaps you can warp that grippy shelf stuff on the rungs not only will it protect the quilt from rungs it won't slide off just a suggestion.....................

I've seen orchard ladders or barn ladders used to display quilts. These ladders are only one sided. http://nachomamasquilt.com/2010/09/26/orchard-ladder/

They are great for displaying your quilts!! My husband made one for me and one for my daughter.

I was at a house the other day and the owners had put it on market. They couldn't part with the children's metal crib so they took it apart and used the rail to hang quilts on.

There are a lot of ladder type things to display quilts on. I would use a new one and not worry about anything getting on the quilts.

New isn't the issue. Most rung ladders are made of wood which can leech out acids over time that can damage textiles. This is a big reason it is recommended to store quilts or wedding gowns in acid free paper. You want to have a barrier between the surface of the ladder and the quilt just to be sure. I think these acids can even leech through finished surfaces (painted, sealed, etc) but am not positive. I do love the look of using a ladder to display quilts but I would rotate them often or somehow prevent the rungs and side rails of the ladder from coming into direct contact with the quilt.

I haven't seen these is some time, but you used to be able to buy plastic covers for shower curtain rods. They had a split in the plastic and fit right over the rod. Wonder if they might fit a ladder rung too.

I have my Grandfather's old ladder--it's over 100 years old. DH cleaned it and sealed it (leaving the old paint and stains on it). I fold acid free paper on the rungs and just drape the quilts over the paper. I haven't noticed any staining or marks on the paper so I assume my quilts are protected. I also have an old bunk-bed ladder for small quilts or wall hangings and I have the same paper on those rungs.