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Marcia D 06-23-2011 07:51 AM

Just wondering how many folks have a quilt (display) rack, and if you made it or bought it. I found one at a local indoor flea market with no price and can't get the owner to return my call on a price. I might just have to make one. I downloaded instructions just in case.

ShowMama 06-23-2011 07:53 AM

I have a wooden one that my brother made and gave me as a Christmas gift several years ago.

0tis 06-23-2011 07:56 AM

I have been looking for one also - I need someway to display my quilts.

thimblebug6000 06-23-2011 08:04 AM

I have an oak one my DH made, very basic & well used. I also have a metal one that a friend used for towels previously, also well used.

Kitsie 06-23-2011 08:05 AM

You might also try looking for saddle racks. Some of them are nice wooden ones.

blueangel 06-23-2011 08:08 AM

Yes I have a oak one I dearly love.

janRN 06-23-2011 08:14 AM

I use antique ladders. One is about 10 feet high and the other one was a bunk-bed ladder. Works well for me.

QuiltnCowgirl 06-23-2011 08:18 AM

I have a mahogany quilt rack in my guest bedroom (matches my antique bed) & an old orchard ladder in my sewing room that I am using as a quilt rack..

irishrose 06-23-2011 08:25 AM

I have a white metal one given to me by one of my daughters recently. It's rather interesting, but I'm having trouble finding a place in the house for it.

Ripped on Scotch 06-23-2011 09:25 AM

I have 2. One I got as a wedding shower gift from my mom's friends and the other was from Joann's but it was on clearance so I think I got it for about $20... it was the last one too...

QuiltnNan 06-23-2011 09:51 AM

i have a wall-mounted one. got it years ago and have not found the right place to put it on the wall. LOL

leatheflea 06-23-2011 10:01 AM

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Heres mine a friend made it for me...I really should finish the first quilt...its one of many UFOS.

GizmoFan13577 06-23-2011 10:12 AM


Originally Posted by Marcia D
Just wondering how many folks have a quilt (display) rack, and if you made it or bought it. I found one at a local indoor flea market with no price and can't get the owner to return my call on a price. I might just have to make one. I downloaded instructions just in case.

Where did you even find instrustions for something like that?

iwillquilt 06-23-2011 10:22 AM


Originally Posted by leatheflea
Heres mine a friend made it for me...I really should finish the first quilt...its one of many UFOS.

That is a really nice quilt rack leatherflea. I like that it is on the wall. Not taking up floor space. Simple and lovely.

Up North 06-23-2011 11:24 AM

Dang I just saw 2 of them at good will! That is where I got mine a few years ago. Guess I should have bought them and resold on here!

collady 06-23-2011 11:26 AM

I use the railing at the top of the stairs and the chairs that sit in the corners of the room that are never used for sitting!

hobbykat1955 06-23-2011 11:45 AM

I use antique ladders...Also have something similar that's in the photo that I found antiqueing...I also hang curtain rods on the walls and then use the curtain clips to hang special quilts and switch out now and again...

cassiemae 06-23-2011 11:46 AM

I have 2 quilt racks and a quilt chest. I bought one of the quilt racks a very nice wooden one for $ 4.00 at a garage sale. The other quiltrack I bought at a shop and the quilt chest I ordered. All are very nice. :)

BluegrassGurl 06-23-2011 11:50 AM


Originally Posted by janRN
I use antique ladders. One is about 10 feet high and the other one was a bunk-bed ladder. Works well for me.

I want an antique ladder to display my quilts.... having a hard time finding one!

MTS 06-23-2011 12:05 PM


Originally Posted by leatheflea
Heres mine a friend made it for me....

I really like your rack.
(hmmm, i should probably qualify that statement.)

I really like your quilt rack.

That's much better. ;-)

The more I look at it, the more I'm seeing a floor to ceiling rack, similar in construction. You could probably fit around 9-12 quilts on that.

Ohhh, maybe use one of those inexpensive Billy IKEA bookcases, stabilize it, and put in some dowels to hold the quilts.
I think I'm going to try that!

Vivian Ketron 06-23-2011 01:50 PM

I had a wooden one. It got brooken in a move. I bought a metal one at a thrift store 10 dollars and I have a glass quilt case my daughter gave me for Christmas one year. I us them all.

rdorminy 06-23-2011 02:18 PM

My hubby made a nice quilt rack using two 2 x 4's floor to ceiling with 4 round rods about 30" wide evenly spaced from about 1 foot from the top down. It leans against the wall and is about a foot from the wall at the bottom. Love it and have it in my living room on display. Everybody comments on it when they see it.

Carron 06-23-2011 02:25 PM

You could use one of those wooden clothes drying racks. They are very inexpensive.

sewitseams 06-24-2011 03:03 AM

i have 3 quilt racks. my dh is a welder so he makes them to fit the space i have. he made one that is like two ladders with a hinge on the vertical uprights so it stands in the corner of the room and hold 6 quilts.

Quilt-Till-U-Wilt 06-24-2011 03:23 AM

I have 2. One Is oak and I got it in Lancaster PA. The other is more dainty and I picked it up at a consignment shop for $18.

Buckeye Rose 06-24-2011 03:25 AM


Originally Posted by leatheflea
Heres mine a friend made it for me...I really should finish the first quilt...its one of many UFOS.



very pretty...and how creative.....I have one the holds one quilt....gonna have to show this to my "wood worker"....lol

fabricfairy 06-24-2011 03:29 AM

My wonderful son made me one about 7 years ago holds three quilts , I think it was one of the best presents I ever recieved , he made it with such love for his Mum .

Sewfine 06-24-2011 03:49 AM


Originally Posted by leatheflea
Heres mine a friend made it for me...I really should finish the first quilt...its one of many UFOS.

That is really neat. I like it.

quiltlin 06-24-2011 03:59 AM

A ladder works great if you kind of like the country look. Just lean it up against the wall and hang your quilts on each rung.

supergma 06-24-2011 04:02 AM

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I have made quilt racks for my granddaughters and a friend. I have one that I kept for myself.

sewitseams 06-24-2011 04:15 AM


Originally Posted by supergma
I have made quilt racks for my granddaughters and a friend. I have one that I kept for myself.

i love the idea of the back of a ladder chair. how cute is that!

maryp 06-24-2011 04:16 AM

bought mine at a used furniture and misc store.only paid 5.00 for it.owner was trying to make room for more stuff

Peggy 06-24-2011 04:17 AM

I have 3 and need more! All three are loaded - with quilt throws primarily. Furniture stores have them sometimes or will order for you. Also, towel racks will work, and they are available in bed & bath stores.

quiltingme 06-24-2011 04:36 AM

I have one that I bought at a craft fair about 15 years ago - it has three rungs and I can hang six quilts if I fold them right.

Agatha 06-24-2011 04:39 AM


Originally Posted by leatheflea
Heres mine a friend made it for me...I really should finish the first quilt...its one of many UFOS.

Oh, that is absolutely beautiful. Lucky you to have such a friend.

Last weekend, hubby and I went garage sale - ing and I found one for a dollar..just a plain one for the foot of the bed.

Victoria L 06-24-2011 04:59 AM

I use my great-grandmother's quilting frame. I don't have room to set up the frame, but use the ends to drape quilts over.

CRAZY QUILTER SANDY 06-24-2011 05:08 AM

My husband made me one. It's a ladder about 7 1/2 ft tall., made of 1" x 4"pine and the dowels are about 12"apart. I can get about 7 quilts on it . It leans against the wall and keeps it out of hands way. Maybe a good ides for someone in QUILTLAND

sewnsewer2 06-24-2011 05:10 AM

I have one that was my mothers.

Zhillslady 06-24-2011 05:12 AM

check Craigslist.com - there are several listed in our area all the time for $10 or less. I got beautiful oak one last month for $7

sguillot 06-24-2011 05:13 AM

I bought 3 at Hobby Lobby when I first started quilting years ago and now have only 1 but I have quilts on it.


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