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    Old 02-17-2010, 12:13 PM
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    goodness, i have them laying on the guestbed. i must move them before we have company. i dont' like to wrinkle them but wish i had more storage room that than for them.
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    Old 02-17-2010, 12:44 PM
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    I hang them in the closet on the hangers you get pants on. Just 2 clips hold them, no wrinkles from folding over a hanger. I can see them at a glance to know what's waiting.
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    Old 02-17-2010, 01:02 PM
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    I use a large quilt hanger, formerly called a treadmill. Much better use, I think. There are about 8 of them hanging there at the moment.
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    Old 02-17-2010, 01:08 PM
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    Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
    I use a large quilt hanger, formerly called a treadmill. Much better use, I think. There are about 8 of them hanging there at the moment.
    Ha ha! I remember you showed a pic of that a while back Gayle! I agree, MUCH better use for it! ;-)
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    Old 02-17-2010, 07:42 PM
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    Originally Posted by k3n
    Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
    I use a large quilt hanger, formerly called a treadmill. Much better use, I think. There are about 8 of them hanging there at the moment.
    Ha ha! I remember you showed a pic of that a while back Gayle! I agree, MUCH better use for it! ;-)
    Except I really need to use it and lose some weight!! I can't right now cause I am having a lot of knee pain. I have just been waiting for my shoulder to get better before going in. I have an appointment to get the ball rolling next week. I kept thinking "one body part at a time" but I can't wait much longer, I need to be able to walk!!!
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    Old 02-17-2010, 07:55 PM
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    Originally Posted by yorkie
    I have purchased one of the wood folding drying racks for clothes. I fold them gently and hang them on the rack, that way they do not get wrinkled. If it is going to be a while before they get quilted, I will fold a towel into them so there are no hard folds which can wrinkle.
    I also use a wood drying rack. I wrapped the rungs with a small piece of batting I spayed adhesive on and covered that with a strip of muslin. I have small quilts,wallhangings on the lower rungs. A few a folded with the backing.
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    Old 02-17-2010, 10:38 PM
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    Mine sit folded with their intended backs on top of a box under my quilting frame. Right now there are 4 quilts under there, whispering to me to come & finish!!! Hush!!! Can't you see I'm busy!!! :thumbup: :lol: :lol:
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    Old 02-18-2010, 08:15 AM
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    I like the coat hanger tip. If you have a plastic hanger, to keep it or your clothing from slipping blue foam on it all the way around. Two birds with one stone.from
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    Old 02-18-2010, 11:00 AM
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    At present, mine are in large plastic containers (with backing fabric if I have it) stacked on the pool table. If I have the binding strips already cut, I have them hanging up to keep them wrinkle-free. (Nobody plays pool anyway, but if they wanted to, it's an easy thing to move my containers.)
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    Old 02-18-2010, 11:34 AM
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    I store mine in Space Bags, which are the heavy duty plastic bags that get the air sucked out of them with a vacuum.
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