http://tipnut.com/vintage-quilts/ Creative Homemaking Ideas & Household Tips Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:36:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://tipnut.com/vintage-quilts/#comment-66454 Donna Dennis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:00:20 +0000 http://tipnut.com/?p=16068#comment-66454 Re: washing old quilts. Last night at quilt guild we were fortunate to have a museum director talk about old quilts. Her advice on washing old (pre 1930) quilts...don't. Especially, don't try to wash crazy quilts! They will fall apart. And store them away from light in an old shett. Wood, as shown in the accompaying picture will discolor the old quilts. Refold a couple times a year to avoid permanent damage at the fold lines. Finally, write down as much as you know about the quilt...maker, location, etc and store with the quilt. This information will add to the value of the quilt down the line. Re: washing old quilts. Last night at quilt guild we were fortunate to have a museum director talk about old quilts. Her advice on washing old (pre 1930) quilts…don’t. Especially, don’t try to wash crazy quilts! They will fall apart. And store them away from light in an old shett. Wood, as shown in the accompaying picture will discolor the old quilts. Refold a couple times a year to avoid permanent damage at the fold lines. Finally, write down as much as you know about the quilt…maker, location, etc and store with the quilt. This information will add to the value of the quilt down the line.

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