How to Care for Your Quilt

You’ve bought a beautiful handmade quilt, or perhaps you’ve made one yourself, and you hope it will become a family heirloom. You will need to know how to care for your quilt. 

So, how do you make sure that your quilt will hold up for generations to come?  It takes a bit of effort, but it is certainly worth it.  For example, think of a great-grandchild one day touching and admiring a quilt that you made!  I have two handmade quilts that my husband’s great-grandmother made.  The first is a beautifully hand-embroidered, hand-sewn and hand-quilted Nursery Rhymes quilt from 1925.  The second one is a gorgeous hand-quilted Basket of Flowers quilt from around the same time.  They are nearly one hundred years old and still in very good condition.  Definitely family heirlooms!  I enjoy looking at both these quilts and wondering about this woman I never met. 

This very helpful article from Quiltd Studios will tell you how to care for your quilt.