I started investigating quilt storage, becsaue I have several quilts that I plan on keeping for my daughter. Then, I have a couple laying around that have not yet told me their purpose.
I am also the crazy dog lady, so there are also three dogs running around at all times, so finding a way to store them seemed like a good idea and less work than cleaning dog hair from them several times. I found someone selling muslin drawstring bags for about $25.00 each. Hmmmm. So, I dug up some muslin in one of my many boxes of fabric and went to work. I decided to take a scrap from one of my projects and use it so I would easily know which quilt was in the bag without opening it. I am pretty sure these bags will stop my quilts from constantly getting “Dogged Up” as I tell my dogs, as if they know what it means when I tell them to stop dogging up my quilts (crazy dog lady for many reasons). I have one of my little dogs, Snibble, that wants to test them before I am done binding. If I sit down with a quilt on my lap to do binding, she is immedialty underneath it making sure it is adequately warm. So, my quilts are totally dog approved before I do anything with them. When I am done, there is a lot of de-dogging that goes on. I am hoping this stops me from having to do it multiple times.
Pretty simple to make. Could also be dual purpose, ecspecially with the baby quilt. The bag could be stuffed into the diaper bag to hold dirty clothes or anything. I would like to get my sizing a little better. I actually did better on the first one (baby quilt) that the bigger one. I have a couple of others to do and will hopefully get the hang of the sizing. It is really not exaclty one size fits all. They still work, even though the one for the black quilt is a bit large.
I put a pocket on the front. I did this mostly, becasue I wante to write my daughter notes about the quilts I made for her, but that would certainly work for all of my quilts. Once I have it down, I will write some simple intructions.
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Great idea, thank you! 🙂
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You are welcome!
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I love the idea of a little patch on the front so you can tell which is which and a pocket with a note. How lovely it will be to read those in years to come.
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Thanks Lesley!
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I like it!
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I really like the pocket with the note! that pocket with a note will be a sweet treasure someday.
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What a cleaver idea Lori! Especially the pocket for notes, etc. Goes along with always putting a label on the back of your quilts for historical facts!
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Thanks Nanette!
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Great idea for storage. Thanks.
One Christmas, I made gift bags for the quilts I gave my sons, daughter-in-laws, and grandchildren. I used the same fabric as the quilt. For my Grammy on the go quilt, I made an envelope pillow with a handle out of the same fabric.
I like the idea of muslin bags for storage. I have some large quilts that need to be stored. I’ll have to figure the measurements. You have great ideas. Thanks for sharing.
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You are welcome. I found that the size needed totally depends on the quilt. I need to get the sizing down myself. Best of Luck!
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These fabric bags are a great idea.
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Thanks!
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I love the idea of the pocket and notes for your daughter — brilliant!
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Thanks Sandra!
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A pocket made from one of the main fabrics with a note from the maker, it couldn’t more perfect!😄
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Thanks Kathy!
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It’s a good idea to add some written information about the quilt’s story and also some notes about how to care for it.
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Thanks!
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Great idea! I can also see using up leftover backing pieces to make handles and doing more of a tote bag, which could double as a shopping bag down the road.
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Yes. That would be great!
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Great Idea Lisa!
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This is a super great idea. One of those “Why didn’t I think of that” ideas. Thanks so much for posting about it!!
xx, Carol
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You are welcome Carol!
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What a great idea.
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Thanks!
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