Click here to bookmark this site. Web Design Solutions Quilt Care Practical tips for the use and enjoyment of your antique quilt. Display Avoid displaying your quilt in a room with poor ventilation, high humidity or other temperature extremes. Chose a method of display that distributes the weight of the quilt over the entire quilt such as an unused bed. This assumes you don't have any cats.
Cats are notorious for finding the only antique quilt in the house on which to sleep.
Spread a length of muslin or a sheet on top of the quilt to keep off dust when it is not being viewed. Rotate your displayed quilts. If you don't have a spare bed, you could fold it and place it over a quilt rack or even the back of an unused chair. If possible, pad the folds with acid free tissue paper. Don't fold it over a sharp surface like a chair rung or table edge.