Loving my new quilts wondering about my old

**Ashman** · 02-20-2010, 06:59

Just got new quilts from the Jacks, and I am loving them. I thought I was getting the same quilt set I had before and maybe I do. That said, my old quilts look pretty darn pathetic next to me new ones. When I am not hiking, I store the quilts loosely in Rubbermaid containers. Can the quilts lose loft over time? Is there a way to "restore the loft and luster" of an older quilt?

**ref103** · 02-20-2010, 08:30

i am wondering the same thing. i have a down bag, TQ, UQ and i want to keep them nice. i use the storage sacks loosely but am wondering if they would be better to be hung or laying flat under a bed.

what do the rest of you do?

**Perkolady** · 02-20-2010, 09:06

Have you tried laundering the quilts? With mine, they poof up and seem brand new after laundering.

**Cannibal** · 02-20-2010, 09:17

Yep, I bet Perkolady is right. At the very least, I run my quilts through the dryer with some tennis balls a couple of times a year. Keeps them nice and fluffy.
I hang all my quilts inside hanging wardrobes like the one below. Works like a charm and my quilts are never compressed while in storage.

**Perkolady** · 02-20-2010, 09:19

Thanks a good idea, Cannibal! Thanks!

**ref103** · 02-20-2010, 09:20

good idea. this way i could move more gear to the garage without finding out one day that mice decided to use my stuff to make a down quilt in the walls!

**koaloha05** · 02-20-2010, 18:35

I've always stored my down bags and now quilts flat in over sized breathable bags. The bags are usually as wide, ~3/4 the length and thicker than the bags/quilts. A now ancient Marmot down bag (made in Durango, CO) still has decent loft.
For storage space I screwed some webbing from the basement rafters and ran doweling between them. 90* to the doweling is an assortment of material forming the shelves for the quilts/bag.