just thinking back about storing them, my greatgrandmother and grandmothers and my mom, all kept their quilts in a cedar chest that had moth balls in them. as for washing, I would think dry cleaning, that would certainly have to be the best way to keep from hurting them? (i think). But if you don;t plan on using them, perhaps one of those valcum sealed displays like ya put a wedding dress in. let us know what you find out. michaelb --- Joenash82@aol.com wrote: > Could anyone tell me the best way to wash old > quilts? I have quilts that > both my grandmothers made and I sure don't want to > ruin them. And, are > there any special tricks in storing them? > Thanks to all! > Joyce in MI > > > ==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm > Join our sister list DICKSONDIGGERS@topica.com > To submit your SURNAMES go to this site and fill out > the form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/sursubmit.htm > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/