DogHouseMom

Agreed. I haven't had one work yet. I stored a thick quilt under my bed (just slid under the platform bed easily), come the following winter I couldn't get out from under the bed because it let air in and puffed up. Had to remove the matress and the slats to get the darn thing out! And yes, it was the super duper size one.

I'd line the cedear chest with a blanket or thicker sheet (flanel perhaps) then store the fabric. Even if the chest is old and you think no oils are left inside, I wouldn't risk it. By "line" I don't mean "attach" - just lay the sheet inside and up and over the side walls, place fabric in, then fold the sheet over the top of the fabric. So it's completely enveloped in the sheet.

ckcowl

NO!!!
if you want to store fabric for years and years you need to store it in ACID FREE/ARCHIVAL QUALITY STORAGE CARTONS!!!
even sealed plastics will cause gasses to damage your fabrics-
you can purchase acid free tissue paper to wrap your fabrics in- then store them in ACID FREE CARTONS-
otherwise the next generation may be more than surprised- like wonder why you saved those stained rags???

Ramona Byrd

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That was my first thought. No oxygen, no contamination, that is, if the plastic of the bags is the right kind. And will that bag hold the air out for a long, long time?
How have some of our oldest quilts been kept so that they are still lovely? I'd ask someone in a museum if in doubt. This is a rather costly thing to have go bad before the grand kids or great grands get old enough to be wild about such stuff.

Scrap Happy

I had a neighbor who stored her Mom’s quilts from the 1930’s in a cedar chest. She took them out every few months and refolded them and they were in beautiful condition.

Zhillslady

I stored mine for about a month while moving. If it is real cedar the smell was very difficult to get out after only a month. I took out a few pieces my granndmother crochted in the cotton string that had been in the re years and the smell does not come out.

amma

Even though it feels dry, there could still be oils in the wood :wink:
I would be concerned the oil would soak into the sheet and then the fabric.
Maybe put the fabric in a plastic container, and then in the chest? :D:D:D

Tink's Mom

I lined my Grandmother's cedar chest with fabric...took pushpins to to the inside corners...
Then I store things in it.
Have lots of old quilt magazines and the kids stuff that I couldn't part with. I have a file filled with school stuff from each kid...including a few report cards.
Then I have some fabric in it....including an antique quilt top.

marknfran

Just what I will do...purchase acid free/archival quality storage cartons. Now have to search for who sells them.
Thank you!! :thumbup:

alikat110

I love these bags. Protects fabric and increases my storage!