This may seem silly but I’m going to share it anyway!
Taking a few seconds to do this will keep your quilt folded and prevent it from being all floppy. As a gift this makes it easier for wrapping or just tying a bow around. You can even stick a card in the front flap!
On this one the fold is nice because you can see and feel the minky backing. (In case you’re wondering the awesomely soft voile is from Cucire.)
Lay out your quilt face down
Fold up a little less than a third of your quilt
Fold over again and you should still see about 4″ of backing
Flip it around
Fold the 4″ backing flap up
Flip it around and fold a third of the quilt over
Fold over the other third
Lift that last fold and you will see a little pocket
Shove the other side in there
That’s it! Super easy and your quilt won’t unfold.
This fold will also work for large quilts, you just need to play with how small you want it to fold up. I’ll start with the quilt folded in half before following the steps.
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August 5, 2013 at 3:38 pm
Great idea…Thank you. I am working on a gift quilt right now! I will give it a try.
August 5, 2013 at 3:40 pm
Clever!
August 5, 2013 at 4:14 pm
What a clever idea. I shall use your method the next time I gift a quilt. Thank you.
August 5, 2013 at 4:21 pm
What a great idea…thanks for sharing!
August 5, 2013 at 4:26 pm
Nice! Thanks for sharing.
August 5, 2013 at 6:14 pm
Absolutely brilliant!!! Thank you for the great tutorial.
August 5, 2013 at 9:19 pm
That is great! Looks sew nice folded up like that. I love it, Julie! Thanks for sharing this.
August 5, 2013 at 9:20 pm
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing. Neat “trick”.
August 6, 2013 at 1:04 am
Makes is nice and compact for gift giving, and gives it a great look, too.
August 7, 2013 at 1:51 am
What a great idea! I’m pinning this right now.
August 7, 2013 at 9:52 am
I have a comma quilt that’s been laying on my floor for days waiting for me to sew it up. Your beautiful quilt has inspired me! off I go . . .
August 7, 2013 at 10:56 am
What weird/fabulous timing! I’m gifting a quilt for the first time and have been wondering how the heck to present it. This is perfect, thanks!
August 7, 2013 at 12:54 pm
What a wonderful idea! Can’t wait to gift another quilt — or even take one to guild show-and-tell!
August 9, 2013 at 1:58 pm
I will def use this! I am always figuring how to get it in a bag or box so it looks nice. Cute quilt too! Will share a link to this too.
August 10, 2013 at 6:25 pm
This is very cool! I never know how to fold them in a nice way.
Now I want to make a quilt and gift it. 😉
August 12, 2013 at 9:01 pm
Thanks for sharing. I always wondered how they folded them so nice.
September 4, 2013 at 7:11 pm
OMG thank you so much for this How To!!!! You’ve just made my day! I just sold two quilts to my boss and this will be the perfect way to present them to her! Thanks a million! : )
September 12, 2013 at 11:27 pm
Thank you for this clever idea! Most of the quilts I make are gifts- so the pocket is a great place for adding a card! Love it!
April 7, 2014 at 4:28 am
not silly – clever ! nice way to fold for giving a quilt – thanks so much for sharing
I also love your quiltcon clock so I did one for my blog (hopefully it will be a constant reminder that I need that money I’m about to buy that fabric with !!) thanks again!
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May 27, 2019 at 12:41 pm
Excellent idea. And I love the fabrics in this quilt. What line is this?
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