How do you fold your quilts?

Jan 19

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I folded and packed up my quilts for QuiltCon today. Would you agree that there is something almost sacred about unfolding and folding a quilt? Especially when I am sharing a quilt with someone for the first time but even when I'm alone, the act of opening and closing a quilt whispers some sacred truth about the revelation of life's moments and the hiding away of memory.

Practically speaking, I don't know of any sure fire way to avoid creasing all together but to avoid worn creases in the center of my quilts I never fold them in half. Instead I start by folding the corners of my quilt into the center on the diagonal.

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From there I fold the quilt in thirds

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Then in thirds again.

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Each time I refold I try to change the diagonal slightly so that the creases never get a chance to settle in.

All of this folding reminded me of Bay Area performance/video artist, Surabhi Saraf and her FOLDed performances. Check this out!