Comments on: Showing Your Work: shipping your artwork

By: Sheila Barnes

Sheila Barnes — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 00:16:02 +0000

I still don’t buy wrapping with right side out, even with another fabric layer on top. Worse case scenario based on some of the packages I’ve received, if the box and plastic were breached, I’d prefer any damage happen to the back of a quilt, the likelihood of it going all the way through to the front possible but less likely.

Otherwise, this article has some great tips, especially the foam board sandwich for the smaller quilts. I’m mostly working small these days and always feel compelled to at least add some kind of card stock or cardboard on either side. The foam board is a better option, especially with that velcro!

By: Valerie

Valerie — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 01:27:24 +0000

Lyric

Another great article! I especially liked the part about the smaller piece sandwiched between the foam core, with easily removable Velcro fasteners.

By: Nanette

Nanette — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:15:50 +0000

Thanks Lyric,
This is very helpful!

By: lyric

lyric — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:08:58 +0000

If I remember right – I order 8″ square long boxes from Uline.com. Then I can cut it to length.

By: lyric

lyric — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:07:55 +0000

Sandy – for garments I put the piece in a garment bag (IKEA has inexpensive plastic ones) then sort of roll/fold them with some sort of padding in the folds so there aren’t any hard creases. Usually bubble wrap is used.

I pin a picture of the garment on a dress form to the neck/tag area. Still – the people who hang the show have to work with what they’ve got for mannequins or hangars, etc. I don’t get too upset if it isn’t like I expected. It is what it is.

That said – it’s been years since I’ve put a wearable piece in a competition. Ah well.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:15:04 +0000

This is very helpful. I really liked the sandwiched foam board for small pieces. Thanks.

By: Sandy Snowden

Sandy Snowden — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:55:18 +0000

Thanks for explaining the bit about lay it on a sheet and wrap it upside down. I know people say wrap it with the quilt face to the outside, but I haven’t been able to bring myself to do it. I generally have something on the front that I want protected, so I would rather roll it with the face in. Your suggestion to roll the whole thing with the sheet as part of it is a way I could have the face out but protected. I guess I will have to hit the charity shop to get some old sheets and duvets to use.

Have you sent garments? have you got any clues on the best way to do this?
Have you got any clue on how to get the unpackers/hangers to actually look at the photo you include of how a garment should hang/be worn?
Thanks,
Sandy in the UK

By: Fibra Artysta

Fibra Artysta — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:14:33 +0000

Thanks for this post Lyric. I've curated several shows and you hit on some of the biggest things that make keeping organized more difficult.

And peanuts are evil, can't stand the little buggers!

By: Lori

Lori — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:16:39 +0000

This is helpful to me as a new artist who recently had her first piece accepted into the Chicago IQA show. I was unhappy with having over-packed the quilt I sent. One problem I had with packing was that the local Fed Ex I used (I actually went to 2 of them) had very limited choice of boxes – no tubes or long, flat boxes, and they no longer re-cut boxes to size. So I ended up with a gigantic box filled with paper. Where do people go to get these great long, thin tube-like boxes?