Most of the windows in our home are pretty drafty. We've been putting up the thin, shrink with a hair dryer Duck plastic in our windows for winter to help with the drafts. I want to make some window quilts for this winter to help, but I'm not sure how to combine them with the plastic, or if we should just use them with out the plastic. Would it be more effective to plastic right around the window, inside of the frame, and then hang the quilt right on top of the plastic, or hang the quilt outside the frame, or just hang the quilt directly on the window with out the plastic?
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At the home improvement store there is weather stripping that can help. Also caulking the windows. I'd make the quilts to cover the window with a little fullness to cover the frame. Hope this is helpful..Roxanne
I lived in a place with this issue too (in New England!) In my opinion, nothing is really as good as the plastic for stopping drafts, ugly as it is. I'd do the plastic as you normally would and then hang the quilt like a big drape in front of it.
I would go with 4mm plastic - it is fairly opaque, but it is far better at keeping the cold out. Cover the whole window including the frame with the plastic, then hang your quilt over it. You should notice a big difference, and the pretty quilt will hide the ugly plastic. : )
