How To Hang A Patchwork Quilt Wall Hanging

How to hang a quilt using a hanging sleeve is outlined here.

How to hang a patchwork quilt wall hanging.

Beth ferrier from craftsy has an awesome tutorial. Fons porter rotary. Larger wall hangings will require three or more tabs spaced about 4 inches apart. Use the width measurement to determine the number of tabs.

Stitch the tube to the backing at the upper edge. Measure the width of the wall hanging s top edge. Install a third bracket to support the rod by its center for any quilt over four feet in width. It involves adding two triangles to the top back corners of your unbound quilt basting them on and then binding your quilt.

If you must piece the strip to get the needed length be sure and allow for the 5 8 inch seam allowance not a scant 1 4 inch as used when piecing your quilt. Hanging can put the stress of gravity on the seams and fabric and the bigger the quilt the greater the strain wall explains. However much like any work of art it s important to know how to hang a quilt properly to safeguard it from harm. All you have to do is fold two squares in half baste the triangles in two corners of the quilt and add your binding.

Measure the width of the quilt across the top and cut a strip of fabric exactly that length by 8 1 2 inches wide. It s beneficial to take down a hanging quilt every three or four months to give it a rest. Angie hodapp demonstrates how to avoid making a sleeve when you finally finish your quilt. Depending on your preferred method you can stitch the upper edge of the tube to the quilt back with the binding seam.

To hang a quilt you simply cut a yardstick to the proper length insert it into the pockets and hang it on your wall with command strips. This video will let you hang your quilt with just one hook nail at the same time you make your binding. Wall hangings a foot or smaller in width will require two tabs. When measuring to determine where your brackets will go mark where the top and bottom of each bracket will be as well.