How To Make A Sleeve For A Wall Hanging

The finished size of my wall hanging is 8 x 15.

How to make a sleeve for a wall hanging.

A quilt hanging sleeve can be permanent or temporary and it can be sewn on after or at the same time you apply binding a hanging sleeve allows a quilt to hang evenly preventing the stretch that nearly always occurs when you secure the project to a wall with a series of pins or other fasteners. The cut size. Step by steps instructions for adding a new sleeve. Measure and cut the sleeve fabric to size for your fabric art.

This new system requires some give in the sleeve on the quilt so the rod can slip over the hanging hook properly. Larger quilts require a hanging sleeve attached to the back to accommodate a wooden dowel or decorative curtain rod. Now since my wall hanging is small and a 4 wide sleeve is quite unnecessary i ve cut my strip to 8 x 5 8 for the width of the wall hanging and 5 instead of 8 1 2 which is what you would need to make a 4 wide sleeve. Adding a hanging sleeve may take a few more minutes but it will be worth it in the long run.

For a larger wall hanging make the sleeve 9 inches long.