How To Hang A Quilt As Wall Hanging

Angie hodapp demonstrates how to avoid making a sleeve when you finally finish your quilt.

How to hang a quilt as wall hanging.

Install a third bracket to support the rod by its center for any quilt over four feet in width. This video will let you hang your quilt with just one hook nail at the same time you make your binding. When measuring to determine where your brackets will go mark where the top and bottom of each bracket will be as well. If possible work with a partner who can stand back at a distance and verify.

Hanging can put the stress of gravity on the seams and fabric and the bigger the quilt the greater the strain wall explains. It s beneficial to take down a hanging quilt every three or four months to give it a rest. Add these small triangular pieces on top of the backing and beneath the binding of your creation for a finished look. 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.

How to hang a quilt using a hanging sleeve is outlined here. 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. Lap quilts doll quilts and smaller wall hangings are easily displayed by stitching corner pockets into the back side at the top.