To hang a quilt start by purchasing a hanging rod that s at least as long as your quilt is wide.
How to hang a small quilt on wall.
Make a hanging sleeve.
There s a price for convenience and aesthetics.
How to hang a quilt on a wall.
This video will let you hang your quilt with just one hook nail at the same time you make your binding.
To hang a smaller quilt you don t necessarily need a quilt sleeve on the back but more like pocket corners.
Another way to hang a quilt on the wall is to sew a fabric tube called a hanging sleeve to the back of the quilt then thread a dowel or a rod through the sleeve to hang the quilt.
Alternatively you can attach velcro strips to the wall and the back of your quilt so you can easily hang it up and take it down.
Insert the one step hanger into the wall at the mark using a hammer.
Next determine where you want to hang your quilt and mark where the hanging prong from the back of your quilt touches the wall.
If the quilt is much larger than your hanger the corners may bend over.
Drapery rings if your quilt is fairly small two drapery rings ought to do the trick to help you hang it.
This technique is ideal for many quilts even up to a baby size quilt.
Also easy to adjust by pulling out the extendable rod for different quilt sizes and to make sure the quilt hangs straight on the wall.
This process requires hand stitching but it can be done as an afterthought when the quilt is entirely finished and bound.
Quilts make exquisite wall hangings after all.
It looks like your quilt is floating on the wall.
All you have to do is fold two squares in half baste the triangles in two corners.
Trim your threads and use a drapery rod passed through the ribbon loops to hang your quilt on the wall.
You can use it for aaaanything like arranging fabrics comparing colors organizing finished quilt blocks so many steps of the quilting process can benefit from a design wall.
How to hang small quilts.
Mostly though people hang quilts because they love the look and feel that these personalized pieces of art bring to a room.
5 38 description discussion angie hodapp demonstrates how to avoid making a sleeve when you finally finish your quilt.
There are lots and lots of other quilt clip hangers for the wall.
A quilt design wall is basically a blank space on the wall where you can project your quilty brain.
They are available in styles that match just about any decor.
Yes you ll be making some small holes in the fabric of the hanging sleeve but it s a small price to pay for an easy hanging device.
If you re not worried about scratching the wall you could just sew the hoops straight onto the quilt back.
They re colorful and inspiring and they help muffle acoustics to prevent noise from carrying from room to room.
Just plan to add the corners prior to stitching the quilt s binding in place.
Lemon tree tales has a tutorial for covering a small hoop with macramé and sewing them to the back of the quilt as hanging loops.
