Thread: I know dumb question

Originally Posted by Monie

How do you attach and what is used to hang the wall quilts? Thanks in advance, monie

I forgot to add a sleeve to a recent wallhanging so I made tabs & attached them. Machine sewed them along the binding seam then hand stitched the bottoms down. I hang them from sm. curtain rods on tiny nails so as not to make big holes in the wall.

Originally Posted by cinnya

Originally Posted by debcavan

Most people attach a sleeve. I put my sleeve in two pieces so there is a hole in the middle. That way I can hang it on one nail.

cool never thought of that. :-D

I do the same thing ... leaving the space in the center. And if it's smaller than 36" I use a yard stick and drill a hole in the center of the yard stick and just use one nail. The yard stick makes it 'hug' the wall ... nice and flat.

Originally Posted by Scissor Queen

I use two methods for hanging wall hangings. If they're small enough I just fold two squares in half on the diagonal and sew one into each top corner when I put the binding on. I make a tube if the wall hanging is bigger than about 18 inches across. To make the tube I cut my fabric at least 7 inches wide by the length of the wall hanging. I hem each end by folding it over half an inch twice. I fold the tube in half lengthwise and line up the raw edges with the top when I sew the binding on and then hand stitch down the free edges when I do the binding.

I do the same thing then use a pretty curtain holder to hang it.

I love the invisible hangers called No See Ums. The quilts hang so close to the wall.

Originally Posted by debcavan

Most people attach a sleeve. I put my sleeve in two pieces so there is a hole in the middle. That way I can hang it on one nail.

What a great idea!
Love to see a picture.

A lot of uneful information.

Thanks for posting this Monie I really was going to ask. Now I can hang my hummingbird. yeah