Putting LED lights into a quilted wall hanging
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There are tiny LED light strings that run on a battery pack. The ones I've seen are held in place on the back with on O-ring. I followed the link on the page you showed and eventually got to a site that had them for sale. I don't know now where that was but it was pretty easy to find. Good luck.
Donna in Bellevue
Donna in Bellevue
Love the idea of hiding the wires on the back with another tree, I think I will do that too.
Thank you everyone for the suggestions and I will be sure to post pictures.
Becki
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I had a 4th of July wall hanging 2'x3' with led lights to go behind it. What I did....
-Ironed fusible batting to front panel.
-quilt top as desired (just panel top and fusible batting)
-Figured out where "pocket" for light control would go and where to place lights on panel and "marked the spot."
-numbered the marked spots in the order the lights would be placed so I didn't have to figure out that again.
-set lights aside and using the "eyelet" stitch on sewing machine sewed an eyelet where each light would go and poked a starter hole inside each eyelet.
-make small pocket on backside of front panel for "controller". Don't make flat. Make bowed so when controller is inserted front will still lie flat
-make the back like a "pillow back" with two panels overlapping about 4-6"
-make your hanging sleeve
-right side of panel Front face up, then place hangin sleeve, then then right side of "back two panels" face down.
-stitch around all four sides and turn inside out, iron.
-insert led light string into eyelet holes and controller into pocket.
Done!
-Ironed fusible batting to front panel.
-quilt top as desired (just panel top and fusible batting)
-Figured out where "pocket" for light control would go and where to place lights on panel and "marked the spot."
-numbered the marked spots in the order the lights would be placed so I didn't have to figure out that again.
-set lights aside and using the "eyelet" stitch on sewing machine sewed an eyelet where each light would go and poked a starter hole inside each eyelet.
-make small pocket on backside of front panel for "controller". Don't make flat. Make bowed so when controller is inserted front will still lie flat
-make the back like a "pillow back" with two panels overlapping about 4-6"
-make your hanging sleeve
-right side of panel Front face up, then place hangin sleeve, then then right side of "back two panels" face down.
-stitch around all four sides and turn inside out, iron.
-insert led light string into eyelet holes and controller into pocket.
Done!
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