For a quilt on point or for a round quilt, you need a frame made of small lathe strips to support the outside edges.
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For a quilt on point or for a round quilt, you need a frame made of small lathe strips to support the outside edges.
I always use rod pockets and either a curtain rod or a rod from a quilt hanger with shelf combo.
I made ONE quilt where I spent the time to hand quilt, from a pattern I bought in Hawaii.
It was very special. I know the hand stitches are in rows closer to each other than what the Hawaiians do, but it was my first try. I hung it in the 'dog room, which is a room most people would call a sunroom. I thought a Hawaiian theme would look good in there.
I bought some hangers at the quilt shop at Sauders and we hung the hangers at what I thought was a pleasing looking height.
Well, my Ibis (a dog who I have always called the 'problem child I never had') could just reach that wall hanging and pulled it down. That was back when she had teeth so she made holes in the quilt. I never imagined she would pull it down!
(I have a list that is very long, of things she has ruined in her 15 years of life)
They were very similar to these
http://www.amazon.com/Dritz-3207-Qui...7E7ZV6851V6PZF
You know that feeling when you've finished all your quilting projects and your studio is perfectly clean???? Me neither.
It's not how fast you sew, it's how well you sew fast! Wait, I think that's supposed to be MOW!
I like them best when they have hanging tabs on the quilt.
Mazda
I sleeve all quilts I make. You never know when someone is going to want to hang one instead of drape it and I'd rather make it easy for them by doing the sleeve as part of the finishing. Sleeves put the least amount of stress on any size quilt and spread the weight evenly. Better for the quilt. For mine, I hang with a dowel on nails so nothing shows but the quilt itself.
The Earth without art is just "Eh".
I sometimes just take 2 - 6" squares of fabric fold them in half diagonally place them on the back of the quilt at each corner at the top of the quilt before you sew on the binding. When the binding is finished the hanger will be too. I use a rod and hang with heavy weight fishing line.
One of the blogs had a tutorial on hanging quilts the way museums do. I like this a lot. You still need a sleeve but the beauty is (at least to me) is it is all about the quilt with no rods to distract from that.
http://www.amyalamode.com/blog/2012/...uilt-tutorial/
I like the 3M removeable hangers designed for pictures. They are like Velcro. They can each hold about 50 pounds and I can take down the quilts and remove the hangers without damaging my walls.
I get the narrow/adjustable café curtain rods. They have a small hole on each end. I adjust the rod to fit the quilt and hang it from old machine needles pushed into the wall. Alternately, you can extend the rod to it's full length and hang the quilt. The rod may extend past the quilt on some but will be just right on others. You can rest the rod on the push pins and it will stay up. I do this because I rotate my wall hangings up quarterly or so. Some are large and some are smaller but the rod length always fits an the end sticking out does not matter visually. For really small quilts or minnies I use red line extra thick tape to stick it to the wall. Gosh I do have a lot of quilt hanging up all over the house.
two simple rules for success
1. Show up.
2. Pay attention.
One simple rule for happiness
1. Kindness counts.
I make a sleeve of about 3-4", which is sewn to the top at the back of the quilt, then I hand stitch the bottom of the sleeve to the quilt. I ALWAYS leave a space in the middle of the sleeve so that I can put a dowel through the sleeve, then use a push pin on the wall to hang it. You won't leave marks on your wall this way and unless your quilt is very heavy, this should work.
I live in earthquake country. So I use velcro to attach quilts to the wall. When the house shakes, they stay on the wall.
Penny
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