i'm so glad you like it and its working well for you.
now i'll tell you how to machine sew the hanging sleeve.
this method works on any quilt with a border.
cut your hanging sleeve the length you need plus enough for hemming the side.
i cut the height of my hanging sleeve at around 10 inches
hem the sides of the hanging sleeve on the sewing machine, i sew a 1/2 hem and then i fold it again and stitch it - this way there isn't a raw edge showing.
then i pin the center of the opened hanging sleeve on the back of the quilt where a border seam from the front would be.
then stitch in the ditch of that border. this attaches the hanging sleeve to the back of the quilt.
fold the hanging sleeve up to the top of the quilt and trim any excess and pin in place.
when you attach the binding to the quilt it will stitch the top of the hanging sleeve in place.
i also do all my binding by machine too. i stitch the binding to the front of the quilt, then i fold the binding over to the back, i glue the edges down, and then i stitch in the ditch on the front in the binding seam.
that stitch in the ditch catches the binding on the back and everything is sewn in place.