Thread: "After the Fact" Quilt Sleeves
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Old 03-13-2012, 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted by joyce888 View Post
I always put the sleeve on after the binding. I make my tube then I cut a piece of Steam-a-Seam about 2/3 to 3/4 the width of the tube (depending on the diameter of the rod) and attach the tube to the back right below the binding. I've never had a problem with the tube becoming unattached and it doesn't show from the front.
What size pieces are you hanging with this method (i.e., Steam-a-Seam)? I wouldn't trust it with large wall quilts and certainly not with hanging lap or bed size quilts. The quilt in question is 54" x 69", fairly large to hang 'by glue', but that's just my opinion mind you.
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