Originally Posted by
ocsfollowme
Due to the weight of each, I was advised to sew around each of the patches so that it would not sag. Finishing the second one tomorrow (sewing around the patches). There are over 300 different patches on each quilt!!
Should I make sleeves for the top and bottom? The quilts weigh 14 lbs each. I sewed around each of the patches to keep them from sagging so possibly one at top would work? Advice needed for this please.
-Steve
Steve, first how wonderful these quilts are, and thank you for your dedication in making them.
I wanted to address your question about the weight and sleeves.
Once while touring the Internatinoal Quilt Study Center and Museum in Lincoln NE, they were doing a talk on how they hang their quilts - expecially the really aged and fragile quilts. They said that the really heavy ones, they would hang not only from the top, but across the middle too.
So, I would suggest maybe putting the sleeve at the top as normal, then another 2 or 3 sleeves in the center to help hold the weight. And then one at the bottom to help it hang straight.