I have always sewn a "sleeve" to the back of my quilts, and included 2 large "buttonholes" in the sleeve (3 if a really large quilt). Then I thread the dowel or small pipe through the sleeve with shower curtain hangers inserted at the button holders. The sleeve is invisible, the weight of the quilt/wall hanger is distributed evenly & the sleeve disappears if you want to use the quilt as a quilt. Good luck.