toverly

I hang my quilts similar to Still Sew N. I put two sleeves on the top and bottom of the quilt. I then use cafe curtain rods. Cafe curtain rods only stick out about an inch and a half from the wall and are small, about 1/2 an inch around. I attach the rods to the top, then thread the bottom rod thru the bottom sleeve. It is not attached to the wall. I find that the weight of the rod helps the quilt to hang straight. The finials on the rods stick out on either side of the quilt. Easy to change out and the brackets can be mounted into the studs permanently.

EmiliasNana

I did similar on the quilt posted today called: After 4 years of sitting idle on a hanger . It is about 72" x 76" and I used two sleeves in the top to accommodate a third wall bracket for the rod, and a pocket in the bottom to accommodate the second rod. My DH is a wood worker and he said wall anchors was sufficient to use to hang the quilt on the rod I chose. I want to be able to take it down and exchange it once in awhile so the rod works for me. It does stick out about 1 1/2" from the wall. By the way the wall anchors usually come with the rod but my DH used stronger ones.

ktbb

one of the easiest ways to hang a quilt is to save your used machine needles and use them as nails. they make very small holes in the wall so no "cleanup" work after the quilt is down....they're small and blend in with the quilt...the head of the needle that fits into the machine is large enough to take a light hammer blow when being put in...and they're free. Can be used more than once - just check to see if point has been dulled and if so, throw it away. Put in as many as you think you need to provide support at the top. I even put one in each lower corner to keep them from flipping up. Can be pulled out by hand or with a pair of pliers.

Flyboy Jim

We use this rod mounted on the wall: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Then use these rings on the rod to hang the quilt: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Makes it easy to change quilts. We have 4 of them now.

To weigh your quilt you could always weigh yourself and then weigh yourself holding the quilt. The difference in weight is the weight of the quilt.

Jim

Fabric Galore

I love Kate's idea of using old sewing machine needles. I have an empty plastic container with a flap on top and I put my old needles, bent pins, and used razors in there. Now I have a use for those machine needles.

Terry in the ADK

We do the same thing and if we can’t use the wall brackets, as on a plastered surface, we use heavy duty command hooks. I like to change my wall quilts according to the season. A good excuse for making more quilts!🤪

Grace creates

Your quilt is gorgeous. I wonder if I can hang it from a 1/4 round

Grace creates

I have quite a bit of 1/4 round left over. Do you think that will work with command hooks?

betthequilter

Definitely make a sleeve for the bottom of the quilt so you can insert a wooden strip as Still Sew N suggested. It really helps the quilt to lay nice and flat against the wall.

Peckish

You can do this on your bathroom scale also. Or simply fold the quilt and weigh it by itself. It will weigh the same whether it's folded or held up.

My hanging sleeves are shorter than the quilt by about an inch. I use a wood dowel or flat thin wood boards, whatever I can find that will work. Put an eye hook in each end. Then I can hang it on nails, or command hooks, or whatever I have handy. If it's a large quilt such as queen or king, I put a cutout in the center part of the hanging sleeve so I can add another hook to support it.