Displaying Quilt in picture frame
 

Has anyone used a picture frame to display a small quilt. Do you use batting and quilt it. Any tips would be appreciated.

My daughter has a framed block her husbands grandmother made. It is quilted by hand and framed under glass. It looks like old cotton batting was used because it has that bumpy look.

Yes I made one for my late son and his husband and it was quilted and bound. They took it someplace and had it framed and it is hanging up. It sort of looks like it is floating. No matting.

I have framed several large quilts, fully finished. It does take away from the dimensionality, but thought they would last longer and be protected by the glass. Make sure the glass does not touch the fabric. It could lead to moisture problems and maybe a transfer of color. I had them professionally done and was pleased.

A dear friend made a lovely fabric collage quilt while visiting a few years ago. It finished approximately 24" x 24" and she decided to have it professionally framed when she got home. Layers of fabric, Steam a Seam, quilted with cotton batting and finished with binding - in the frame it's missing that organic, 3D feel but it sure looks pristine clean, crisp and even a little special behind the glass. The professional who did this for her mounted it like a shadow box I guess to keep distance between the fabric and glass as salsews mentioned above. And I know she paid a pretty penny for the professional framing but she's very happy that it's protected.

This is something I've never thought about doing. My cross stitch is always framed for the wall, unless it's a little pillow, but never a quilt piece. Something to consider I guess.

I was going to mount a quilt in a frame and was advised if I did, to make sure the quilt has room to “breathe”, preferably with air holes, because it would be susceptible to mold problems if there was no room for air to circulate. I didn’t end up framing it. Hopefully nobody has this problem with theirs.

I did a small applique wall hanging type of thing early in my quilting life, before I really knew what quilting was. I took just the top (no batting, no backing) and put it in a matted frame. worked out fine. i'm sure there is a better way, but it was okay for me.