I am making a wallhanging as a gift for someone who is not knowledgeable about quilts. It is approximately 28x28. I thought that it would look nice hanging from a wrought iron curtain rod with clips. I would just space the rings out so that the weight was evenly distributed.

However, the saleslady at my LQS gave me a gentle reminder about a hanging sleeve by saying to make sure that I make the sleeve long enough so that the corners don't sag. Or to make sure that if I put tabs on it to make sure they go all the way to the ends.

Do I really need to do either? Does anyone send explainations with their quilt gifts?

If you take the time to make a wall hanging for a gift, I'm sure the person who gets it will figure out how they would like to display it. You should do it your way.

If I'm doing a smaller wall hanging like that, I put triangles in the corners, and give thin dowels to go in the quilt, both top and bottom (bottom for proper weighting so the edges don't curl up)

Look here for "Fast Finish Triangles" http://www.alzquilts.org/paqdisplay.html

your project = your choice- you can use clips if that's what you want- i've used sleeves, tabs, skirt hangers, drapery hooks---all kinds of stuff- even stitched a twig through the top of a hanging once---do what you want.

Yep, don't let any quilt police tell you what to do! I have a small wall hanging in my quilting room that I just put up with flat thumb tacks!

you are making it as a gift for another person and it will be their decision how to hang it. I would put a sleeve on it so they will have an option. If you are keeping it then you can do whatever you want.Don't dictate how it will hang.

I've become partial to the triangle corners, as explained above.

Others have said that you're giving it, and let the recipient figure out what to do with it. True ........................buttttttttt .... if you give it to them "ready to go", I bet it will get hung up a lot quicker! Otherwise, they may set it aside as they aren't sure what to do with it and how to do it. Or may think it's meant to be a table topper ... and you may be disappointed, with no fault to them.

In all honestly, I'd finish it up, ready to hang, complete with the hanger ..... and even a hook/nail for the wall!!

My thoughts exactly.

The split sleeve with triangles on the bottom would probably cover most options. I think this is how I am going to do mine.

I think I would let the person I gave the wall hanging to decide how they would like to hang it. There are just so many different typs of rods and ways to hang one.