How do you attach and what is used to hang the wall quilts? Thanks in advance, monie

I use two methods for hanging wall hangings. If they're small enough I just fold two squares in half on the diagonal and sew one into each top corner when I put the binding on. I make a tube if the wall hanging is bigger than about 18 inches across. To make the tube I cut my fabric at least 7 inches wide by the length of the wall hanging. I hem each end by folding it over half an inch twice. I fold the tube in half lengthwise and line up the raw edges with the top when I sew the binding on and then hand stitch down the free edges when I do the binding.

Most people attach a sleeve. I put my sleeve in two pieces so there is a hole in the middle. That way I can hang it on one nail.

I make a sleeve about 3" wide across the top of the quilt and hand sew it on. You can get wooden hangers that clip onto the quilt also. I make the sleeve the width of the quilt and large enough to get the rod you are hanging it on thru the sleeve.

I love this board! You all are a book. Thank you

If you are going to enter your quilt in a show you need to cut your fabric 9" wide and then fold it in half before attaching it to your quilt. May in Jersey

cool never thought of that. :-D

Thats a clever idea! I'm gonna try it next time!

I use the curtain clips and hang it on a rod. I have 2 stationary rods in my home one on the wall at the bottom of my stairs and one on the landing wall. I like being able to display my quilts. :D

Here is a good site for directions
http://quiltbug.com/Articles/sleeve.htm
I hope this helps you... crafty_linda_b

At the home care building centers, you can get dowls of different lengths and circumferences, On some of my nature quilts, i made a pocket and stained the dowls and decorated the ends, drilled a hole thru each end and ran heavy cord thru for hanging.

hey, no such thing as a dumb question!!

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I like the wall clips.

Thanks to everyone!

For me it depends on the size and where I am going to place it. also, do I want to rotate different quilts at that particular place [like seasonal quilts.]

For my studio I made my own quilt hanger using electrical conduit, anchors for the conduit, plastic skirt clips meant to be put on plastic hangers, and heavy trim sewn into the skirt clips in a loop that will then hang from the conduit.

You can paint or otherwise decorate the conduit. I decided to leave it as it is.

Hope this helps.

ali

Thanks everone I now can decide how to hang them. There are firefighter fabric that I am going to make a wall hanging( DH and step son fireman. Thanks I wonder off he he

I sew on a sleeve (about 2 inches wide)at the top back of the wallhanging and buy a small curtain rod, like you would use in a bathroom window. Mount the curtain rod the same as you would for a curtain.

Great idea!! I've seen this kind of sleeve before but never knew why someone would do it this way. Thank you.

I have no help to be offered but I can't resist saying it....

THE ONLY STUPID QUESTION IS THE ONE LEFT UNASKED.

This is pretty much the way I do mine except for the following:

I cut my piece 8" wide by DOUBLE the finished length needed. (I like my pocket to finish approximately 1" shorter than the wall hanging on each end.

I then sew the length together with a 1/2" seam.

I fold the piece in half (short side) and then sew onto the wall hanging at approximately 1/8".

Then sew the binding on the quilt.

Using double the length creates a "finished" side for the pocket on the inside (where you put a rod through) and the outside. This prevents the rod from getting hung up on the raw edge of the seam.

I hope this helps.

I use a sleev. simple

No question is dumb. We do not want anyone to be too shy to ask what they think is a dumb question. We all learn from them.

my home-ec teacher told us if you do not know ask how else are we able to learn of course thats bee several uears ago

It depends on how big the wall hanging is. If it is fairly small I put them up on the wall with straight pins-the kind without colored heads so when I take it down it leaves really small holes in the wall. I also have used the 3m product that you can pull off when you want to change and use the wooden quilt hangers you can buy at Joann's then I stained mine as they come unpainted/unstained. Wood quilt hangers is what they are called on Joann's website

What a great idea, Deb!

I've used about the methods already named but I saw a new one at a recent quilt show. They ran a lath strip with large magnets attached and another strip was attached to the wall. She just slapped that puppy up there & presto! It was up there. Haven't had time to come up with plan for it but you could probably google it

Mrs. M.---- Where do you find your clips? That sounds easier for me. I also have a very long rod that I purchased some time ago and never been used. Good way to get it out of the corner. Thanks. Marge L.

I use plastic rings that I bought at JoAnns and stitch them on the back. Then I slide a rod through it. I then just hang it on a nail or 2.

I agree, I never thought of that!!

I forgot to add a sleeve to a recent wallhanging so I made tabs & attached them. Machine sewed them along the binding seam then hand stitched the bottoms down. I hang them from sm. curtain rods on tiny nails so as not to make big holes in the wall.

I do the same thing ... leaving the space in the center. And if it's smaller than 36" I use a yard stick and drill a hole in the center of the yard stick and just use one nail. The yard stick makes it 'hug' the wall ... nice and flat.

I do the same thing then use a pretty curtain holder to hang it.

I love the invisible hangers called No See Ums. The quilts hang so close to the wall.

What a great idea!
Love to see a picture.

A lot of uneful information.

Thanks for posting this Monie I really was going to ask. Now I can hang my hummingbird. yeah