I think you could just ditch the dowel and use straight pins and pin it to your dad's wall. I have wall hangings without sleeves that I've pinned to my walls and they look just fine and the pins leave no big holes in the quilts.

To hang my wall hangings I make two squares (about 3 or 4 inches), fold them diagonally, and stitch them to the top corners of the back of the hanging as I put the binding on. Then I can cut a small dowel and insert it in the two corners and hang it from that. It has always worked great for me. You might want to baste them in before you add the binding so you don't have to worry about the stitching catching them just right.

Here's what I do for wall hangings.

after quilting and before adding binding

Measure width of WH. Example 20"wide. Divide in half = 10".

Cut two 10" squares and press diagonally in half.

Line the raw edges of each folded, pressed square on the upper corners of the back of the WH.

Baste the raw edges to the WH with 1/8" seam allowance.

Add your binding as usual.

Now you have two triangle pockets in the upper corners of the WH.

Measure a piece of sturdy cardboard as wide as the opening between the triangles and as deep or tall.

Slide the cardboard into the pockets, place the WH where you want to hang it and slide your hand into each pocket with a tack to push through the cardboard and into the wall. WH stays nice and flat and flush to the wall with no dowel bump.

Easy, peasy

I'm guessing from your description that you did the loop tabs at the top with a dowel through them rather than the rod pocket on the wallhanging itself???

if your dowel is too thin, it can bend. get a larger diameter one or a flat yard stick maybe.

Wow, these look like they'd work good!

I use that kind of hanger and sometimes they work and sometimes they don't.

Wow, you are so awesome!! I guess "Saggy" isn't the right word, just the top edge flops down. I will get it taken care of next time I'm there by attaching something to the corners to hang it on. I'm glad this is a fix that I don't have to bring it home and use the sewing machine! I can do it right there!

thanks!!

Thanks for that tip. I would have never thought of a soda tab, on for no traditional square wall hanging that would be perfect! :)

Those are neat. If you purchase them, please post your "review".