Wall Hanging
#11
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You might enjoy looking at the special hangers here www.ackfeldwire.com. If you make your own hanger, the method will depend on what you choose to hang it with. On a relatively small quilt you can use a fairly narrow rod or piece of dowel. A larger heavier quilt will need more support so the quilt doesn't sag in the middle. Some people like the triangle corners for putting the dowel/rod ends into. Some people like to sew a sleeve along the top and run the dowel/rod through it. Some people like to make decorative hanging tabs to run a decorative rod through. It will depend on what you are going to use to hang the dowel/rod on. 3M command hooks, nails, brackets etc.
#12
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Join Date: Oct 2011
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I make 2 shorter hanging sleeves (rather than 1 long one) for the backs of most of my wall hangings sized to finish at least 1 inch in from each side and 1 inch to the left and right of center of the back of the quilt. DH uses leftover hardwood flooring to make 3/4 inch wide sticks exactly the length I ask for with a center hole for a nail. The stick goes thru both sleeves and then onto the nail which remains completely hidden and the quilt completely flat to the wall. My largest wall quilt thus far hung this way is 45 inches wide. Works fine as long as there is no draft or air movement to disturb it. The 2 inch center space allows for adjustment one way or the other. I often sew the sleeves raw edges directly into the binding seam at the top of the quilt and trim some to reduce bulk, slip stitching just the bottom of the sleeves. Works for me!
#14
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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Wall Hanging
I am in the middle of making a rather large wall hanging 36 inches by 30 inches, in all your expertise what is the best method so that the quilt hangs as close to the wall as possible, if you use a rod across the top does this make the quilt hang away from the wall?
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