blzzrdqueen

Hey ladies (and gents),

What is a general size for a wall hanging? I've got 4 of 8 9inch blocks done for my mother's wall hanging. I'm about 2/3 done with the embroidery for the center block. I still have quite a ways to go. I'm also thinking if and what kind of border I want to do.

How do you guys hang your wall hangings? I know there are different ways and I'd love to see some examples.

Show me your wall hangings and how you hang them please!?!?!

Maride

The most common way to hang them is with a sleeve. For a wallhanging I would make one no wider than 2 inches and use a small rod. I sell many quilts and many of my customers don't want to install the hardware associated with the rods. In those cases I either sew a loop on the back so they can hang it with nails or hooks. Lately for many of my sold quilts I make holes with those rounds thingis (sorry, don't know the name, but is the thing you use to make the holes for a drawstring like on a hoody) and they hang them on the wall with decorative nails. I know, That damages the quilt on a permanent way, but once is hanging you don't see it. I usually show all three possibilities and my customer chooses.

As for the size, there is no rule of thumb. I usually go by the size of the wall where it will hang and what else is on the wall. You don't want a small quilt on a huge wall or the other way around.

Maria

shaverg

My wall hangings run from about 30" to 45". Just my preference.

k3n

My wall hangings vary in size from full bed size quilts to tiny ones. I hang a lot with stick n sew velcro. Sew the soft bit to a strip of hemmed fabric slightly wider than the velcro (I use the 2" for big quilts and 1" for smaller ones). Then slip stitch this to the back - it should be about half an inch shorter than the width of the quilt at each side and I put it at the top, just under the binding; then the sticky part - I HAVE been known to stick it directly onto a painted wall! What you should do is stick it to a batten of wood and screw it to the wall - but DH isn't always here when I want him! Anyway, the one's I've stuck directly to the wall are still hanging there, no problems - but if I try to get the sticky off I'll probably wreck the paintwork! Its very easy to take the quilt down to wash, though (leave the sticky part behind, obviously!)

K x

littlehud

Most of mine are about 36 inch square. I use a sleeve and hang them that way. Works best for me.

kluedesigns

the smallest wall hanging i've made is 15 inches and the largest i've made is 7 feet by 7 feet.

the hanging method is always based on the style of the design.

if i want the hanging rod to show i use tabs. if i don't want the hanging rod to show i'll use a sleeve.

when the wall hanging is an odd shape (circle, oval, etc) i sew small tabs to the back and run wire thru them to help hold the shape.

when the wall hanging is geometric with cut outs i'll typically build a frame out of thin wood and i'll use velcro to hold everything down.

quiltswithdogs

Correct me if I am wrong somebody, but it seems to me that to enter a Quilt Show, it is required to have a 4inch sleeve.

Although I don't initially plan on entering the project in a show, I just always make sure I follow the rule... just in case my local shop sponsors a small show or my family begs me to enter the fair this year or someone really convinces me to enter one.

I have only entered 4-5 shows, all wallhangings (daughters were unwilling to risk damage of their bedquilts) and I've never read the rules for minatures.

kluedesigns

i think that sleeve rule is changing in some local guild shows that are mainly art quilting based.

the national and large shows still have the sleeve rule.

since art quilts are becoming very popular many shows allow for a framing on the back to hold the quilt shape and then you just sew on the sleeve across the back for hanging.

this is the main reason why i learned to run flexible wire or plastic all along the back of the quilt with tabs to hold the odd shape and then i just sew on the sleeve for the shows.

jdavis

I have not entered many shows, but in my area the shows have gone to using skirt hangers along the full width of the quilt. Setup and tear down of the shows is somewhat faster this way. Some shows will employ the sleeve if the quilt has one.
My old-fashioned DH doesn't see quilts as art, so I only have one item hanging (see photo). I swap out something different for Christmas, and if I get something else done for other seasons, I will try to make them the same width as this.
I didn't want the quilt hanging a mile out from the wall; and I didn't want the rod to show. So this is how I handled it: The shelf has a back board on it. I bought the smallest diameter curtain rod (about $2) and tacked the rod brackets to the back board, instead of the end boards. I made the sleeve quite a bit shorter than the width of the quilt so that nothing would get pinched in the brackets.

k3n

Oh cute chickies! Sorry, supposed to be looking at the way of hanging it but, CUTE CHICKIES!!! You could put chicky stuff up on the shelf as well and get a theme going there!

K x