hanging a quilt
#1
hanging a quilt
hi all you lovely quilters with such great knowledge. I am making a quilt for a friend it is a book shelf quilt and she wants to hang it I have never made a quilt to be hung so I have two questions how do you make a sleeve and attach ? and i usually wash my quilts to get the lovely quilted look but since it will be hang on the wall I do not know if I should. opinions please
#2
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: West Texas
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This is the method that I use: http://quilts.com/sleeeves.pdf
What I like about this method is that you get 1/2" slack, which is used by the rod, and secondly, you don't have to turn the tube inside right.
I don't believe that I personally would wash it, but it is a matter of personal preference.
What I like about this method is that you get 1/2" slack, which is used by the rod, and secondly, you don't have to turn the tube inside right.
I don't believe that I personally would wash it, but it is a matter of personal preference.
#3
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 381
hi all you lovely quilters with such great knowledge. I am making a quilt for a friend it is a book shelf quilt and she wants to hang it I have never made a quilt to be hung so I have two questions how do you make a sleeve and attach ? and i usually wash my quilts to get the lovely quilted look but since it will be hang on the wall I do not know if I should. opinions please
#4
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Southern California
Posts: 19,127
I stitch it on to the back of the quilt when I attach the binding. There is strength there and the raw edges are buried under the binding (I do binding by hand) Then I hand stitch the bottom to the back of the quilt. Sometimes if I am lucky, the position of an accent border will allow me to SITD and secure the bottom of the sleeve to the quilt.
#5
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,140
I learned by watching Bonnie Browning's (Exec Director of AQS) YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_Vd82aSiAA
She also has an entire class on finishing touches on iQuilt.com.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_Vd82aSiAA
She also has an entire class on finishing touches on iQuilt.com.
#6
hi all you lovely quilters with such great knowledge. I am making a quilt for a friend it is a book shelf quilt and she wants to hang it I have never made a quilt to be hung so I have two questions how do you make a sleeve and attach ? and i usually wash my quilts to get the lovely quilted look but since it will be hang on the wall I do not know if I should. opinions please
here is a picture I'm trying to decide on a border which one do you like the bright blue or molted white blue
#8
Of the two fabrics, my preference is the dark blue. I hang my wallhangings by making a pocket and attaching by hand to the top back and bottom back.... then I purchase lathing cut to length and drill holes for the nails...I find that with a wallhanging this size it is nice to have a pocket at the bottom too just to keep it from rippling or hanging away from the wall.
#9
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Florida
Posts: 5,967
I love the dark blue. When I am making "hanging quilts" I make a sleeve the same way Maniac Quilter does. I like to use café curtain rods which only stick out about 1 1/2 inches from the wall, it gives just enough for depth.
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