Quilt Sleeve For Wall Hanging

Let size be your guide when determining how to hang your quilt.

Quilt sleeve for wall hanging.

Trim batting and backing carefully squaring up corners as necessary. Slip the dowel over cleats attached to the wall and you have a safe nearly invisible wall hanger that makes your textile the star of the show. An easy way to do this is to simply stitch a tube shaped sleeve across the entire back of the quilt and then run a dowel through it. Cut the sleeve 8 wide x the exact width of your quilt.

Measure 88 inches up from the bottom of your quilt and mark the backing. For very large quilts you may need 2 hanging sleeves. How to make a hanging sleeve measuring. Wallclips wall clips for rug hanging and animal hide hanging pack of 6 rug grippers rug clips rug hangers from wise linkers.

A hanging sleeve is a fabric tube sewn to the back of a quilt to make it possible to hang the quilt on the wall. On the shorter 9 sides measure 1 5 in from the raw edges and mark. You can use the same fabric that you used for your quilt backing so that the sleeve blends in or you can use a different fabric or even muslin. Fold the ends in twice and again to finish each end of the sleeve.

Most quilt shows require a sleeve about 4 wide. For this method we will be adding the hanging sleeve after the project has been quilted and the binding. 4 4 out of 5 stars 54. Fons porter rotary.

Step by step hanging sleeve instructions. This tutorial is for a 4 quilt hanging sleeve a bit larger than the one shown in the video but a 4 sleeve is standard for many shows here in the u s. A dowel or a rod or a flat board is slipped through the tube then suspended from nails or screws on the wall. Stitch using a scant seam allowance.

Step by steps instructions for adding a new sleeve. Baste the layers together and then quilt or tie. Corner sleeves work for small quilts. Cut fabric for your sleeve 9 by the width of quilt.

Sew a hanging sleeve to the quilt when you sew the binding sandwich the quilt top batting and backing. For quilts with sleeves no see ums tm invisible quilt hangers for quilts rugs tapestries weavings fiber art embroidery banners all textiles and more. If your quilt is longer than 90 create the secondary sleeve as instructed above. This new system requires some give in the sleeve on the quilt so the rod can slip over the hanging hook properly.

Smaller quilts can be hung with purchased. Step 1 prepare the sleeve. If you are entering your quilt in a show or exhibit check the show guidelines rules for the size and number of hanging sleeves required. Fold the fabric strip in half lengthwise with wrong side inside.

Cut or piece together fabric to make a strip 9 tall and the same width as.