How To Hang A Patchwork Quilt Wall Hanging

When measuring to determine where your brackets will go mark where the top and bottom of each bracket will be as well.

How to hang a patchwork quilt wall hanging.

If you must piece the strip to get the needed length be sure and allow for the 5 8 inch seam allowance not a scant 1 4 inch as used when piecing your quilt. It involves adding two triangles to the top back corners of your unbound quilt basting them on and then binding your quilt. Measure the width of the quilt across the top and cut a strip of fabric exactly that length by 8 1 2 inches wide. Hanging can put the stress of gravity on the seams and fabric and the bigger the quilt the greater the strain wall explains.

Beth ferrier from craftsy has an awesome tutorial. How to hang a quilt using a hanging sleeve is outlined here. Use the width measurement to determine the number of tabs. Depending on your preferred method you can stitch the upper edge of the tube to the quilt back with the binding seam.

Larger wall hangings will require three or more tabs spaced about 4 inches apart. Angie hodapp demonstrates how to avoid making a sleeve when you finally finish your quilt. Use quilt hanging clips these clips fasten onto the edge of the quilt and get mounted on a nail in the wall. All you have to do is fold two squares in half baste the triangles in two corners of the quilt and add your binding.

Make a hanging sleeve another way to hang a quilt on the wall is to sew a fabric tube called a hanging sleeve to the. Stitch the tube to the backing at the upper edge. Measure the width of the wall hanging s top edge. Install a third bracket to support the rod by its center for any quilt over four feet in width.

It s beneficial to take down a hanging quilt every three or four months to give it a rest. Wall hangings a foot or smaller in width will require two tabs. To hang a quilt you simply cut a yardstick to the proper length insert it into the pockets and hang it on your wall with command strips. If possible work with a partner who can stand back at a distance and verify.