How To Hang A Quilted 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.

How to hang a quilted wall hanging.

It s beneficial to take down a hanging quilt every three or four months to give it a rest. Find cute i made this labels here. You can use as few as two colors or as many as nine in your quilted wall hanging. Pick a spacious area.

Choosing where to hang 1. It involves adding two triangles to the top back corners of your unbound quilt basting them on and then binding your quilt. Beth ferrier from craftsy has an awesome tutorial. 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. Corner sleeves work for small quilts lap quilts doll quilts and smaller wall hangings are easily displayed by stitching corner pockets into the back side at the top. This video will let you hang your quilt with just one hook nail at the same time you make your binding. Angie hodapp demonstrates how to avoid making a sleeve when you finally finish your quilt.

Use a rotary cutter mat and ruler or scissors to cut nine 9 1 2 inch by 9 1 2 inch squares to create a 27 inch by 27 inch wall hanging. 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. Favor those rooms whose colors will contrast those of your quilt. Obviously choose a wall with enough area to fit your quilt.

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. Hang your quilt where it. Measure the width of the quilt across the top and cut a strip of fabric exactly that length by 8 1 2 inches wide. Combine prints and colors as you like.

However much like any work of art it s important to know how to hang a quilt properly to safeguard it from harm. Make your quilt pop. 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. How to hang a quilt using a hanging sleeve is outlined here.