How To Hang A Wall Hanging Quilt

This video will let you hang your quilt with just one hook nail at the same time you make your binding.

How to hang a wall hanging quilt.

Beth ferrier from craftsy has an awesome tutorial. Alternately screw or nail a wooden board to the wall and attach the velcro strips to that. These clips fasten onto the edge of the quilt and get mounted on a nail in the wall. There are several different ways to do this.

Be aware that some wall paint may be resistant to adhesive backings. It involves sewing a continuous edging to the quilt top above left that then fits around a wooden stretcher frame and is stapled to the back above right note screw eyes inside frame to hang on wall from an attached wire. 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.

It s beneficial to take down a hanging quilt every three or four months to give it a rest. They are good to use if your quilt doesn t have a hanging sleeve. 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. When you make a quilted wall hanging one thing you need to decide on is how you will hang the quilt on the wall.

Lap quilts doll quilts and smaller wall hangings are easily displayed by stitching corner pockets into the back side at the top. However much like any work of art it s important to know how to hang a quilt properly to safeguard it from harm. 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. Combine prints and colors as you like.

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. It involves adding two triangles to the top back corners of your unbound quilt basting them on and then binding your quilt. You can use as few as two colors or as many as nine in your quilted wall hanging. Quilt care part 2.

Gently fold that side of the quilt back into place pressing firmly on the strips. Add these small triangular pieces on top of the backing and beneath the binding of your creation for a finished look. All you have to do is fold two squares in half baste the triangles in two corners of the quilt and add your binding. When you ve decided where you want to hang it on the wall position the quilt on the wall making sure it s hanging flat and level.

Choose a board that is 2 inches wide and a half inch thick. Labeling and displaying quilts. Use quilt hanging clips.