How To Make A Sleeve For A Quilt Wall Hanging

Smaller quilts can be hung with purchased clips sewn on tabs or pins applied to the corners.

How to make a sleeve for a quilt wall hanging.

For very large quilts you may need 2 hanging sleeves. 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. Aqs has the leading hardware for hanging quilts at our shows which may be different than some contestants have used in the past. A dowel or a rod or a flat board is slipped through the tube then suspended from nails or screws on the wall.

Follow these easy guidelines to preparing a hanging slee. Fons porter rotary. Most quilt shows require a sleeve about 4. This new system requires some give in the sleeve on the quilt so the rod can slip over the hanging hook properly.

Step by step hanging sleeve instructions. Larger quilts require a hanging sleeve attached to the back to accommodate a wooden dowel or decorative curtain rod. A quilt hanging sleeve can be permanent or temporary and it can be sewn on after or at the same time you apply binding. A hanging sleeve allows a quilt to hang evenly preventing the stretch that nearly always occurs when you secure the project to a wall with a series of pins or other fasteners.

Small lightweight miniature quilts can hang on a 1 2 diameter rod so they require a much smaller sleeve. In this video we show you how to add a hanging sleeve to your quilt is easy. Adding a hanging sleeve may take a few more minutes but it will be worth it in the long run.