How To Hang A Patchwork Quilt Wall Hanging
Stitch the tube to the backing at the upper edge.
How to hang a patchwork quilt wall hanging. 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. Hanging can put the stress of gravity on the seams and fabric and the bigger the quilt the greater the strain wall explains. How to hang a quilt using a hanging sleeve is outlined here.
Larger wall hangings will require three or more tabs spaced about 4 inches apart. Measure the width of the quilt across the top and cut a strip of fabric exactly that length by 8 1 2 inches wide. 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. Wall hangings a foot or smaller in width will require two tabs.
Use the width measurement to determine the number of tabs. Angie hodapp demonstrates how to avoid making a sleeve when you finally finish your quilt. If possible work with a partner who can stand back at a distance and verify. It involves adding two triangles to the top back corners of your unbound quilt basting them on and then binding your quilt.
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. Measure the width of the wall hanging s top edge. 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. This video will let you hang your quilt with just one hook nail at the same time you make your binding.
However much like any work of art it s important to know how to hang a quilt properly to safeguard it from harm. Beth ferrier from craftsy has an awesome tutorial. Install a third bracket to support the rod by its center for any quilt over four feet in width. When measuring to determine where your brackets will go mark where the top and bottom of each bracket will be as well.