It involves adding two triangles to the top back corners of your unbound quilt basting them on and then binding your quilt.
How to hang a quilted wall hanging.
This video will let you hang your quilt with just one hook nail at the same time you make your binding.
Combine prints and colors as you like.
Hang your quilt where it.
Make your quilt pop.
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Place the matching piece of command velcro on the wall and use the velcro adhesion to hold the quilt on the wall.
Choosing where to hang 1.
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.
All you have to do is fold two squares in half baste the triangles in two corners of the quilt and add your binding.
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.
It s beneficial to take down a hanging quilt every three or four months to give it a rest.
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.
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.
However much like any work of art it s important to know how to hang a quilt properly to safeguard it from harm.
Angie hodapp demonstrates how to avoid making a sleeve when you finally finish 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.
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.
Favor those rooms whose colors will contrast those of your quilt.
Obviously choose a wall with enough area to fit your quilt.
Position a piece of velcro command strips work best for this since they re designed to hang on the wall but self adhesive velcro will also work onto the exposed side of the yardstick or ruler.
Pick a spacious area.
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.