Use quilt hanging clips.
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.
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.
You can use as few as two colors or as many as nine in your quilted wall hanging.
Quilt care part 2.
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.
Gently fold that side of the quilt back into place pressing firmly on the strips.
Beth ferrier from craftsy has an awesome tutorial.
All you have to do is fold two squares in half baste the triangles in two corners of the quilt and add your binding.
Choose a board that is 2 inches wide and a half inch thick.
They are good to use if your quilt doesn t have a hanging sleeve.
Hanging can put the stress of gravity on the seams and fabric and the bigger the quilt the greater the strain wall explains.
There are several different ways to do this.
While holding one half of the top edge in place fold the other half down at an angle and peel the paper backing off the strips.
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.
Attach corresponding strips on top of each marking and then hang your quilt by pressing the quilt s strips into the wall s.
It involves adding two triangles to the top back corners of your unbound quilt basting them on and then binding your quilt.
Alternately screw or nail a wooden board to the wall and attach the velcro strips to that.
Labeling and displaying quilts.
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.
These clips fasten onto the edge of the quilt and get mounted on a nail in the wall.
It s beneficial to take down a hanging quilt every three or four months to give it a rest.
Lap quilts doll quilts and smaller wall hangings are easily displayed by stitching corner pockets into the back side at the top.
Be aware that some wall paint may be resistant to adhesive backings.
However much like any work of art it s important to know how to hang a quilt properly to safeguard it from harm.
How to hang a quilt using a hanging sleeve is outlined here.
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.