How To Make A Sleeve For A Quilt Wall Hanging

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.

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. Fons porter rotary. Most quilt shows require a sleeve about 4. In this video we show you how to add a hanging sleeve to your quilt is easy.

Step by steps instructions for adding a new sleeve. For very large quilts you may need 2 hanging sleeves. A quilt hanging sleeve can be permanent or temporary and it can be sewn on after or at the same time you apply binding. Follow these easy guidelines to preparing a hanging slee.

Small lightweight miniature quilts can hang on a 1 2 diameter rod so they require a much smaller sleeve. Larger quilts require a hanging sleeve attached to the back to accommodate a wooden dowel or decorative curtain rod. Step by step hanging sleeve instructions. 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.

This new system requires some give in the sleeve on the quilt so the rod can slip over the hanging hook properly. A dowel or a rod or a flat board is slipped through the tube then suspended from nails or screws on the wall. Adding a hanging sleeve may take a few more minutes but it will be worth it in the long run.