How To Make A Sleeve For A Quilt Wall Hanging

A hanging sleeve is a fabric tube sewn to the back of a quilt to make it possible to hang the quilt on the wall.

How to make a sleeve for a quilt wall hanging.

Fons porter rotary. 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. A quilt hanging sleeve can be permanent or temporary and it can be sewn on after or at the same time you apply binding. Aqs has the leading hardware for hanging quilts at our shows which may be different than some contestants have used in the past.

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

Smaller quilts can be hung with purchased clips sewn on tabs or pins applied to the corners. For very large quilts you may need 2 hanging sleeves. Small lightweight miniature quilts can hang on a 1 2 diameter rod so they require a much smaller sleeve. Adding a hanging sleeve may take a few more minutes but it will be worth it in the long run.

Step by steps instructions for adding a new sleeve. 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.