For this method we will be adding the hanging sleeve after the project has been quilted and the binding.
Quilt sleeve for wall hanging.
Smaller quilts can be hung with purchased.
Most quilt shows require a sleeve about 4 wide.
A dowel or a rod or a flat board is slipped through the tube then suspended from nails or screws on the wall.
Measure 88 inches up from the bottom of your quilt and mark the backing.
Hanging sleeves are also used to mount quilts at shows and competitions.
How to make a hanging sleeve measuring.
For very large quilts you may need 2 hanging sleeves.
Step by steps instructions for adding a new sleeve.
Trim batting and backing carefully squaring up corners as necessary.
This tutorial is for a 4 quilt hanging sleeve a bit larger than the one shown in the video but a 4 sleeve is standard for many shows here in the u s.
Baste the layers together and then quilt or tie.
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Let size be your guide when determining how to hang your quilt.
If your quilt is longer than 90 create the secondary sleeve as instructed above.
This new system requires some give in the sleeve on the quilt so the rod can slip over the hanging hook properly.
Cut the sleeve 8 wide x the exact width of your quilt.
Sew a hanging sleeve to the quilt when you sew the binding sandwich the quilt top batting and backing.
Stitch using a scant seam allowance.
Attaching the sleeve s to the quilt back primary sleeve with the open seam against the quilts back pin one long pressed edge just under the finished upper binding edge on the back of the quilt.
Lay out your quilt on a flat surface with the backing up.
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Corner sleeves work for small quilts.
Step by step hanging sleeve instructions.
An easy way to do this is to simply stitch a tube shaped sleeve across the entire back of the quilt and then run a dowel through it.
On the shorter 9 sides measure 1 5 in from the raw edges and mark.
Fons porter rotary.
Cut fabric for your sleeve 9 by the width of quilt.
Fold the ends in twice and again to finish each end of the sleeve.
Cut or piece together fabric to make a strip 9 tall and the same width as.
Fold the fabric strip in half lengthwise with wrong side inside.
You can use the same fabric that you used for your quilt backing so that the sleeve blends in or you can use a different fabric or even muslin.
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.
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.
