How To Hang A Quilt On The Wall Without A Sleeve

Iron the creases flat and pin in place.

How to hang a quilt on the wall without a sleeve.

I have seen quilts totally ruined because they were hung from separate clamps clips rings etc along the top edge. A dowel rod is then inserted in the tube which can either be hung on a couple of nails or in conjunction with a nice looking wood quilt wall hanger. Laura from sew very easy has an easier way. Use quilt hanging clips.

Sew strips together to create one long strip. Quilt found on petra prins. Here is a set of traditional wood hanging clips. Row quilt designed by lori holt from quilty fun.

Hem each edge of the 8 strip by turning in the edges a and then another. But if you don t want a sleeve on the quilt use a full bar clamp in order to evenly distribute the weight of the quilt so it doesn t stretch. Quilt found on hometalk. These clips fasten onto the edge of the quilt and get mounted on a nail in the wall.

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. They can easily wind up with scalloped tops from the stress of uneven pull from hanging the larger the quilt the faster it happens. Trim the long strip down to 8 x 54. There are lots and lots of other quilt clip hangers for the wall.

There are many ways to hang a large quilt however most involve hand sewing a sleeve on the back. Sew as close to the edge of the folded fabric as possible. 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. The wood quilt wall hanger attaches to the wall and is a permanent fixture and will allow you to change out your quilts using the sleeve hanger on the back of the quilt and a dowel rod.