How To Hang A Small Quilted Wall Hanging

How to hang small quilts.

How to hang a small quilted wall hanging.

They re colorful and inspiring and they help muffle acoustics to prevent noise from carrying from room to room. This quilted wall hanging is designed for a beginner at quilting and uses a traditional nine patch design. Yes you ll be making some small holes in the fabric of the hanging sleeve but it s a small price to pay for an easy hanging device. They are good to use if your quilt doesn t have a hanging sleeve.

Insert the one step hanger into the wall at the mark using a hammer. It looks like your quilt is floating on the wall. 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. To hang a smaller quilt you don t necessarily need a quilt sleeve on the back but more like pocket corners.

If the quilt is much larger than your hanger the corners may bend over. Quilted wall hangings are an affordable way to add warmth and color to your walls. Use quilt hanging clips. Drapery rings if your quilt is fairly small two drapery rings ought to do the trick to help you hang it.

There s a price for convenience and aesthetics. Lemon tree tales has a tutorial for covering a small hoop with macramé and sewing them to the back of the quilt as hanging loops. The tube type hanging sleeve is added to the quilt backing after the quilt has been quilted and before binding a quilt. Quilts make exquisite wall hangings after all.

When you make a quilted wall hanging one thing you need to decide on is how you will hang the quilt on the wall. Trim your threads and use a drapery rod passed through the ribbon loops to hang your quilt on the wall. Alternatively you can attach velcro strips to the wall and the back of your quilt so you can easily hang it up and take it down. The msrp for the hang it dang it ranges from 30 small to 70 large.

This process requires hand stitching but it can be done as an afterthought when the quilt is entirely finished and bound. Then insert it through the sleeve or tabs on the quilt and mount it on the wall using brackets. Just plan to add the corners prior to stitching the quilt s binding in place. If you re not worried about scratching the wall you could just sew the hoops straight onto the quilt back.

Also easy to adjust by pulling out the extendable rod for different quilt sizes and to make sure the quilt hangs straight on the wall. There are several different ways to do this. Hanging and displaying wall quilts. Next determine where you want to hang your quilt and mark where the hanging prong from the back of your quilt touches the wall.

These clips fasten onto the edge of the quilt and get mounted on a nail in the wall. This technique is ideal for many quilts even up to a baby size quilt.