Hanging a quilt, how much weight
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Hanging a quilt, how much weight
Well I'm almost done with all repairs to my house after Hurricane Florence. Newly painted walls and all drywall intact. Now I would like to make a wall quilt approximately 60 inch square and hang it in my living room. I'm wondering how much this would weigh about and how to hang it. I know how to make a sleeve for it, but I'm not good at carpentry stuff. I also don't want to spend an arm and a leg to hang this quilt. As I could use that money for thread and such. All suggestions, tutorials, videos and advice needed. I like to really know all my options. Thank you, fellow master minds.
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only thing I can think of is to take the quilt to a place with a weight scale. Get your weight without the quilt, then get your weight with the quilt! Good luck and glad things are getting finished with your house.
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You could take it to the post office or the grocery store to ask someone to weigh it for you. You might get a funny look or two - but, whatever!
Remember to include the weight of the bar/rod and holders in your calculations - and also if you plan to put something on the bottom of your quilt to hold it straight/rigid.
Remember to include the weight of the bar/rod and holders in your calculations - and also if you plan to put something on the bottom of your quilt to hold it straight/rigid.
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I hang all of my quilts the same way: I pin safety pins to the sleeve and then hang the safety pin on very tiny nails. Almost no cost at all and takes no skills and virtually no damage to my walls. The bigger the quilt the more pins/nails I use, but most only require 4-6. Probably not very conventional, but works!
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I make two sleeves that are hand stitched to the top of the quilt and the bottom of the quilt. We insert wooden strips that my husband cuts down from his stock (poplar). That being said, you could have someone cut sturdy wooden strips at a home improvement center. He uses wood that measures 1 1/4" to 1 1/2" wide, 1/4" thick and then slightly shorter than your sleeve. This is so it does not stick out pass the We insert the wooden slat into sleeve, pull back the quilt just a bit and he screws the wood to the wall thru the sleeve. He uses dry wall anchors and the end result is very sturdy. For cleaning, I vacuum the quilts. This system has worked well for us.
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