hanging a quilted wall hanging

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03-26-2011, 06:22 AM

#31

ywoodruff5

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What a great idea! I do a lot of wallhanging quilts and will definitely try this. Thank you for sharing.

03-26-2011, 07:00 AM

#32

janeknapp

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Go to this website to see a magnetic hanging system...just costs more than what is shown in these postings but there are no nails in the wall.

http://www.magnificentquilt.com/

03-26-2011, 07:21 AM

#33

sewlady

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CompulsiveQuilter

You can also make an "invisible" hanger by making the sleeve a bit short, and inserting a simple dowel just a bit short of the width. Hang it on two nails BEHIND the quilt. It sort of floats on the wall.

This is what I do. You hang the dowel that is inside the pocket on the two nails. Works beautifully.

03-26-2011, 08:23 AM

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g-maquilts

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For a small quilt I sew small plastic curtain rings on the corners of the quilt and then put through pins or small nails in the wall.

03-26-2011, 09:35 AM

#35

IDquilter

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Maggiemay,
love your sleeve idea for hanging things. Will have to try it.

03-26-2011, 10:36 AM

#36

WI Rose

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I've never seen this but I like it! Thanks for sharing.

03-26-2011, 11:35 AM

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gale

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Quote:

Originally Posted by janeknapp

Go to this website to see a magnetic hanging system...just costs more than what is shown in these postings but there are no nails in the wall.

http://www.magnificentquilt.com/

Be careful with those. I've had similar things take the paint (and sometimes pieces of the drywall) right off the wall when I took it down. We have real wood paneling in our living room so I couldn't use that-it would peel the varnish right off the wood.

03-26-2011, 12:08 PM

#38

donnalynett

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Quote:

Originally Posted by LeslieTQD

The dowel will need to attach to something on your wall. Sometimes you will see a shelf with a dowel underneath it that works as the hanger.

I use a black curtain rod (you can buy them at target, home depot, etc.) to display my quilts at home. They usually will have some packages of rings with small clips that you can buy in addition to the curtain rod.

That's a great idea and I really like the looks.

03-26-2011, 12:16 PM

#39

gale

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I did the curtain rod ring thing with a larger wall hanging, but I actually just used a 1" dowel and put those balls w/ one flat side on each end (I put the rings on the dowel before gluing the balls on) and then use two nails in the wall to rest the dowel on. DH is very anal about putting nails in studs and never using anchors if possible and this way, he could put the nails wherever he wanted because the rod just rests on them-so it can be slid back and forth quite a bit.

03-26-2011, 01:44 PM

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PatQuilts

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I wanted to hang a 2 x 3 foot quilted wall hanging in my office and wasn't sure whether it was okay to put nails, etc. into the walls. I found some 3M Command removable hangers that are designed to keep computer/electrical cords out of the way and attached to a wall or baseboard. I put a dowel in a sleeve on the back of the quilt then slipped the dowel into the removable Command hangers. Worked like a charm. Think I am going to do this at home so I can move things around whenever I want with no marks on the wall.