Hanging Quilts
#3
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Location: Southern USA
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Here is what I do. I buy the large command strips refills and glue them to the back of metal pieces my DH cuts for me. The command strips are on the wall. I then use a strong round magnet to hold the quilt to the metal. Easy, holds a big quilt, and if I don't want the magnets to show I put them in the sleeve of the quilt
#4
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: East Oklahoma - pining for Massachusetts
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I have never made a sleeve, but have thought about it many times. I usually attach my little wall hangings to a hanger. Larger quilts I do not hang but just put on racks or the back of the couch.
#5
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Va.
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If it's for a competition, then I make a rod pocket per competition specs.
If it's to hang in a gallery or for display at home then I use a couple of different methods depending on the weight of the quilt. For larger/heavier quilts I make a rod pocket and slide a flat metal rod in it. Then I either use command strips or nails to affix a couple of metal plates to the wall to which I attach a magnets that are strong enough to hold the quilt. This way the hanging mechanism is completely hidden and it's easy to change out quilts.
In a pinch I have also used the magnets on the front of the quilt and skipped the rod pocket, but some heavier quilts will slide out from between the magnet and metal plate so I usually add a couple of tiny binder clips that I nail to the wall using very tiny nails. These aren't strong enough to hold most of my quilts up on their own, but they do have just enough hold to keep the quilt from sliding down when used in conjunction with the magnets. This is pretty unobtrusive.
Rob
If it's to hang in a gallery or for display at home then I use a couple of different methods depending on the weight of the quilt. For larger/heavier quilts I make a rod pocket and slide a flat metal rod in it. Then I either use command strips or nails to affix a couple of metal plates to the wall to which I attach a magnets that are strong enough to hold the quilt. This way the hanging mechanism is completely hidden and it's easy to change out quilts.
In a pinch I have also used the magnets on the front of the quilt and skipped the rod pocket, but some heavier quilts will slide out from between the magnet and metal plate so I usually add a couple of tiny binder clips that I nail to the wall using very tiny nails. These aren't strong enough to hold most of my quilts up on their own, but they do have just enough hold to keep the quilt from sliding down when used in conjunction with the magnets. This is pretty unobtrusive.
Rob
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Here is what I do. I buy the large command strips refills and glue them to the back of metal pieces my DH cuts for me. The command strips are on the wall. I then use a strong round magnet to hold the quilt to the metal. Easy, holds a big quilt, and if I don't want the magnets to show I put them in the sleeve of the quilt
#8
I do this too. The top of the hanging sleeve is attached with the binding and the folded edge is stitched by hand but rolled up slightly to allow for the diameter of the rod so it hangs straight down from the rod.
#9
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Florida
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I prefer to use Café Curtain rods. They are smaller and hang about an inch from the wall. I like to put two hanging sleeves, one on the top and one on the bottom. I hang the top on the provided wall mounts and I run a second rod thru the bottom to weigh the quilt a little. I don't attach the bottom rod to the wall. On wider quilts, it' necessary to put a hole in the center of the hanging strip to allow a third center wall mount
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