Hanging Quilts
02-23-2019, 12:18 AM
#14
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 9,585
I'm a curtain-rod-and-hanging-sleeve girl; I don't like those grippy teeth on curtain rings biting into my quilt.
If you want to use magnets, make sure you look for "neodymium" magnets. I think they're also called rare earth magnets. They're much stronger, in fact, be careful if you have one in your hand, because they can jump out of your hand and onto the fridge and pinch your finger webbing in between and give you a blood blister, and then you have to cry because you can't quilt for a day or two, and you have to take solace in a bag of Hershey's kisses, a glass or three of wine, and a rom-com marathon. Or so I've heard.
If you want to use magnets, make sure you look for "neodymium" magnets. I think they're also called rare earth magnets. They're much stronger, in fact, be careful if you have one in your hand, because they can jump out of your hand and onto the fridge and pinch your finger webbing in between and give you a blood blister, and then you have to cry because you can't quilt for a day or two, and you have to take solace in a bag of Hershey's kisses, a glass or three of wine, and a rom-com marathon. Or so I've heard.
02-23-2019, 04:58 AM
#15
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 280
I wanted to hang a quilt above my stairway going down to my basement without drilling holes and a lot of fuss getting it centered. I bought these at a quilt show. The quilt is hung placing the command strips that are included and then just three of these small metal plates that have a very strong magnet stuck to them. I inserted a flat metal "stick" (purchased at Home Depot, don't know what they are called, but they come in varying lengths and I taped two together to get the length I needed) in the sleeve and it just snaps to where the magnets are placed on the wall. You can also adjust the quilt to get it straight. There are five in a package. I used three to hang my quilt, but probably could have done it with two. They are $55 for the package of five. I'm very happy with this system. I also used these flat, metal sticks at the bottom of the quilt to weight it down and keep it straight. I also could have used the Command strip poster strips at the bottom to keep it straight. The web site is: https://magnificentquilt.com/collect.../quilt-hangers
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02-23-2019, 05:01 AM
#16
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: PA
Posts: 10,703
I'm a curtain-rod-and-hanging-sleeve girl; I don't like those grippy teeth on curtain rings biting into my quilt.
If you want to use magnets, make sure you look for "neodymium" magnets. I think they're also called rare earth magnets. They're much stronger, in fact, be careful if you have one in your hand, because they can jump out of your hand and onto the fridge and pinch your finger webbing in between and give you a blood blister, and then you have to cry because you can't quilt for a day or two, and you have to take solace in a bag of Hershey's kisses, a glass or three of wine, and a rom-com marathon. Or so I've heard.
If you want to use magnets, make sure you look for "neodymium" magnets. I think they're also called rare earth magnets. They're much stronger, in fact, be careful if you have one in your hand, because they can jump out of your hand and onto the fridge and pinch your finger webbing in between and give you a blood blister, and then you have to cry because you can't quilt for a day or two, and you have to take solace in a bag of Hershey's kisses, a glass or three of wine, and a rom-com marathon. Or so I've heard.
02-23-2019, 05:21 AM
#17
Super Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Milton DE
Posts: 3,189
In the past I've done curtain rods...but now have a newly built hse and refuse to put holes in the walls so I strictly use command strips...16lb weight strips hold my heavy quilts fine, no falling or issues. Since they are long strips I cut them in half and use the half w/pull off wall on the wall and I take the other half and stick on back of quilt and then put a pin thru it from the front to make sure it holds. The secret is once in place remove the quilt and let the wall strips adhere over night without the weight of the quilt. I've hung up to 64L x 40W...I do allot of switching out by leaving the wall strips in place and then lay the quilt top I remove on the flr with the new quilt to be hung top to top and take the quilt strips off aligning placement exactly as it is on the removed quilt...Pin to new quilt and Viola have a new quilt hanging and I'm not constantly buying Command Strips...I do that w/all my quilts and I have allot hanging and none have fallen off the walls.
02-23-2019, 08:03 AM
#19
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Georgia
Posts: 11,189
I wanted to hang a quilt above my stairway going down to my basement without drilling holes and a lot of fuss getting it centered. I bought these at a quilt show. The quilt is hung placing the command strips that are included and then just three of these small metal plates that have a very strong magnet stuck to them. I inserted a flat metal "stick" (purchased at Home Depot, don't know what they are called, but they come in varying lengths and I taped two together to get the length I needed) in the sleeve and it just snaps to where the magnets are placed on the wall. You can also adjust the quilt to get it straight. There are five in a package. I used three to hang my quilt, but probably could have done it with two. They are $55 for the package of five. I'm very happy with this system. I also used these flat, metal sticks at the bottom of the quilt to weight it down and keep it straight. I also could have used the Command strip poster strips at the bottom to keep it straight. The web site is: https://magnificentquilt.com/collect.../quilt-hangers
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Joyce
02-23-2019, 05:12 PM
#20
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mooresville, NC
Posts: 660
I have a big problem with hanging quilts using the ring clips and a rod. A sleeve is really easy to add to the back and will provide equal weight all along the rod. The clips don’t provide the proper hanging weight and could very well stretch the borders. I’ve been doing quilting for 40 years come this September and was taught to always provide equal hanging across the whole quilt. In the other hand, a small quilt with c,iOS and rings would be just fine. A large quilt is really heavy and I sure wouldn’t want to damage the edges. Thanks for listening to my humble opinion.
Sandy in Mooresville, NC
Sandy in Mooresville, NC
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