Watson

Information from Quilt Canada entry....
Hmmmm.....

Watson

thimblebug6000

Of course everything depends on the rules of the show...but what I did with my butterfly...after I quilted all three layers of it and bound it... I cut a piece of cardboard a little smaller than the actual size.... then I cut an extra backing fabric just large enough for a turn under hem.... I stitched a hanging sleeve onto that... then I laid my completed wall hanging face down... laid the cardboard on top of that... laid the extra backing with the stitched sleeve face up on top of that... and then hand stitched it on. The work is non bendable.... but it hangs on the wall without any sagging. HTH.... here's a picture of it on the wall.[ATTACH=CONFIG]573060[/ATTACH]

quilttiger

I have used old wooden rulers, cut to fit, in place of round dowels.

rryder

Watson, could you mount it on a rectangular or square piece of whitefabric and put the hanging sleeve on the White fabric


Rob

rainbowzebra

I posted a 12x12 mini quilt a couple of weeks ago that I am using on the front door window to keep the morning sun out of my eye. I was afraid that hanging the square on point the side corners might curl in, so in the binding I sewed very narrow strips of plastic cut from a dish soap bottle. The strips are on the back side of the quilt but totally hidden in the binding. It gives the quilt just enough body to stay flat. The plastic strip is not as long as the side of the quilt. This does not answer your question about the quilt show but keeps the side points where they belong. BTW cool wall hanging.

Ellen 1

Hi Watson, I made a round quilt, about 48-52", I mounted it on a "dream catcher". I contacted the quilt show I was entering (Denver National Quilt Festival, i.e. A Mancuso Show). I explained about the quilt and a "hanger" I had for it and asked if I could enter the quilt. They said yes. So, long story short, if you are planning to enter your quilt in a show, contact them and ask if they will accept it. Each show will have different rules/exceptions. Good Luck!

Watson

Thanks, everyone.
I'm wondering if I attached the stiff backing that people use for rug-hooking, if that would hold the top points up and give body to the rest of it? Then just attach the hanging sleeve to that?

This is all just conjecture at this pint...it isn't even quilted yet...but I certainly appreciate all the input.

Watson

Pennyhal

If it is not a quilt for a show, I stitch small pieces of velcro the the back of the quilt at every spot that I think may sag. I tack the matching piece of velcro to the wall with a nail that has a head. Then I velcro the quilt to the wall.

Boston1954

I once saw a wall hanging shaped like the Star Trek Symbol in a show. If they will take that odd triangle, they should be open for just about anything.

nanibi

An idea I haven't yet tried: between the batting and backing, put a layer of very heavy Pellon-type stuff or even bag-bottom stiffener. Quilt simply and bind as usual, then put horizontal hanging sleeve across the second row of circles. I think the interfacing would support the triangles nicely. You would have to glue-baste the sandwich and make binding a tad wider to accommodate the extra thickness. But of course I don't know how big this hanging is! was assuming fairly small.