Please share ways to hang mini quilts
#1
Please share ways to hang mini quilts
I'm in the process of creating a mini quilt wall in my sewing room. I've used the triangle corners sewn into the binding with a rod across the back, and 3m clothespin looking clips just clipped to the top of the quilt. What are some other ways you use? I'm trying to use a variety of methods so they all don't look the same.
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A year or so after my mother passed away, my sister-in-law found some blocks that Mom had made. Instead of just giving them to my brother (her husband), myself, and my sisters, she took each of them, had a friend make a custom frame and gave them to each of us one Christmas. Given that quilting is an art, I've often thought smaller quilts would be nice in a frame. Obviously that's not for everyone, but this hangs proudly in my wife''s sewing room (I took it down because we are in the process of redoing parts of her room).
ETA: Obviously, you would need a thicker area under the glass if the quilt was completed.
ETA: Obviously, you would need a thicker area under the glass if the quilt was completed.
Last edited by Rob The HOAQ; 06-15-2020 at 01:54 PM.
#6
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I use old machine needles pushed through the top corners and simply hammer them into the wall. They leave a miniscule hole that is nearly invisible and easily patched if needed. If you use the metal and wood dowel hangers, one needle will work.
#7
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Depending on the size, I've purchased painters stretch canvas available at most craft stores and are not expensive. I paint the canvas a coordinating color, apply Velcro dots to the canvase and the back of the mini, adhere mini to the canvas and hang. I've also used the other suggestions mentioned above, all with success.
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She would change her displays regularly, doilies, potholders, seasonal mini quilts.
I found a roll of smaller than usual clothespins on a cord that was wound around a wood spool, I'm not sure if they were really meant for baby clothes or to hang cards/decorations for a baby shower but the cords came in pink and blue. My son and DDiL said they didn't need it for the grandbaby, so I happily took the clothes pins and put them in my drawer of useful stuff. Right next to the bag of regular ones!