Make Wall Hanging Sleeve

The finished sleeve will be less than half of the cut size.

Make wall hanging sleeve. Now since my wall hanging is small and a 4 wide sleeve is quite unnecessary i ve cut my strip to 8 x 5 8 for the width of the wall hanging and 5 instead of 8 1 2 which is what you would need to make a 4 wide sleeve. A dowel or a rod or a flat board is slipped through the tube then suspended from nails or screws on the wall. Aqs has the leading hardware for hanging quilts at our shows which may be different than some contestants have used in the past. Step by steps instructions for adding a new sleeve.

A hanging sleeve is a fabric tube sewn to the back of a quilt to make it possible to hang the quilt on the wall. Hanging sleeves are also used to mount quilts at shows and competitions. Adding a hanging sleeve may take a few more minutes but it will be worth it in the long run. The cut size.

Smaller quilts can be hung with purchased clips sewn on tabs or pins applied to the corners. Step by step hanging sleeve instructions. Larger quilts require a hanging sleeve attached to the back to accommodate a wooden dowel or decorative curtain rod. Measure and cut the sleeve fabric to size for your fabric art.

A quilt hanging sleeve can be permanent or temporary and it can be sewn on after or at the same time you apply binding a hanging sleeve allows a quilt to hang evenly preventing the stretch that nearly always occurs when you secure the project to a wall with a series of pins or other fasteners.