Tips for Displaying Quilts
One popular device for hanging quilts on display is to sew a sleeve on the back of your quilt and insert a dowel or other rod. The sleeve is made by folding a piece of fabric that is approximately the width of your quilt or wall hanging in half lengthwise. Then sew the edges together, using a 1/4" seam allowance, and turn it inside out, so the seam allowance is on the inside. Attach the sleeve to the quilt about 1/2" below the top of the quilt and secure the bottom of the sleeve to the quilt as well. Leave the ends open, so you can insert a dowel or rod. Some Suggestions for Dowels or Rods * 1/2" (in diameter) dowel available at a lumber yard or many quilt shops. If your quilt is quite large, you may need a thicker dowel to support the weight of the quilt.
* Curtain rod -- either a plain curtain rod attached to the wall, or a decorative rod with fancy ends
* Wooden Closet rod -- these are great for very large and heavy quilts. Attach screw eyes at each end of the rod, and then use nails or screws to hang the rod from the wall. Note -- you may want to finish the wood with a polyurethane coating to prevent the oils from bleeding onto your quilt.
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