Hanging Sleeve For Wall Hanging

Cut fabric for your sleeve 9 by the width of quilt.

Hanging sleeve for wall hanging.

Now fold the strip lengthwise wrong sides. Hand stitch the top edge of the sleeve s to the back of your quilt. Fold under both short edges about 1 4 wrong sides together. Sew a hanging sleeve after the quilt is finished cut or piece together fabric to make a strip 9 tall and the same width as the quilt.

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This will prevent the quilt from curling around the rod when it s hung. Mark the fabric art with a pin to identify the top orientation for hanging. This tutorial is for a 4 quilt hanging sleeve a bit larger than the one shown in the video but a 4 sleeve is standard for many shows here in the u s. Hand stitch the bottom of the sleeve s in place.

Fons porter rotary. Determine the length of the sleeve by the overall size of the. How to attach a sleeve to a wall hanging 1. Step 1 prepare the sleeve.

If you re using a round rod or dowel add a small pleat so that the sleeve doesn t lie flat on the quilt. 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 fold both of the short ends under toward the wrong side of the fabric 1 4 and press. On the shorter 9 sides measure 1 5 in from the raw edges and mark. Fold under again to double the fabric.

Step by steps instructions for adding a new sleeve. Cut the sleeve 8 wide x the exact width of your quilt. Add 1 inch to the width measurement for the sleeve. Stitch using a scant seam allowance.

This new system requires some give in the sleeve on the quilt so the rod can slip over the hanging hook properly. Measure and cut. The tube s unfinished seam faces the quilt.