There are many ways to hang a quilt up on your wall.
Thirty years ago, it was popular to put Velcro on the back of your quilt and also to the wall in order to hang a full sized bed quilt.
That seems to have evolved to people putting cotton sleeves on the back and running a wooden dowel or curtain rod through.
All of the above involve putting holes in your wall, and that is a level of commitment that I'm not always sure I'm ready to make.
Because I love small quilts, or doll quilts really, I put together the below tutorial on how I like to hang these little quilts on the wall.
You are not making any holes in the wall.
Using the method as described puts a minimal amount of stress on the back of your doll quilt which I also like since keeping my quilts in good shape is another one of my goals.
Hanging quilts like this will work best for small quilts, small wall hangings, and doll quilts. Full sized bed quilts will need to be hung by other methods.
So here goes...let me know if the info is helpful and if you like my humble little tutorial video!
How to Hang a Doll Quilt
The method requires the following supplies:
- Picture Hanging Strips, by 3M Command (2 'sets' per each doll quilt if you want to attach upper corners only; 4 'sets' per doll quilt if you want to anchor the bottom corners as well)
- Sewing machine
- Scissors
- Applique needle
- Thread
- Cotton twill tape (2 pieces that are 7" long and 1/2" wide if anchoring at top only; 4 pieces if anchoring bottom also)
Thirty years ago, it was popular to put Velcro on the back of your quilt and also to the wall in order to hang a full sized bed quilt.
That seems to have evolved to people putting cotton sleeves on the back and running a wooden dowel or curtain rod through.
All of the above involve putting holes in your wall, and that is a level of commitment that I'm not always sure I'm ready to make.
Because I love small quilts, or doll quilts really, I put together the below tutorial on how I like to hang these little quilts on the wall.
You are not making any holes in the wall.
Using the method as described puts a minimal amount of stress on the back of your doll quilt which I also like since keeping my quilts in good shape is another one of my goals.
Hanging quilts like this will work best for small quilts, small wall hangings, and doll quilts. Full sized bed quilts will need to be hung by other methods.
So here goes...let me know if the info is helpful and if you like my humble little tutorial video!
How to Hang a Doll Quilt
The method requires the following supplies:
- Picture Hanging Strips, by 3M Command (2 'sets' per each doll quilt if you want to attach upper corners only; 4 'sets' per doll quilt if you want to anchor the bottom corners as well)
- Sewing machine
- Scissors
- Applique needle
- Thread
- Cotton twill tape (2 pieces that are 7" long and 1/2" wide if anchoring at top only; 4 pieces if anchoring bottom also)
Video Tutorial HERE. Note that the video itself is just less than 10 minutes long and will take a couple of minutes to load and start playing after you click the link.
Compliments to my amazing husband for his awesome camera work! Thanks honey.
5 comments:
Thanks Marisa, I have been looking for exactly this to hang mine and have it fairly flush against the wall. Thank your husband too, great job.
Nice tutorial Marisa! Very helpful :)
Very good tutorial, thanks for that.
I have the same textured wall so it's good to know it works on that kind of surface.
I love your embroidery too!
Love your redwork!
What a fabulous idea. I even have some of those hangers in the drawer. Now I know just what to do with them. Thank you for making the video.
Shirley.
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