Hanging Sleeve For Wall Hanging

Now fold the strip lengthwise wrong sides.
Hanging sleeve for wall hanging. Pin the tube securely in place. Fold the ends in twice and again to finish each end of the sleeve. This new system requires some give in the sleeve on the quilt so the rod can slip over the hanging hook properly. 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.
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. Hanging sleeve another method for inserting a rod to the back is to include a hanging sleeve such as in this tutorial from patchwork posse. 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. Add 1 inch to the width measurement for the sleeve.
Fold under both short edges about 1 4 wrong sides together. Mark the fabric art with a pin to identify the top orientation for hanging. Measure and cut. Step 1 prepare the sleeve.
Cut the sleeve 8 wide x the exact width of your quilt. Hand stitch the bottom of the sleeve s in place. Stitch using a scant seam allowance. Picture hanging kit 100 feet stainless steel hanging wire 60 pcs d ring picture hangers with screws and 60 pcs aluminum crimping loop sleeve for hanging paintings photos 4 6 out of 5 stars 110 13 99 13.
This will prevent the quilt from curling around the rod when it s hung. Fons porter rotary. Cut fabric for your sleeve 9 by the width of quilt. Step by steps instructions for adding a new sleeve.
On the shorter 9 sides measure 1 5 in from the raw edges and mark. Tack the ends of the sleeve s in place so it cannot be lifted from the quilt. How to attach a sleeve to a wall hanging 1. If you re using a round rod or dowel add a small pleat so that the sleeve doesn t lie flat on the quilt.
The tube s unfinished seam faces the quilt. Hand stitch the top edge of the sleeve s to the back of your quilt. Fold under again to double the fabric.