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Hanging your Quilt
When you want to display your quilt, at home or at an exhibition, the most common way is by using a wooden or metal rod threaded through a hanging sleeve to the quilt back. This size of the sleeve is determined by the width of your quilt- you need to cut a piece that is about 5cm (2") shorted than the width and at least 21cm (8 1/2") for a 10cm (4") deep sleeve.
To stitch this in place at the same time as the binding:
- Turn in the raw edges on the sides, right sides together and stitch, press and turn out.
- Fold the piece lengthwise with wrong sides together and tack to backing with the binding on top.
- After stitching slip stitch the bottom seam in place, keeping the sleeve with some "give", not flat to enable the hanging rod to go through.
When you want to display your quilt, at home or at an exhibition, the most common way is by using a wooden or metal rod threaded through a hanging sleeve to the quilt back. This size of the sleeve is determined by the width of your quilt- you need to cut a piece that is about 5cm (2") shorted than the width and at least 21cm (8 1/2") for a 10cm (4") deep sleeve.
To stitch this in place at the same time as the binding:
- Turn in the raw edges on the sides, right sides together and stitch, press and turn out.
- Fold the piece lengthwise with wrong sides together and tack to backing with the binding on top.
- After stitching slip stitch the bottom seam in place, keeping the sleeve with some "give", not flat to enable the hanging rod to go through.
