Make Wall Hanging Sleeve

A quilt hanging sleeve can be permanent or temporary and it can be sewn on after or at the same time you apply binding a hanging sleeve allows a quilt to hang evenly preventing the stretch that nearly always occurs when you secure the project to a wall with a series of pins or other fasteners.

Make wall hanging sleeve.

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. 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 sleeve fabric to size for your fabric art. The finished sleeve will be less than half of the cut size.

Step by step hanging sleeve instructions. A hanging sleeve is a fabric tube sewn to the back of a quilt to make it possible to hang the quilt on the wall. Larger quilts require a hanging sleeve attached to the back to accommodate a wooden dowel or decorative curtain rod. The finished size of my wall hanging is 8 x 15.

Adding a hanging sleeve may take a few more minutes but it will be worth it in the long run. Smaller quilts can be hung with purchased clips sewn on tabs or pins applied to the corners. For a larger wall hanging make the sleeve 9 inches long. The cut size.

Hanging sleeves are also used to mount quilts at shows and competitions.