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.
Hanging sleeve for wall hanging.
Cut fabric for your sleeve 9 by the width of quilt.
This new system requires some give in the sleeve on the quilt so the rod can slip over the hanging hook properly.
Fold under again to double the fabric.
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 fold the strip lengthwise wrong sides.
Hand stitch the bottom of the sleeve s in place.
Hand stitch the top edge of the sleeve s to the back of your quilt.
Measure and cut.
Fold under both short edges about 1 4 wrong sides together.
Pin the tube securely in place.
Cut the sleeve 8 wide x the exact width of your quilt.
The tube s unfinished seam faces the quilt.
This will prevent the quilt from curling around the rod when it s hung.
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.
Add 1 inch to the width measurement for the sleeve.
Step by steps instructions for adding a new sleeve.
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.
Mark the fabric art with a pin to identify the top orientation for hanging.
Stitch using a scant seam allowance.
Fold the ends in twice and again to finish each end of the sleeve.
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.
Determine the length of the sleeve by the overall size of the.
Fons porter rotary.
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On the shorter 9 sides measure 1 5 in from the raw edges and mark.