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.
Make wall hanging sleeve.
A dowel or a rod or a flat board is slipped through the tube then suspended from nails or screws on the wall.
Step by steps instructions for adding a new sleeve.
The cut size.
Smaller quilts can be hung with purchased clips sewn on tabs or pins applied to the corners.
This new system requires some give in the sleeve on the quilt so the rod can slip over the hanging hook properly.
Step by step hanging sleeve instructions.
Adding a hanging sleeve may take a few more minutes but it will be worth it in the long run.
The finished size of my wall hanging is 8 x 15.
Larger quilts require a hanging sleeve attached to the back to accommodate a wooden dowel or decorative curtain rod.
Measure and cut the sleeve fabric to size for your fabric art.
Hanging sleeves are also used to mount quilts at shows and competitions.
For a larger wall hanging make the sleeve 9 inches long.
Aqs has the leading hardware for hanging quilts at our shows which may be different than some contestants have used in the past.