Step by steps instructions for adding a new sleeve.
Hanging sleeve for wall hanging.
This new system requires some give in the sleeve on the quilt so the rod can slip over the hanging hook properly.
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.
The tube s unfinished seam faces the quilt.
Fold the ends in twice and again to finish each end of the sleeve.
Hand stitch the top edge of the sleeve s to the back of your quilt.
Cut the sleeve 8 wide x the exact width of your quilt.
Tack the ends of the sleeve s in place so it cannot be lifted from the quilt.
Fons porter rotary.
Pin the tube securely in place.
On the shorter 9 sides measure 1 5 in from the raw edges and mark.
Fold under both short edges about 1 4 wrong sides together.
Step 1 prepare the sleeve.
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.
Add 1 inch to the width measurement for the sleeve.
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.
Measure the width of the wall hanging.
If you re using a round rod or dowel add a small pleat so that the sleeve doesn t lie flat on the quilt.
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Cut fabric for your sleeve 9 by the width of quilt.
Measure and cut.
How to attach a sleeve to a wall hanging 1.
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.
Now fold the strip lengthwise wrong sides.
Hand stitch the bottom of the sleeve s in place.
Fold under again to double the fabric.