I promised Carol a photo of the end result when you use the folded triangles in the corners of a small quilt for hanging. I used a 1/4" dowel that was cut to length for this and then the clip ring to hang it up. As I was taking the photo, I had a light bulb moment.....if it works on the top, it would work on the bottom of wall hangings, too! Sometimes you need just a little added weight to make a wall hanging stay flat---especially on longer banner style hangings, and the corner triangles are easier to add than a sleeve.Revised Tip: Cut 4 triangles 3" to 4" square. Fold in half diagonally. Place one in each corner of the wall hanging---aligning the raw edges. Pin in place. Attach binding as usual. To hang, slip a dowel cut to length to fit into the created pockets.
I found a simple strippy idea at Quiltville that I remembered---see the vertical example at the bottom of the post. I am seriously trying to reduce the amount of 2 1/2" strips that I have accumulated. So I went thru the 3 boxes of strips and pulled out all the blues and greens to put together using this idea. Now I have a new night time sewing project.
Happy stitching,
Thanks Debbie. It looks great.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip ,I like this alot better than the sleeves and I also like the idea of putting them on the bottom to add weight to straighten out some uneven quilts that will not hang flat.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how large a quilt (baby?) you could do this on? May be any size if you add some sewn down 2# wade strips of sleeve ever foot or so. What do you think? Thankks for showing us.
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