Comments on quiltantics: How I like to hang quilts

I just wanted to say that that's a beautiful quilt...

2008-09-21T08:31:00.000-10:00

I just wanted to say that that's a beautiful quilt (that's what caught my eye)

I am still in the design stage of my first quilt and I am waaaaaaays away from making a quilt for display but this information is great and hopefully will be useful one day...Thanks for sharing.

I just hang a curtain rod on my wall and thread th...

2008-09-20T08:50:00.000-10:00

I just hang a curtain rod on my wall and thread that through the sleeve I've sewn into my quilt, but I'm not doing museum shows. If your quilt has ripples in the bottom because it doesn't hang quite straight, you can raise it up just a bit on the 2 ends. This works better with a thinner rod and some give in your sleeve than with a larger slat like you have used.

That quilt is stunning!

Thanks guys for reminding me about adding "give" ...

2008-09-18T15:39:00.000-10:00

Thanks guys for reminding me about adding "give" in the sleeve. I went back and re-edited my post because someday I hope list tutorials and wouldn't want this one to be wrong. I couldn't imagine writing a book! Anyway, the grey is fabulous and it's called "versatile grey" from Sherwin Williams. Thanks too for complimenting the quilt - I really like it too, it has always been one of my favorites, yet it got so little attention!

I agree, my favorite way as well. But add an extra...

2008-09-18T11:41:00.000-10:00

I agree, my favorite way as well. But add an extra 1/4" to the sleeve to make the quilt hang flat!

By the way, love the quilt - more close-ups please...........

Robin, Thanks for the info. I will using this me...

2008-09-18T02:12:00.000-10:00

Robin, Thanks for the info. I will using this method whenever I get enough pieces completed for my one woman show at the local library. Thanks so much for sharing! The house is looking fab esp. with the quilted art pieces on the neutral walls. What is that color called? It is just the perfect beige neutral - at least on my computer screen I don't get a yellow or green cast.

Although your post was about hanging a quilt I cou...

2008-09-17T21:29:00.000-10:00

Although your post was about hanging a quilt I could not stop admiring this GREAT quilt. I love the colors!!!!!!! Although I am reading your blog for a looong time, I have never seen this quilt before....this for sure is excellent work. dont you dont want to show a bigger picture of it?

This is my favorite way to hang a quilt too. I don...

2008-09-17T16:08:00.000-10:00

This is my favorite way to hang a quilt too. I don't usually do a counter weight at the bottom, but I'm not opposed to it. My ginormous "Quiltstadt" has one. I also add a little pleat in the sleeve so that the thickness of the slat poofs to the back, not the front.

I am finding though, that I really like smaller pieces (18" or less) to be framed or mounted on something to give them more presence.

Do you think if you added a little give in the sle...

2008-09-17T15:43:00.000-10:00

Do you think if you added a little give in the sleeve that the quilt wouldn't bulge over the slat? I'm not sure...

Anyway, the quilt looks fabulous!