How To Hang A Quilt On The Wall With Command Strips

Beth ferrier from craftsy has an awesome tutorial.

How to hang a quilt on the wall with command strips.

The wood hangs horizontally on the wall attached to studs with nails or screws. And now for the details and pictures. Command strips will be used to hold the hooks onto the wall. As advertised the strips can be pulled from under the hooks to remove them without damaging the wall.

After peeling off black side attach it to the wall. A couple years ago i was gifted an excellent modern quilt in my guild s annual secret gift exchange. Next measure the distance between each strip. Attach the command strips to the tapestry.

Peel off the quilt apply pressure for 30 seconds to each wall strip and then wait for an hour. To hang a quilt you simply cut a yardstick to the proper length insert it into the pockets and hang it on your wall with command strips. You ll want one pair of strips for each of the two corners and then another every eighteen inches or so in the middle to help support the weight and prevent sagging. Purchase velcro strips with adhesive backing.

How am i going. Jul 5 2019 welcome to my first web tutorial. Remove the paper backing from the wall strips and press into place gently. Hanging quilts quilted wall hangings tapestry wall hanging small quilts mini quilts command strips command hooks sewing hacks sewing tips a year of quilts i loved seeing all the 2014 year of quilts posts on instagram.

Once it is firmly on the wall slide the clip part up and off as shown on directions. Then measure the wall and mark with a pencil where each strip will meet it. Attach two strips to the back of your quilt one in each top corner. The best place to hang it and almost the only bare space big enough in our apartment was over the fireplace on a brick wall.

Then slide the clip back on. Remove one liner from each of your prepared command strips. Searching for a damage free way to display a beloved quilt on a wall. Choose a sturdy wood strip at least half an inch thick and tall to avoid sagging or bowing.

I purchased command metal hooks and bent them for a smaller opening. Then stick more strips at regular intervals along the back s top for extra support. Re align the strips on the quilt to the strips on the wall and press hard locking the strips. Hang your quilt with velcro.

It involves adding two triangles to the top back corners of your unbound quilt basting them on and then binding your quilt. It will look like this below. I used two clips to hang a small wall quilt. My sleeve was just a little larger to allow for the hooks to go under the bar.