If you want to hang your quilts for display, you might be concerned about doing so without causing any damage.
Without knowledge of how to do it right, quilt collectors will spend years acquiring them, only to fold them up and hide them in a closet or a drawer.
This is a sad fact that beautiful quilts may never be gazed upon by those who will appreciate them, because the owners don't know how to safely display them, for fear of ruining their value.
What follows is the right way to hang your lovely quilt for all to see.
First you will want a section of fabric cut into a 4.
5" wide piece that is two inches shy of the width of your quilt.
Fold the sides together and sew into a tube using a 0.
5" seam.
After sewing, turn it inside out and press with an iron.
Hand-sew the piece to the quilt along the backside at the top.
This will give you a sleeve to run the tube through.
Having the tube will give you a stronger sleeve, rather than just keeping a fabric sleeve on a 0.
5" seam.
This will get you ready to hang your quilt anywhere you wish.
A creative idea will be to make the tubes decorative, so that you can hang multiple quilts over time, sort of rotating them out from time to time.
If your idea is to keep a single quilt hung for all time, then a 1 x 2' board through the fabric sleeve will be best.
If this is your plan, then make the sleeve 5" rather than 4.
5", so that your board has a little room to move about.
This will let you put a screw or a nail through the board and into the wall for a more permanent hanging.
Whatever place in your home you choose to hang your quilt, make certain that it isn't in the direct path of the sun coming in through the window.
Sunlight will fade the fabric, and quicken up the fabric's deterioration.
There are a number of creative ways to display your quilt.
Let's look at some of them.
1.
Buy an old armoire or cupboard and place your quilts on their shelves.
If you pick this way, make certain to place acid-free paper where you fold the quilt on the shelves.
From time to time you will re-fold them to keep the folds from permanently settling into the quilt.
2.
Place the quilt across the back of an old rocking chair, putting a small collection of old dolls in the chair to display with your quilt.
3.
Place them in an old trunk, or even a suitcase no longer in use.
Don't just stuff them in nonchalantly, but position them attractively, such that they peek out of the trunk.
4.
If the quilts are not as valuable, turn them into end table covers.
Put a sheet of glass on top of the quilt to protect it from harm or damage.
5.
With the quilts you have that are damaged or not nearly as valuable as those you have hung, try cutting them into pieces, and frame those parts of the quilt that are not damaged and can be preserved in this manner.
You might even try collecting the pieces of quilts and stitch them into a new quilt to be enjoyed.
6.
For miniature quilts, or quilts that you have saved, cover an antique doll inside a cradle with this quilt.
After learning all the different, creative ways to hanging quilts, and have experimented with the numerous ways to display them throughout your house, you and those around you can begin to enjoy their beauty.
Never again will you choose to hide your quilts away in a drawer or closet.
You will want to always bring them back to life for those who surround you and follow you to enjoy for generations to come.