How To Frame A Quilt Wall Hanging

The stretcher frame is about a half inch smaller than the quilt all around so the effect is that the quilt is floating off the wall creating a dimensional shadow behind the quilt above right.

How to frame a quilt wall hanging.

Then insert it through the sleeve or tabs on the quilt and mount it on the wall using brackets. Use a frame hanging kit to add hardware to the stretcher frame or employ the hardware hooks screws and wire that came with the frame. Hand stitch the quilt section to a large piece of cotton. They re colorful and inspiring and they help muffle acoustics to prevent noise from carrying from room to room.

Or add border blocks or strips to a quilted wall hanging that will make it look framed when it s done. Coral reef ii 1995 33 x 46 inches please note that this photo is to show the quilt on our wall complete with distracting sunlight from a. Alternatively you can attach velcro strips to the wall and the back of your quilt so you can easily hang it up and take it down. If you have extra fabric from your project or maybe just a favorite fabric consider making fabric frames.

Hanging and displaying wall quilts. Alternative protect the quilt in a shadowbox. Mostly though people hang quilts because they love the look and feel that these personalized pieces of art bring to a room.