How To Mount A Quilt On A Wall

You may prefer the creature comforts of a handmade wedding ring quilt on the bed.

How to mount a quilt on a wall.

Quilt clamps are a great choice if you like to swap out your quilts regularly. Display your handiwork treasured heirloom or prized purchase for all to see by hanging it on the wall. Heather thomas teaches you some quick and easy techniques for a professional finish. But that intricate section you stitched together as a sample or smaller quilt blocks that demonstrate particularly fine work belong on the wall not in a drawer.

A quilt design wall is basically a blank space on the wall where you can project your quilty brain. Hang it like a curtain mount it like a framed picture or simply use velcro to avoid putting holes in your wall. They mount to the wall evenly spaced across the top edge of your quilt and pinch it in place either by springs like a chip clip or by manually tightening and loosening with a screw. Take your art quilts and wall quilts to the next level by mounting them using stretcher bars pre stretched canvases or artists board.

You can use a typical wall to preview quilts but be prepared to attach pieces with lots of straight pins heavier push pins will leave holes in the fabric and the wall. The craft of quilting produces textile art suitable for hanging on a wall. You can use it for aaaanything like arranging fabrics comparing colors organizing finished quilt blocks so many steps of the quilting process can benefit from a design wall. To make the design wall wrap the board in fabric and tape the fabric to the back of the board with duct tape then use screws to mount the board to your wall.

A design wall is a fabulous tool for quilters as it lets you step back from your work and view your quilt on a single plane. You can audition fabrics or block placement and you can get a sense of how your quilt top is taking shape as you position each block in its place. Stiff insulation is also available in 4 x 8 sheets of various thicknesses at building supply stores.