tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13310662.post-31410693722124063032008-09-17T09:45:00.007-10:002008-09-18T12:53:57.258-10:00<div>Over the years I've played with many ways of hanging quilts, this just happens to be my favorite.  First, cut a slat (ideally something flat) that is roughly 3/4" shorter than the width of the quilt.  Ideally one would use a nice hard wood that is untreated and sanded smooth.  The piece I'm using today is just what we have at the moment.  Insert screw eyes into each end:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W_seoZLAB28/SNFnA2QPaNI/AAAAAAAACoc/DARTHTfkOW0/s1600-h/IMGP3018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W_seoZLAB28/SNFnA2QPaNI/AAAAAAAACoc/DARTHTfkOW0/s400/IMGP3018.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247088305124632786" /></a>Measure the wall and figure out where you want one end of the slat to go.  This is where the first nail goes:<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W_seoZLAB28/SNFl22HCWGI/AAAAAAAACoU/bL8cTKE76O0/s400/IMGP3009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247087033775708258" /><div style="text-align: justify;">Using a level, after hanging one end of the slat on the wall, figure out where to put the second nail:</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W_seoZLAB28/SNFl2hbS4qI/AAAAAAAACoM/MUpCjJmOHLA/s400/IMGP3010.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247087028223533730" /><div style="text-align: justify;">Using the screw eye as a guide, nail the second nail into the wall:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W_seoZLAB28/SNFl2RImLMI/AAAAAAAACoE/sZCa0GSaRrg/s400/IMGP3011.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247087023850138818" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Insert the slat into the sleeve:</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W_seoZLAB28/SNFl105jyoI/AAAAAAAACn8/Mz2iiySozGk/s400/IMGP3013.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247087016270875266" />Hang the quilt:<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W_seoZLAB28/SNFl1Q_aeAI/AAAAAAAACn0/l29AyO7Jxpw/s400/IMGP3014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247087006631753730" /><div style="text-align: justify;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W_seoZLAB28/SNFg9FNDY-I/AAAAAAAACnM/iW1IwlL-40I/s400/IMGP3015.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247081643348550626" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The slat and screw eyes should be completely hidden.  Notice how the bulge of the slat will translate to the front.  To avoid this you can add some "give" in the sleeve, and it helps to have a big sleeve.  The sleeve for this quilt was made before I paid attention to all that.  I also, usually work with thinner slats, but....</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W_seoZLAB28/SNFg9h9QqSI/AAAAAAAACnU/wSMJOwiSbX4/s400/IMGP3026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247081651066939682" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">VOILA!</span><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W_seoZLAB28/SNFg91PzR7I/AAAAAAAACnc/ylUida52V-0/s400/IMGP3016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247081656244979634" /><div style="text-align: justify;">Lately I've been a big fan of a double sleeve - one on top and one on the bottom.  The top I use for hanging (of course), and the bottom one is used to house a slat that helps the quilt hang flat.</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_W_seoZLAB28/SNFg-WvIV1I/AAAAAAAACnk/RFOjV1OlkXA/s400/IMGP3019.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247081665234753362" />I seal the bottom sleeve shut so the slat doesn't migrate out, and wee-beasts don't migrate in!<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_W_seoZLAB28/SNFg-yzTvOI/AAAAAAAACns/0vwRYWszT8U/s400/IMGP3020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247081672768470242" /><div style="text-align: justify;">Just my opinion; THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH USING A SLAT ON THE BOTTOM.  The difference between one with and one without is sometimes amazing, and IT ADDS VALUE TO A QUILT TO HAVE IT HANG FLAT (unless your name is <a href="http://www.reginabenson.com/index.html">Regina Benson!</a>).  This is a hand and machine manipulated art form and in the end, it's bound to need a little help lying flat.  Happy Hanging!<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/13310662-3141069372212406303?l=quiltantics.blogspot.com'/></div>simply mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13651213981994174520simplyrobin@hawaii.rr.com8