How to make and attach a hanging sleeve to a quilt or wall hanging:
I shall be making the sleeve for a small wall hanging as a worked example, so all the numbers will relate to that, yours will of course be different.Measure the top of your quilt: 13.75"
Take 1.5" off this measurement: 13.75 - 1.5 = 12.25
Cut your sleeve fabric 9" by this measurement: 9" x 12.25"
Zig-zag or overlock the two 9” edges, then press 0.5" to wrong side.
Stitch close to raw edges.
With ws and raw edges together gently press the fold.
Open up, bring the raw edges to the fold you have just created, press in the two new folds, pressing out the previous fold.
Open up, with ws and raw edges together pin and stitch approximately 3/8” from edge.
Carefully press the seam open do not press out the folds.
With the pressed seam facing down on to the back of the quilt centre one fold of the sleeve below the binding at the top of the quilt. Pin.
Smooth the sleeve and pin the second fold to the quilt, you should now have a D shaped sleeve pinned to your quilt.
Slip stitch sleeve to quilt through backing only, take care that your stitches do not show on the front of the quilt. Stitch the sleeve sides too between the folds, this will prevent the hanging device going between the quilt and sleeve and possibly damaging the quilt.
That's all there is to it, hang your quilt and enjoy.
Happy Stitching
Julie & Charlotte
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