Hanging Sleeve
Updated: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Hanging sleeve in brief.
If a quilt is to be displayed at an exhibition or hung on the wall at home, it is necessary to attach a sleeve to the back of it. Cut a length of fabric equal to the width of the quilt minus 2", by 8½" wide. Turn under each short edge and stitch to neaten. Fold in half longways, wrong sides together and place the raw edge to the top of the wrong side of the quilt. Pin. This can then be machine stitched at the same time as the binding is attached. Slip stitch the centre folded edge of the sleeve to the back of the quilt.