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Posted on: 11/23/19 11:12 AM ET
I'd like to hang a quilt in my dining room and change it out seasonally . This means some variety of sizes. What do you use to hang yours with? I've seen wooden clamps on Amazon, and a bar called Hang It Dang It. I've also seen some people use curtain rod and clip hangers but I thought/saw/read somewhere that this is bad for the quilt. Any suggestions are welcome. Just a newbie wanting to do it correctly.
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Posted on: 11/23/19 11:38 AM ET
Hi Charlie Girl! I bought a lovely quilt at a thrift store several years ago that had a rod pocket hand stitched to the back so that it could be safely hung with the weight evenly distributed. It's easy to do and I think probably better than using clips. I'm guessing you would need to cut approximately an 8" piece of white cotton the width of the quilt fold it over right sides together and sew to create the pocket. Turn and hand sew to the back and slip a curtain rod through and mount to the wall.
  
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Posted on: 11/23/19 11:46 AM ET
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I like selfie's suggestion.. as for me.. if I could not find a rod deserving of that quilt . . a real beauty of a rod.. although it could be a simple one it would still need to be as nice as your quilt.. not a cheapo metal one or such.. If I could not find a rod worth displaying then I would use the suggestion that selfie made. In any case as you are planning on using a variety of sizes that would probably mean that you need to find a nice looking rod irregardless of what method you use to hang it as most certainly a smaller size quilt would show some rod.. You could still use more then one method on that rod you choose.. There are ways to protect your quilts if you use clip rings to hang them off a rod.. so .. I would say this is one your eye has to determine.. what looks best.
  
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Posted on: 11/23/19 2:07 PM ET
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What Selfie said! Here's a Hanging sleeve You Tube tutorial
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Posted on: 11/24/19 0:55 AM ET
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charliegirl127..........I use a Hang It Dang It (they are adjustable and do come in multiple sizes depending on the width and weight of your quilt). I hang the HIDI from a Hercules hook so there's only a tiny hole left should you have to move your hook for a different size quilt. I see that someone has already recommended a tutorial for making your hanging sleeve. I have also used a dowel rod but much prefer the ease of the Hang It. They cost about $35-45 but it's so much less hassle than other methods I've tried.
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Posted on: 11/24/19 3:18 AM ET
I thought the magnetic hanging system looked interesting. Saw a clip from Houston quilt show
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Posted on: 11/24/19 9:23 AM ET
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Thank you for the link to the video. Makes it all so simple.
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Posted on: 11/24/19 9:34 AM ET
So many great answers. I thank you all for your help.

I was very interested in the HIDI. Thank you, CeCeC. I had never seen a Hercules hook before. What a wonderful little device! And you're able to move it, too. With the HIDI do you have to sew 2 sleeves with a gap in the center or just a regular long sleeve?
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Posted on: 11/24/19 10:00 AM ET
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Great question, charliegirl127!! I've always just made one long sleeve, but leaving a gap just might be genius!! The HIDI has a plastic clip that snaps onto the rod - it has never been a problem snapping it over the fabric of the sleeve but I may try leaving a gap next time. Making adjustments might be a bit easier that way. The little clip has to be centered absolutely perfectly so that the quilt is balanced.
Hercules Hooks are amazing - we have a huge heavy mirror that has been hung on two of them for years without problems. How do people think up these things? I'm just thankful that they do!!
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Posted on: 11/25/19 9:51 AM ET
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I'm really taken with the HIDI system, it sounds so versatile, yet sturdy. I'll incorporate 2 sleeves, instead of the one long sleeve on my current quilt and see how that works. Thank you so much for helping me visualize this CeCeC.
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