How to Build Quilt Wall Hangers

Fill your house with textile art.

Sometimes a quilt is just too beautiful or too fragile to use on the bed. Some quilts are simply made for decorative purposes. Preserve quilts while also presenting them as the works of art they are by hanging them on the wall with a homemade quilt hanger. Quilt hangers are easily made with a wooden dowel. Once displayed, your hanging quilt will be the centerpiece of a room--completely transforming the space.

Things You'll Need

• Dowel, 6 to 8 inches longer than the quilt width
• 2 decorative dowel caps
• Chop saw (optional)
• Sandpaper (optional)
• Wood glue
• Paint or stain
• Curtain rod brackets

Instructions

1. Glue the caps onto the ends of the dowel with wood glue.

2. Paint or stain the dowel with a color that complements the quilt. Allow the dowel to fully dry.

3. Mount decorative curtain rod brackets to the wall where you want to hang the quilt to support the dowel ends.

Tips & Warnings

• If the dowel is too long, cut it with a chop saw. Smooth any rough edges with sandpaper.

• To hang the quilt from the quilt hanger, stitch a series of loops made from ribbon along the the top-back edge of the quilt. Stitch only through the back, and not the front, of the quilt.

References

• Amish Country Quilts: How to Hang a Wall Hanging