Displaying Your Work

Benedict Cumberbatch

Most quilters do not have enough beds in their home to display all of their work and some of our work does not belong on a bed so I sometimes get the question:  What is the best way to display quilts?


Tacks: I know many people that actually just tack them to the wall, like a teenage girl hanging a Benedict Cumberbatch poster.  I am not a fan of poking holes in my quilts with tacks, and some of the thicker quilts don't leave enough of the tack on the back side to securely attach it to the wall.

Rod and Sleeve

Rod and Sleeve:  This is the method we used in the shop for years.  Sew a sleeve on the back of your quilt then use a closet rod or some other rod type thing  stick it in the sleeve then mount the rod on the wall.  Drapery rods will tend not to work as the sleeve does not allow use of middle support bracket and many rods are not strong enough to support a quilts weight with out that middle bracket.  The big down side to this method is the whole sleeve thing.  It is a pain to put on.

Cafe Clips

Draper Rods and Cafe Clips:  This is the method we like the best here at the store.  It looks classy and it is really easy to change quilts out.  The one thing to keep in mind when doing this at home is that drapery hard ware was designed to use on window casings so if you are going to mount a drapery rod in the middle of you living room wall be sure to use some drywall anchors and the proper screws.

I would love to here some other ideas for displaying quilts.  If you have one that works please post in the comments below.  Stitch on, and remember if its not fun you are doing it wrong.