Hanging a Quilt

3か月ぶりの裁縫プロジェクトは、手作りキルトを壁に飾れるようにすること。ちなみにキルトは私作ではなく、キルターな義母作。

このキルト、実は義母作の中では私の一番のお気に入りで、ずっと壁に飾ってみたかったの。もう１０年ぐらい前に義母からもらったんだけど前住んでた家は日差しが強くてキルトが傷むから飾れなくてずっとしまってあったのです。今度の家では裁縫室が地下で小さな窓しかないのでキルトを飾るのにもってこい。陽当たりが悪く薄暗い地下の裁縫室もこれで見た目はちょっと温かくなった感じ。

First sewing project in three months (and the first sewing project in this new sewing room): hanging a quilt. Disclaimer - I did not make the quilt. It was made by and given to me by my mother-in-law.

After researching different methods to add a hanging apparatus to a finished quilt, I decided on adding a long straight channel at the top of a quilt. I found an extra curtain rod that the previous homeowner left in a closet and MOTH screwed in the brackets for me.

The calico I had was a perfect width for the quilt so just cut 8" from selvage to selvage and sewed a channel.

My sewing machine was turned on for the first time since it was packed in England in December.

The sewn channel was then hand-sewn on the back of the quilt.

I use Thread Heaven for hand sewing. This tiny little box of thread conditioner lasts for a long time.

This is my favorite quilt made by my mother-in-law and I always wanted to hang it on a wall rather than using it as a quilt. Our previous house in the Desert Southwest got too harsh of sun light so I could not hang it for fear of sun damage and it just sat in my armoire for many years (I could not even spread it over a bed because our dogs love chewing on quilts). Now that my sewing room is in a basement and has only a tiny window, I can now hang this quilt in my sewing room and admire it every day.