How to Hang Wallhanging?

At my old house, I used flat curtain rods. At the current house, DH bought some copper water pipe, which he cut to about 1/4" narrower than the WuH. (After I had a small fit about the possibility of the copper oxidizing, he sprayed it with lacquer to prevent that.) He put a couple of molly bolts into the wall just where the sleeves end, leave the bolt part of the molly sticking out a bit, and the copper pipe sits on the mollies.

Pros for the curtain rods: easy to find, adjustable, don't make a bulge at the top of the quilt like the round pipe does.

Pros for the copper pipe: much easier for me to take WuHs down when needed, cheaper than the curtain rods, DH has fun cutting the pipe (must be a guy thing *grin*).

I have used dowel rods and hooks. I have also used curtain rods and mounted rod hangers. On one occasion I used a dowel rod with monofilament fish line which I suspended from a picture hook. So, I guess you can use whatever works for you at the time ;-)

Thanks, Kathy. I thought about a curtain rod but didn't know what kind to get. So might have to make a trip to Lowe's or Home Depot's curtain rod dept. this weekend.

Thanks, Bonnie! I now have a few ideas on how to hang it!!

I make two pieces of sleeve for the back side of the quilt- one for each side (right and left) with a gap of a few inches in the middle, run a 1/4 in. dowel (or the smallest dowel that won't bend from the quilt's weight) thru it and use a picture hanger or small nail on the wall. You can put any size wallhanging on it- a curtain rod would limit you in size, I would think???

Leslie & The Furbabies > Thanks, Bonnie! I now have a few ideas on how to hang it!!

I often use a wooden dowel cut just a teeny bit shorter than the width of the quilt (so you don't have to finish it). Drill small holes through the dowel near each end. Run fishline from the hole in one end to the hole in the other end and knot ends together. Hang from a small nail. The hanging "mechanism" is almost invisible.

I also have a hanger from Art in a Pinch that I use to hang a large quilt on my living room wall. It works very well.

Julia > I've got a Convergence Wallhanging ready to hang and have no idea what to

Oops! I wasn't very clear in my previous post.... I just balance the dowel on the nail. And I also cut it just a wee bit shorter than the width of the quilt like Julia does.

Leslie & The Furbabies > I often use a wooden dowel cut just a teeny bit shorter than the width

For small hangings, those little flat sliding rods are great, the ones for cafe curtains that attach to little screw hooks. You can either screw the hooks into the wall, or use clear fishing line to hang from 2 tiny nails up next to your ceiling molding. Make the sleeve about a half inch shorter than the quilt at each end, so the rod doesn't show. Roberta in D

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I use a dowel rod -- DH drilled a hole through the rod at each end. Because no two of my seasonal WUH's seem to be the exact same size ! I put the dowel through the sleeve on the back, and then use cording tied at each end of the dowel to hang it from a picture hook. The cording depends on the wall hanging: - either fancy or country-straw style. ME-Judy

That sounds so easy that I might just be able to do it!! And easy is right up my alley!! Thanks, Leslie.

Thanks, Roberta.

Thanks, Judy!

You could use a cafe rod slid through tab top loops or a sleeve on the back of the WH. If you want something fancier or bigger you could get a rod for tab top curtains with fancy finials.

I use a simple wood dowel through the sleeve, then hang dowel from any hook on the wall by tying ribbon or cord on each end of the dowel. If you need a specific color, paint the wood dowel to match your decor. If you want a really rustic looking hanger you could replace the dowel with a thin tree branch. Need something beachy looking--use a length of driftwood with twine for the cording. Need something softer looking--pad a dowel and cover it in satin, add lace trim, and hang by velvet or satin ribbon with bows. I like wood because it is easily cut to the perfect length and can be finished to fit any situation. Debra in VA See my quilts at

Thanks for all the ideas, Debra!! Now to get the dowel and some ribbon and it will be a done deal!!