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From: MaryS
Date: 05-01-2005, 01:23 PM (1 of 4)
I have made a quilt (for hanging as a decoration) for my daughter from a "underwater scene" print. The outline follows an irregular path around various fish etc.

Question: how do I stabilize it so that it can be hung without ripples or folds? It's roughly 3ft by 2 ft.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
User: MaryS
Member since: 05-01-2005
Total posts: 1
From: dmoses
Date: 05-01-2005, 02:11 PM (2 of 4)
Can you put a heavier dowel along the back bottom of the quilt to keep it straight/flat?
Take care,
Donna
User: dmoses
Member since: 02-22-2002
Total posts: 964
From: Bama
Date: 05-01-2005, 04:02 PM (3 of 4)
I've made a few Christmas wallhangings from odd shaped panels. A Santa, a snowman, a pumpkin, etc.
The directions said to take a wire coat hanger, and open it up like a circle or oval. Leave the hanger part to hang it on the wall. (You can bend it to make a smaller hanger) Tack it down in several places on the back of the wallhanging. On a larger one, I cut the bottom middle part and made it horseshoe shaped before I tacked it down.
Hope this helps.
User: Bama
Member since: 03-21-2000
Total posts: 2116
From: Chrysantha
Date: 05-01-2005, 10:00 PM (4 of 4)
If it's odd shaped....maybe tacking fishing weights would help it to hang straight....(fishing weights are great for lots of odd things...)
Chrys
User: Chrysantha
Member since: 09-06-2002
Total posts: 2414
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