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Direction for Making a Hanging Sleeve
Please note, all quilts submitted to the 2009 YVQG Quilt Show are required to have a 4" hanging sleeve attached to the quilt at the time it is delivered to the show for display. |
1. Begin by measuring the top of the Quilt that you are putting the sleeve upon. Subtract 1 inch from this measurement. |
2. Use the measurement in number 1 and cut or construct a 9 inch wide piece of material by that length. |
Example: I have a 20 inch quilt so the material I cut for my sleeve will be 9 inches by 19 inches. |
Note: Material is the strongest from selvage edge to selvage edge. If my quilt was over the width of the material I was using, I would probably cut more than one strip, join them together with a half inch seam, press and stitch the seam open. (The person threading the rod into the sleeve to hang will thank you for doing this.) |
3. Hem both ends of the strip with a ½ inch hem. This will make your length 2-3 inches less than the top length of your quilt. |
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You are now ready to sew, baste, pin etc. the sleeve to your quilt. Remember all quilts except Silent Auction ones must have a sleeve to be entered in the show. Quilts over 90 inches should have their sleeves placed at 90 inches from the bottom. All other quilts should have the sleeves at the top of the quilt. This is not the only way to make a sleeve but remember we need at least a 4 inch sleeve. |