Mounting an art quilt.

 Vivian asked about mounting a quilt.

I thought I would show you the way I attach my

quilts to supports ( stretched canvas) or wood frames.

When my quilt has a sleeve I cover the edge of the

stretched canvas with fabric to match the quilt

than holding the sleeve edge along the top of the

canvas I staple the sleeve to the stretched canvas.

I show my art quilts in lots of fine art venues and

the requirement is usually having a hanging

wire on back of the art.

 Smaller art quilts are made a little larger to

accommodate pulling the quilt around to the back

of the stretched canvas and stapling on the back.

Than I fuse a piece of coordinating fabric to the back.

 I use either 3/4 inch or 1 1/4 inch canvases as a base.

My wires I roll around a marker pin to form the

loop than staple to the back. I pound the staples

firmly in with a hammer otherwise the wire slips.

 As you see this makes a neat presentation and makes

the art quilts easy for the customer to hang the

art easily at home. I sometimes cover the edges of

the stretched canvas with matching fabric and

glue the quilt to the front of the canvas.

I would never do this for a quilt meant for a

competition. They require the quilt to have a

hanging sleeve. When I do staple the sleeve to

a mount the staples are  easily removed with

a pliers. Hope this was helpful Vivian.