Every so often, questions and comments come from readers, and I think others would like to hear my response. That’s when I feature them on the
blog. This is one of those days.
I have had two different blog readers recently ask me about hanging quilts off my porch. They were curious to know what I use to hang them.
It all started years ago. My friend Carla of Longarm Quilting Inspirations finished a quilt for Kelli and I made for American Patchwork and Quilting. It was one of Carla’s biggest quilts at that time. She wanted a picture of Kelli and I with the quilt. She suggested hanging a clothesline between my porch posts and we hang the quilt there so we could get a picture of us AND the quilt.
At the time, Kramer was living and when I suggested that to him. He was all on board and strung a clothesline using some sort of string we had around here. At the time, we thought is was temporary.
Well, it wasn’t temporary. I have hung ALL of my quilt finishes there. Here are a few from 2021.
All of those quilts were hung on that original string Kramer tied between the porch poles. You can read about the quilts in THIS post if you are curious.
It lasted a few years…but this spring it had to be replaced.
Buck was home and I had him replace it.
I bought this off Amazon. You can find it HERE. At the time I didn’t have a guy around to help so had to deal with begging my kids to help. I wanted something more permanent so the stainless steel was the perfect choice…and it was only $15 or so.
Here is how it looks.
If you wanted to make it look more inconspicuous you could take the clothespins off. Me, I don’t care. Everyone visiting me knows I’m a quilter and love the clothesline for hanging quilts.
The eye bolts just screw into the post. Nothing fancy but totally functional.
I was asked if I take it down…no. No one can see the line from the road.
If you have a spot you can use this to hang your finished quilts, I 100% recommend it. I can’t thank Carla enough for suggesting the string between the poles. I love it!!
That is a great way to hang your quilts. I wish I had a place to use it because I want to hang my quilts to take pictures of them. Your porch is perfect for that.
I’ve always loved that you have done this! Hugs,
To the Master of so many things, from a humble English teacher.
Objects of prepositions:
Example- “The Lord sent blessings to Kelli and I.”
Correct: The Lord sent blessings to Kelli and ME.
Not “sent blessings to I”.
Watch for these. They really stand out like a sore thumb.
Love your blog every day!
HA!! My Grammarly wasn’t working that day. It’s truly one of my best friends (or rather programs). HA!!
Thank you for explaining this so well, Jo! I have a great place on my porch that will work nicely and I look forward to using it. I have used your free patterns and quilting motif tutorials several times. If anyone is looking for an easy and fairly quick pattern to use, my guild has used Ariel’s Wedding quilt several times. (Instead of the squares, you can substitute one rectangle to make the piecing go faster.) One feature on your blog that I appreciate is that at the end of each post, there are three old posts on the same subject of the post you just read. I have to be careful not to go too far down that rabbit hole!
Thats a great way to hang quilts for photos. Thank you for showing how you do it.
I love these quilts and enjoyed the link to read more about them—AND see so many more of your gorgeous quilts from 2021. I do not know why I didn’t buy any of that Cider fabric—it was so much my colors.
Actually I do know why—we were moving halfway across the country that year (!)