Monday, January 4, 2010

Quilt Hanger and Christmas.


Happy New Years to all, I know I know I am a couple of days late, but better late than never!

We had a nice quiet Christmas here, just the way I like it! It was just Stuart and the Girls and I we woke up late (one plus of having teenagers, no more 6 am Christmas wake ups!) opened presents, then just hung out for the morning playing with our new toys, I made a nice rib roast for dinner... yea quiet!

Then that weekend the Girls and I went to the movies, Sherlock Holmes and Avatar.. both good movies, but I have to say I highly recommend seeing Avatar, that is a beautiful movie!

Then, the rest of the week I just lounged around, did some quilting but am having problems with my stitch regulator so not as much quilting done as I would have liked :(

I did want to make this post about something other than just our Holidays... and after my last post and Christine's questions about my quilt hanger I thought I would share a little about how I hang my quilts.
You see I hate and I mean HATE making hanging pockets for quilts, and one of my daycare parents has the best hanging system ever so I thought I would share (after I used the idea myself of course). :)

First a picture....
As you can see, it is just simply a curtain rod (purchased for less than ten dollars at Walmart) and curtain rings, the rings have little clamps on them that I use to hold the quilt. The rings come in a pack of 7 for $5.00 So for about 15 dollars you have a nice quilt hanger.
The thing I like about this system is the fact that the rod is adjustable in length so if I have a larger quilt I can extend the rod to accommodate the size. Plus you can get just about any finish you want to suit your decor!

I really do love the fact that I can now hang any quilt I want and I don't have to have a sewn in pocket!!!

Full credit and thanks goes to Kim my wonderful daycare mom who showed me her hanger!

Well, I guess that is it for today, time to get to work... Thanks for stopping by and feel free to ask any questions you many have!

Ginny

3 comments:

  1. Ginny, so glad you're back, I've really missed you. How about we try to get together in 2010 and meet in person. Love, love, love the quilt hanging idea! I'm not a fan of sleeves. I'll be having my 100 post and a give away soon, so watch for it. Happy New Year!!

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  2. Hey there! Happy new year to you too!!! You've been hiding over the holidays... 8-)
    Sounds like a wonderful quiet Christmas you had...
    Great quilt hanging idea! Love it! 8-)
    I hope you are able to sort out your stitch regulator issues soon...
    Happy stitchings!

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  3. I LOVE this idea, thanks so much for sharing. Heather

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