mounted on plexiglass
  • Look in your phone book under “Plastic” and find someone to cut a 1/4” piece of plexiglas and flame polish the edges.
  • Leave the paper on, center your artwork and trace around it.
  • Mark two spots inside each corner.
  • Measure inside your marked outline, two thirds up and mark two holes for your hanging wire.
  • Remember that people often hang artwork with a picture hook that will show for about one inch above the wire. Just make sure your wire and hooks won’t show above your artwork.
  • Leave the paper on and protect your work surface with a stack of newspaper or scrap of wood.
  • Using a very small bit, slowly drill each hole. I find that the plastic wraps itself around the bit so be sure to clean it out after each hole.
  • Lay down a towel to prevent your plexiglass from scratching.
  • Remove the paper from each side and gently remove and stray bits of plastic.
  • Use a strong fishing line and thread it through the two center holes. Tie it off well.
  • Slip a piece of paper under the fishing line.
  • Use E-6000 or a similar strong glue  place a dab on your knot. let it dry and then snip off the ends.
  • Use  a needle and strong thread that matches your quilt.
  • Begin with a knot in the back top corner of your quilt.
  • Gently bending back the corner, take several stitches through the holes.
  • Knot your thread. (I’ve used contrasting instead of matching thread so you can see it better.
  • I usually sew on the top two corners first then hang it up to make sure I’ve sewn it on straight.