My Brother's Quilt - DIY Hanger

For small (less than 8"x10") art quilts, my preference is to display them on a shelf.  However, some of the people I gift them to would prefer to hang them on the wall.  One option is matting and framing, but I wanted my brother to have the option of just hanging his bear.

I tried attaching a loop to the back of the quilt, but it was hard to place the loop so that the quilt would hang close to level.  I thought about just gluing a pre-made hanger like this on the back, but I didn't have one on hand.

I decided I could do something similar in fabric using the button hole attachment on my maching.

I cut a 3"x3" square from the backing fabric.  I made a small envelope by folding right sides together leaving about 3/8" of fabric showing.
  








Then I stitched the sides and turned the envelope right side out. 







I gave it a good press and folded the flap into the envelope.

I cut a piece of Craft Fuse, slipped it into the envelope and fused it with an iron.  Now, I was ready to sew a button hole close to the folded edge of the envelope.





After completing the button hole and slicing it open with a seam ripper, I cut two pieces of Steam a Seam II.  The larger piece is for the back of the hanger; the smaller is to stick inside and seal the flap.






Here's the hanger fused to the little quilt.