This past weekend I made my version of a quilt ladder so that I could hang my grandmother and great grandmother’s quilts out for display. I am lucky enough to have a collection of quilts from these amazing women.
I used several sites to get an idea what to do but in the end, I did my own thing.
The tricky part for me was figuring out how to cut an angle so that the board leaned against the wall and still was flat on the bottom. I over-thought the whole process. Mr. Math just took the board and leaned it so that it stuck out against the wall 18 inches. He then took a straight edge and drew a line where it touched in both places. No pictures because he was done before I got there it was so fast.
I cut the ladder rungs out of 1X4 board. They were 20 inches long.
I am crazy about the laser light on our saw. 
Once the boards were cut I clamped them all together and trimmed the edge to make sure they were exactly equal.
I hate wood that is printed on. It just adds to the sanding. The bottom angle of the boards are showing here.
I stained everything before assembly. It was the smartest thing I have done in a while. I was able to get an even coat on everything that way.
Mr.Math measured and predrilled the holes for the rungs on one board. He then clamped the two long boards together and drove the screws in so that they put a hole on the other board.
He is a genius! That made sure the rings were level.
We started the top rung 3 inches down from the top then down every 12 inches.
I really didn’t expect to get it finished so quickly so I did not have all of my quilts for the rack. It is going to be awesome to have those memories around me.
Thanks for following on our journey to turn our 1980’s home into our forever home.
Blessings,
Karen
