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Originally Posted by villagetinker

Bruce, SHOULD be furring strips, but you might find metal studs. Go to the building department, Pinellas Plaza, go in the library entrance, turn right, go to end of hall they are on the left. They can send you your house plans by email. This should give you the spacing, I would expect 2 foot. A stud finder will work for both wood and metal, so you can use one of these. I have one and can give you a hand. You can determine the type (wood or metal) by using a small drill bit (1/16") and drilling a pilot hole.
Drywall will by 5/8", furring strip will typically be (1") nominal 3/4 inch, so 1 1/4" screws should work well for the wood strips, if you have metal studs, you may be able to get away with a pilot hole and sheet metal screws. as long as the quilt is not too heavy.

Thanks villagetinker. I had you in mind when I asked this question. Using the stud finder I think it is vertical furring strips about 16” apart. The stud finder isn’t finding metal the entire vertical span so that is why I am assuming furring strips. Anyway I found an article online about hanging a small quilt by inserting a yardstick into the quilt instead of the curtain rod. This is going to greatly reduce the weight and make it much easier to hang. But thanks for the input I’ve received thus far.