Today I put some of my favorite fabrics up on the wall. They are all (except one) from my vintage fabric collection and it was hard to cut into them, but I love seeing them together.
To secure the fabric in the hoops, I trimmed the fabric to about 1/2 inch larger than its embroidery or quilting hoop, then ran a line of hot-glue down the edge of the hoop and pressed the fabric down over it. Some of the excess fabric is still hanging over the back end of the hoop, but it doesn't show and it doesn't look bad in the back. The hardest part was not burning my fingers on the glue.
Now I am getting ready to make a baby quilt and at least a half dozen other things. My studio looks like Santa's workshop walked in and exploded inside it. I have a feeling it's going to be this way for a while...
what a cool idea! simple but colorful and unique.
ReplyDeleteThank you! It's not particularly unique, though; do a Google search on "fabric wall art" and you'll see lots of neat examples -- that's what inspired me!
ReplyDeleteit's still unique to me!
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