I bought 8, 8x8" artist's canvasses at Michael's and then I went to a couple different quilting stores and bought fabrics that I loved in my color way. I stretched the fabrics over the canvasses and stapled them into place, making sure I had nice, neat corners. Lastly, I hung them on my bedroom wall in a checkerboard pattern using my wall color, a very, very pale pink, as the background/solid squares.
Now that it's on the wall, I think I'll buy some picture frame molding and build a "frame" around it, just to finish things off.
I've recently bought some pretty simple quilt patterns that can be sized down to table toppers or wall hangings. I may try making those and doing the same sort of thing - buying a canvas to stretch the finished top on for hanging. After all, it's coming up on winter and I should have time for these kinds of projects, right?
I like the effect. And I think that I like it without framing. But I'd have to see it both ways.
ReplyDeleteLooks good. Reminded me of a project I have had tucked away in my to-do pile. One of my favorite fabric designers, Anna Marie Horner (http://annamariahorner.blogspot.com/), demo-ed this on Martha Stewart's show here: http://tinyurl.com/canvasproject
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