It was inspired by this photo I saw in a Better Homes and Gardens special interest publication (Do It Yourself, I think) a couple of years ago, and I've had the project on my to-do list ever since. I'm pretty certain the photo example is done in paper, but I wanted mine to be made from fabric.
I started with a great fat quarter of Art Gallery Oval Elements for the background and several Kaffe Fassett scraps from my Crayon Box quilt for the letters.
These punch-out 2" letters were at my local JoAnn's store. I traced the letters onto fusible webbing then ironed the webbing to the wrong side of the fabric scraps.
I just eyeballed the placement of the letters on my background doing my best to center them on the fabric without being too mathematical about it. The dots certainly helped with that!
After fusing the letters to the background, I sewed a very small zigzag stitch in a coordinating thread around the raw edges of each one to secure and give them a little more definition.
This adhesive foam-core mounting board and my frame were purchased at Michaels. I cut a piece of very thin cotton batting and placed it against the adhesive side before layering the appliqued design on top.
After removing the glass I placed the whole thing in this 12" x 16" frame and promptly hung it on the wall.
I just love it! I'm even thinking of using the same motto on a pillow with script lettering - what do you think of that idea?
So bright and cheery - no wonder you're happy :).
ReplyDeleteLove this! Felt my energy lift just looking at the pics, a lovely affirmation for your sewing room!
ReplyDeleteI love the punch out letters I'll have to look around and see if we can get them here in Australia :)
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