I hope all is well over at your house. It's been a busy season for us so I haven't posted very much lately but I'm so glad you stopped by for a visit.
How many of us have old quilts or pieces of quilts that we don't know what to do with? These quilts hold a sentimental place in our hearts. It could be the person who made them or the one who gifted us with them. We want to keep them but storage is limited. They may be so worn out we can't use them any more. So what do we to do with them?
Here is an idea I saw on Pinterest a few months back. They had a piece of a quilt framed and were using it for a bulletin board. If you are a quilter this would be a neat thing to have in your sewing room. If you don't quilt it would make a good picture to put on your wall. You could still have the quilt to remind you of the person near and dear to you and it wouldn't be stuck in the top of the closet or the bottom of a chest. You could write on the back of the frame the history of the quilt as a reminder to future generations.
This DIY only took about fifteen minutes with no tools required. First I laid the frame on an old cardboard box I found in the garage, traced it with a Sharpie and cut it out. Then I used it to mark the piece of quilt I wanted to frame. I sprayed adhesive on the back of the quilt so it would stick to the cardboard. All that was left to do was to insert it in the frame. I took a minute to write on the back of the cardboard what I remembered about the person who gave me the quilt. Even though the quilt was so worn it couldn't be used anymore a piece of it hangs on the living room wall honoring all the memories of it's time in our home.
Since I had all of the supplies needed except the frame, which I purchased at the Goodwill dump for a mere thirty cents, this qualifies for the most thrifty award so far this year!
You all stay "Thrifty" and have a wonderful day.
