When I found out I was pregnant with my son I immediately began to dream about how to decorate his nursery. With my husband and mother-in-law in tow I visited various fabric stores looking for inspiration to decorate his nursery. I stumbled upon a fabric print of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and fell in love. It had been ages since I'd read the book but I thought it was perfect. It was bright and colorful, perfect for a child's room. The print became the inspiration for his entire room, and even inspired our family in gift giving. The Very Hungry Caterpillar seems to be very popular lately, there are so many toys and games that go along with the book as well.
So what did I create with the fabric panel? I cut it into three sections to create some fabric wall art using fabric stretcher bars. I found the fabric stretcher bars - which look just like a picture frame - at my local fabric store. You often see them near the decorator fabrics. The best part was this project required no sewing, except for the butterfly (I had to add strips of fabric to each side to make the picture big enough for the fabric stretcher bars).
This project was as simple as stretching the fabric pieces over the fabric stretcher bars, and stapling them in place. I used a heavy duty staple gun with 1/4 inch staples (borrowed from my husband's toolbox). The end result were three cute "paintings" ready to hang in my son's room. Love it!
When I found out I was pregnant with my son I immediately began to dream about how to decorate his nursery. With my husband and mother-in-law in tow I visited various fabric stores looking for inspiration to decorate his nursery. I stumbled upon a fabric print of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and fell in love. It had been ages since I'd read the book but I thought it was perfect. It was bright and colorful, perfect for a child's room. The print became the inspiration for his entire room, and even inspired our family in gift giving. The Very Hungry Caterpillar seems to be very popular lately, there are so many toys and games that go along with the book as well. 
So what did I create with the fabric panel? I cut it into three sections to create some fabric wall art using fabric stretcher bars. I found the fabric stretcher bars - which look just like a picture frame - at my local fabric store. You often see them near the decorator fabrics. The best part was this project required no sewing, except for the butterfly (I had to add strips of fabric to each side to make the picture big enough for the fabric stretcher bars). 
This project was as simple as stretching the fabric pieces over the fabric stretcher bars, and stapling them in place. I used a heavy duty staple gun with 1/4 inch staples (borrowed from my husband's toolbox). The end result were three cute "paintings" ready to hang in my son's room. Love it!
1 comment:
I love this! What size stretchers did you use?
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