Occasionally Crafty

I guess Valerie and I both felt like wrapping things in fabric, rather than sewing with it. I am terrible with a sewing machine so I had to think out of the box when Valerie chose fabric for our Sister’s Challenge this month.
Our bedroom is rather bland, and sometimes I feel like maybe if I decorate it, I’ll spend more time in it. Maybe?
Well I decided to use our bedspread as inspiration for a fabric wrapped canvas scene on the wall. Our bedspread has so many rich colors in it that it was hard picking just the right fabrics to go with it!
Once I had my canvases and fabrics picked out…

…I had to try a new thing I’d heard about. You can print right onto wax paper and transfer the image to fabric or wood! What a great way to personalize your design!
Here’s what you need:

Spray your printer paper with adhesive spray, then spread the wax paper neatly over it. By adhering the wax paper to printer paper, it will feed more easily through your printer.

Trim the edges so your paper is the right size and ready to feed through the printer. Like I said I chose to print sheet music. Make sure your image is REVERSED so it will end up facing the right way on your fabric.

Be ready to work quickly before the ink dries. Print your image and then place it immediately on your fabric. I used a credit card to carefully press it down without letting the whole image slip around. You can also lightly moisten your fabric to help it come it clearer. Too much water will make the image blot and run.

I put music on two of my fabric canvases, and the other two I left as they were.

I used my staple gun to staple the fabric around the canvases, and nailed some picture hooks on the back for hanging. Then I just had to do a little measuring and eyeballing to put it on the wall just right! 

Here’s a view with the bedspread too. I love how it turned out. It adds a little more flavor and personality to our room! What unique things have you used fabric for?

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