My husband and I received the entire set of Pottery Barn king size bedding that we registered for as a wedding gift nearly ten years ago. My absolute favorite piece was the duvet. When my daugher was two, she left a black felt tip marker on the bed under a coloring book which I didn't see until later that night when I went to bed. I was devistated. I spent several hours soaking, washing, you name it....trying to get out the stain. After many failed attempts and spreading the stain, I kept it with the hope that I would think of some way to salvage the remaining fabric.
I've been considering making my own headboard and browsed Pinterest for inspiration. I ran across a headboard made out of plywood squares, batting and fabric. I took that concept and decided to make hanging quilt-art using the fabric from my duvet.
I decided to have one row of four, 14 inch x 14 inch squares across the width of the bed. My husband took a quick trip to Home Depot to have the squares cut from 1/2 inch birch plywood. I tested the fabric measurements using the stained section of the duvet. Then, I cut out four sections of the fabric and quilt batting for underneath.
I placed the quilt batting on top of the square and the fabric on top. For a thicker display, you could use batting foam. Using a staple gun, I pulled the fabric tight against the board to secure the fabric on the backside.
When finished, I hammered in a small OOK nailness sawtooth hanger on the backside.
Before I nailed anything, I held the finished squares up to the wall and I liked having two rows of two centered with the middle of the bed. Nothing like changing my mind at the last minute. Here's the final display!
