One of my projects in December was this cute snowman hand-applique…..
….and I really wanted to include him in my “January Blues” decorating scheme.
BUT, I wanted it to sit on the mantle….not hang…..sit!
After placing it on a picture holder and watching it slide down until it was folded in half, I knew that I had to get creative!
I picked through the box recycling until I found one that was the appropriate size, and cut a board roughly the size of the quilt….
Next, I pulled out a leftover binding piece (2.25 inches wide), and cut it to fit the top of the quilt….
Since I didn’t want this to be permanent, I pinned the “sleeve” in place using safety pins….
…..trimmed the board to the correct size…..
….and inserted it into the pocket…..
I was a little concerned that I had over-trimmed the board as it was a bit shorter than the quilt….
But, that worked out perfectly!!
I placed the board on the picture stand, and flipped out the quilt to cover the stand….
Doesn’t it look great…..
…especially with the wooden snowman that my Son and Daughter-In-Law gave me for Christmas!
I LOVE when a solution is as simple as a few pins, a scrap of fabric, and an old piece of cardboard!
Do you have other methods? I would love to hear!
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What a great idea. Can’t wait to use this in my own house. So creative!!!
I loved figuring it out Christie. Now I have a bunch of small quilts that I can display on the shelves!!
Will definitely try this one out! Thanks!!
It worked so well Stephanie. I was amazed at how easy it was!
Great idea for small quilts that you won’t use year around
There is no way that I could put all of them out at one time, so I am ALWAYS moving them around!!
great thinking out of the box
Thanks Barbara. I was glad that it worked so well!
Great solution. I will try this with my small Christmas tree quilt next year.
I am now thinking about all of my small quilts and wondering which ones I can move to shelves!!