How To: Modern Quilt Hanging

When Nora was a teensy baby, my parents' next door neighbor (formally my next door neighbor) gifted her a beautiful handmade quilt. I was so surprised when we received it because it was just so thoughtful and perfect. Handmade gifts are my favorite regardless but I could just tell there was a lot of love put into this one. 

We used the quilt as a play mat for months until she was too big to lay on it anymore. I really love it so I didn't want to pack it away when she stopped using it. When we moved to Connecticut we were in need of more wall art for the nursery, so I decided the quilt would become a wall hanging.  

The reason for this post is simply to show you how we decided to hang the quilt. I searched the internet for modern ways to hang a quilt and came up pretty empty. Then one day as we were perusing the maze of our local Ikea, we saw a quilt hanging in one of the display rooms. They had simply used a curtain rod and clips to hang the quilt, but I loved the way that it looked! 

Here is the quilt and the hanging supplies we bought. We bought two of these brackets, one rod, a package of finials and a package of clip rings. Everything came to around $20, which I think is pretty good considering it is reusable if we  actually wanted to hang a curtain. We also only used half of the clip rings so we can save those for another project. The only other thing needed was 4 screws, which we had already. 

Here is the finished project after Madison hung it up for me. Still need to practice using that electric drill. I love the look of this, I think it's super cute and it fits nicely with the rest of the nursery decor. 

Isn't this the cutest thing? We went for a woodland critter theme with lots of brown and green so this fits in perfectly.

If you have a special quilt that your babe has gotten too big for, don't pack it away- hang it up! I am so happy that we have this piece on display now. I hope this has inspired you to take a non-convention approach to decorating! Let me know what you have been hanging on your walls lately. 

DIY No Sew Baby Bow Headband

When I made Nora's birthday dress I had some fabric left over and decided to make her a matching bow for her hair. I spent way too much time sewing one before I realized I could use glue and make it just as cute but 100x quicker. Check out the tutorial below for this super cute and easy DIY. Warning: it's addictive. It's also a great way to use up your fabric scraps!

Supplies:

scrap piece of fabric

lace elastic

tacky glue

scissors

1. Cut your fabric into two rectangles. No need to be exact with these cuts, just know that the bigger your large rectangle is, the larger your bow will be. Mine were about 5"x2.5" and 3"x.75" 

2. Put two lines of glue on the long edges of the wrong side of each rectangle. Bring the edges to the center, overlapping slightly and hold until the glue sets (only a couple of seconds, that's why I like the Tacky Glue).

3. Fold one open edge to the center and apply a line of glue.

4. Fold the other edge over and overlap the line of glue. 

5. To get the bow shape, ignore my chipped nails, hold the bow in the center and pinch the sides together. 

6. Flip the bow over and put a little dab of glue in the folds you created.

7. Take your smaller strip of fabric and wrap it around the center of your bow, hiding the glue. Cut off the excess and glue into place.

8. Cut your lace elastic to the size you need and glue the ends together.

9. Glue you bow over the seam on you elastic and voila! A super quick and easy bow for your baby. You could also wear this yourself if you make the elastic long enough. I actually took one bow and glued an alligator clip to the back of it and wore it in my hair that way. Endless possibilities here.

The cupcake one is what Nora wore on her birthday. That one took a little bit more precision because I wanted to make sure there were two cupcakes on either end.

Pretty much the cutest thing ever, right? Let me know if you're going to make some for your babe!