How to Make Fabric Folk Art Shine

Whether you are a collector of fabric folk art or you have simply acquired a piece that pleases you, displaying it in your home to be enjoyed is essential. Many people want to hang fabric folk art up on their wall, but in many cases, the piece is a little too large to frame. This is where mounting the art on foam core comes in. This type of mounting is perfect when you are looking to display quilted fabric art pieces or even small quilts.

Things You'll Need

• Fabric art
• Foam core
• Needle
• Thread
• Fishing line
• Small awl
• Craft knife
• Ruler
• Chalk

Instructions

1. Lay your fabric art on top of your foam core. Make sure that the fabric art is not being stretched, but is lying naturally flat on top of the foam core itself.

2. Measure an inch to two inches away from each edge of the fabric art. Use chalk to mark out your measurements on the foam core. You are creating a border for your fabric art, so measure out a border that is pleasing to your eye.

3. Cut the foam core down so that you have a shape that frames your fabric art well.

4. Flip up each corner of your art and bore two small holes into the foam core behind the fabric itself. These holes should be about half an inch apart. This is where you are going to anchor the fabric to the foam core.

5. Bore two small holes centered at the top of the foam core. These holes will allow you to hang up your fabric art, and they should be about an inch apart.

6. Run the fishing line through the two holes you just made and tie it off. Now you can hang your fabric art when it is done.

7. Sew each corner of your fabric art to the corners of the foam core, using the holes that you have created to penetrate the foam core. Use thread that matches the fabric art that you have bought. Small stitches that do not penetrate the top layer of fabric are ideal for this purpose.

8. Hang your fabric art.

Tips & Warnings

• If your piece of fabric art is large, you will need to anchor it more securely. An anchor point in the center or several anchor points situated wherever the fabric wants to sag will take care of this issue.

• Use undyed cotton thread to avoid discoloring or damaging the fabric.

References

• Mounting a Small Quilt: Dreaming Spirals website