Transform An Old, Thrifted Vintage Quilt Into Beautiful Home Decor With An Easy DIY
People continue to treasure quilting for its historical importance. With gorgeous patterns and fabrics that tell stories, old quilts are imbued with a special, timeless quality. These qualities are what make quilts the trendy, decades-old home accent piece you'll want to snatch up at the thrift. If you're someone who gets attached to old quilts abandoned at secondhand shops, there's an easy way to transform them into bespoke decor for your home. Using just a few supplies, including thrifted quilts and picture frames, you can DIY a decor piece. The handmade nature of a quilt means that you can turn almost any scrap into a beautiful, unique piece without a lot of work.
Once you have a few thrifted quilt finds, you can take them home and prep them for your DIY. The best way to clean a quilt is by hand, especially if you've found a fairly old, vintage piece of fabric. In fact, if you suspect your vintage quilt is very old or potentially valuable, consider contacting a professional to help you clean it. Your other secondhand items, like picture frames, might also need to be prepped. Clean up the frames a bit or add paint to make them like new.
How to turn vintage craftsmanship into an effortless art piece
On TikTok, user @whimsybarn shows her simple, no-sew method to turn vintage quilts into adorable decor pieces for a tabletop or wall. Her DIY uses thrifted items, like old quilts and quilt scraps, as well as picture frames. Taking a quilt scrap, she cuts the fabric to size to match her picture frame, tucking it into the frame with a spare bit of corkboard backing. By leaving out the glass front, she is able to add little extras onto the fabric. For example, she highlights how you can pin an inspirational quote using spare scrapbooking items. Plus, leaving out the glass reduces glare.
Taking inspiration from this DIY, which uses just a small scrap from an old quilt, you can create amazing art to celebrate the craftsmanship of unknown quilters. Many quilts feature intricate patterns and themes, sometimes with deep meanings like variations on stars to symbolize seeking guidance. If you have a larger quilt with a pattern you want to showcase, find a large frame to fit the entire pattern. With a larger quilt in a frame, you can create a usable bulletin board, using pins or tacks to attach quick notes or even photos to your DIY quilt decor. A great tip for creating the perfect country style kitchen is to add your wall art or bulletin board somewhere prominent. It will lend a homey feel to your interior spaces effortlessly.