Patchwork Quilt Your Wall

Faux Wall Treatment, Faux Paint, Wallpaper, Quilting, Scrapbooking

Jun 29, 2008

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have patchwork quilted walls? Here is a fast and inexpensive method for getting the look without the work and cost.

Scrapbook paper comes in an enormous amount of designs and colors. They are also relatively inexpensive. You can usually find them on sale for 4-5 sheets for a dollar. We are going to wallpaper scrapbooking paper to our wall. If we were to purchase one foot ceramic tile for a wall the cost of one wall would be in the hundreds and we haven't included the cost of adhesives, tools and the work of cutting tiles. Our project is designed to give a similar look without the effort or the expense.

Whether you do an accent wall or an entire room you will first need to measure. Our example will be using an 8' X 10' wall. We can figure out how many sheets of paper we need by multiplying 8 by 10 for a total of 80. If your wall is 10' X 12' you will need to multiply 10 by 12 for a total of 120.

The example will be using the paper as one-foot blocks. We want to use at least four different patterns or colors for impact. You will not need 80 of each. You will need a total of eighty for coverage but if your pattern leans more on one color make sure the larger amount of your paper is in that color. Unlike tile if you have leftovers you will be able to simply add them to your scrapbooking paper stock and use it when you are scrapping.

If you are familiar with quilting your know there are thousands of quilt designs. Feel free to use any pattern you have for quilting by simply cutting the paper into the pieces the quilt would need, omitting the seam allowance.

Materials Needed:

Starting in the upper corner wallpaper one sheet at a time by simply applying the wallpaper paste to the reverse side of the scrapbook paper. Do not overlap them. Butt them right up to each other. Use the scissors as needed to trim for corners and outlets. Continue until the entire wall is covered.

The embroidery floss is going to be used to look like stitching. If you have a high contrast on your papers, use black embroidery floss. If your papers are lighter in impact use a color in the papers or brown for stitching.

Since your paper is adhered to the wall we are not actually stitching it. This is just to give the impression of stitching. Without separating the strands cut the embroidery floss into approx. 500-half inch pieces, 500-one inch pieces, 500-one and a half inch pieces and 500-two inch pieces. This is not precise. You don't need precision. In fact if you get very exacting it will ruin the look.

Put some white glue into a bowl. Dip one piece of embroidery floss into the glue to coat. Next lay it perpendicular across the first seam of your quilt. Randomly add about five more across the seam in varying lengths. Repeat for every seam of your quilt. Try to make the distance between the strands uneven. Allow to dry.

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