{"id":156,"date":"2009-01-24T12:02:47","date_gmt":"2009-01-24T17:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=156"},"modified":"2009-05-23T08:41:09","modified_gmt":"2009-05-23T13:41:09","slug":"diy-patchwork-headboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2009\/01\/24\/diy-patchwork-headboard\/","title":{"rendered":"diy patchwork headboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1285\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1285\" title=\"patchwork-headboard-stylefiles\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/patchwork-headboard-stylefiles.jpg\" alt=\"patchwork-headboard-stylefiles\" width=\"525\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/patchwork-headboard-stylefiles.jpg 525w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/patchwork-headboard-stylefiles-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/patchwork-headboard-stylefiles-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Living Etc. via Style Files<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I love the idea of this patchwork headboard from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lockwood-design.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lockwood Design<\/a>. There are endless possibilities for combining cool fabrics and textures and it&#8217;s definitely a do-able project. \u00a0 I can imagine using all sorts of vintage fabrics, which can be found at flea markets and on Ebay. Or buying 1\/2 yard of several fabrics from a great fabric store.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s basically an elaboration of a basic upholstered headboard like this one made from a tablecloth. (Tablecloths are often made of wonderful hard-to-find fabric. So <em>why not<\/em> use them like fabric?)\u00a0Charming tea towels and linen place mats would make great patchwork panels.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1286\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1286\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1286\" title=\"tablecloth-2-pixdesigners-lib\" src=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/tablecloth-2-pixdesigners-lib.jpg\" alt=\"tablecloth-2-pixdesigners-lib\" width=\"525\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/tablecloth-2-pixdesigners-lib.jpg 525w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/tablecloth-2-pixdesigners-lib-100x62.jpg 100w, https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/tablecloth-2-pixdesigners-lib-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">via Designer&#39;s Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There&#8217;s lots of info on the internet about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=safari&amp;rls=en-us&amp;q=how+to+make+an+upholstered+headboard&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;oe=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\">how to make an upholstered headboard<\/a>;\u00a0I recommend reading a few to figure out your strategy. Here&#8217;s a start:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bejane.com\/headboard\" target=\"_blank\">How to Make an Upholstered Headboard<\/a> (sew a panel of patchwork pieces to use as their single sheet of fabric)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.associatedcontent.com\/article\/146797\/how_to_make_an_upholstered_headboard.html?cat=24\" target=\"_blank\">How to Make an Upholstered Headboard Using Pillow Shams<\/a> (essentially a patchwork headboard that you could do with other fabrics).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love the idea of this patchwork headboard from Lockwood Design. There are endless possibilities for combining cool fabrics and textures and it&#8217;s definitely a do-able project. \u00a0 I can imagine using all sorts of vintage fabrics, which can be found at flea markets and on Ebay. 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