![]() Stitch the stretched elastic into place along the folded edge of the frame. ![]() You'll need to go a few inches at a time with this. Using your right hand, stretch the elastic as much as it will go and hold it to the frame fabric. Using your left hand, hold the elastic and fabric securely behind the needle. Now is the tricky part-don't bother pinning. Start at the end of the elastic in the center bottom of your frame and take a few stitches to secure the elastic to the edge. Lay the 1/4 inch elastic along the inside of the border, covering the raw edge that is folded over. Fold in 1/4 inch along the edge of your border fabric. You basically want to create a fitted sheet out of your art so you are attaching elastic to your fabric frame. Unfortunately I didn't take very many photos so I will try to describe. I'm sure there is a more elegant way to do this but this technique was quick, easy and worked for me. Arrange your fabric design on the canvas and iron it on using the fusible web instructions. Once the fusible webbing is ironed to the fabric, cut out your design following the pattern you've drawn and peel off the paper backing. ![]() You waste some fabric and fusible webbing doing it this way but it's the only good way to get perfect edges. For good fusing, leave a border around your design on the fusible web. You'll need to separate out different parts of the design so you can fuse them onto the appropriate fabric but don't cut out your designs yet. ![]() Once you're chosen a design, sketch it onto the paper side of your fusible webbing and iron your fusible webbing to the back of the appropriate fabric. If you need design ideas, search "modern art" on and be inspired by the prints created by talented etsy artists. Alternatively you could choose a fabric with a large, graphic element and cut out the fabric pattern as your design (ie large flowers on a decorator fabric). If you haven't already, sketch some design ideas, simple graphic shapes will make your life easier. ![]()
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