Tuesday, February 17, 2015

How to make a recycled wine crate footstool

I am always looking for fun ways to use my fabric stash and create pretty storage in my home. Today's recycled wine crate foot stool project does just that!
recycled wine crate foot stool, foamology 12 block, quilt fabric, buttons, stefanie girard
The cushion top is made with Foamology Twelve Piece Design Foam  and 12 of my favorite quilt fabric pieces along with some scrap wood, buttons and 4 wooden ball feet.
recycled wine crate foot stool, foamology 12 block, quilt fabric, buttons, stefanie girard
My wine crate wasn't the exact size of the Foamology Twelve square Foam  piece so I made the lid a bit bigger. I didn't know exactly how much extra puffy the foam would be with the fabric on it so I decided to cover it first before I made the frame lid.
recycled wine crate foot stool, foamology 12 block, quilt fabric, buttons, stefanie girard
I wanted to fussy cut some of the fabric to include images and text so I made a velum template.
recycled wine crate foot stool, foamology 12 block, quilt fabric, buttons, stefanie girard
Once my foam was covered I measured it and cut some strips of wood to make the frame and a piece for the lid base.
recycled wine crate foot stool, foamology 12 block, quilt fabric, buttons, stefanie girard
 I glued the frame together and made sure it was square with my quilt ruler and the lid base as a guide.
recycled wine crate foot stool, foamology 12 block, quilt fabric, buttons, stefanie girard

Then I put the cushion into the frame and glued it down to the lid base holding it secure with a c-clamp on each corner.
recycled wine crate foot stool, foamology 12 block, quilt fabric, buttons, stefanie girard
I glued dice on the underside of the lid in each corner so that the lid would not slide around.


how to cut shanks off of buttons
To embellish the cushion frame I cut the shanks off of a variety of buttons USING EYE PROTECTION!!!!!! as the shanks can go flying even if you are holding the button with the shank side down.
how to design button boarders, foot stool wine crate
 I made 4 rows of buttons to make sure I had a nice variety for each side. All that was left to do was glue the buttons around the frame border and the ball feet on the bottom of the wine crate.

 If you like making things with fabric the book

is a great resource for tons of ideas:
1000 Quilt Inspirations: Colorful and Creative Designs for Traditional, Modern, and Art Quilts

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