Are you wondering why Kass is playing
a guitar
that looks like its manufactured
using our
Gracie Girl Collection???
Read on to find out:)
Back when my daughter Kassidy Grace and I
were playing with our Gracie Girl pre-yardage...
and having fun making several new quilts...
we knew that we would be doing a guitar quilt for her room.
That quilt turned in to this pattern called
We loved the colorful fabric guitars so much...
She wanted to have a real guitar made out of Gracie Girl:)
And I said…
I can make that happen!
I can make that happen!
(Ben and Sophie fishing)
I gave my oldest son Ben a call...
(who is an awesome guitarist BTW)
When he was growing up…
he went to every thrift shop
within a hundred mile radius with me…
he went to every thrift shop
within a hundred mile radius with me…
while I searched for treasures:)
So I knew he could help me find what I needed...
an acoustic guitar that needed
a little love but with "good bones"
a little love but with "good bones"
Even though I LOVE to go thrifting…
I really didn't have time that week.
(too busy getting ready for quilt market)
and I knew that if there was one to be found…
he had the skills to find it for me:)
I was so happy when he brought this good old Fender acoustic over…
the very same day that I asked him!
(he is so good to me!)
He had found it in a thrift shop near his home
on his way home from work:)
on his way home from work:)
Mr. Honey cleaned it up and removed
all of the hardware for us
and he taped a piece of paper
on the inside to protect it.
and he taped a piece of paper
on the inside to protect it.
He sprayed a good coat of KILZ primer...
so there was no sanding
of any kind necessary.
YaY!
(Love me some KILZ)
Then he hung it from a ceiling hook in Kassidy's room to dry overnight.
I painted the guitar with BEHR
paint from Home Depot.
paint from Home Depot.
"Embellished Blue 510D-4"
Which is BTW…
the same color that I painted
my piano a few years ago:)
the same color that I painted
my piano a few years ago:)
I just brushed the paint on ...
using a few good small brushes that I like to use for
small thrifted treasures and for getting into small areas.
(I left the very front of the guitar where the fabric would go unpainted)
and a 3 1/2"
Gracie Girl
Bitty Stacker.
(I left the very front of the guitar where the fabric would go unpainted)
We used this kind of Mod Podge…
Sponge brushes...
and a 3 1/2"
Gracie Girl
Bitty Stacker.
After we Mod Podged...
we hung it to dry on the same ceiling hook:)
If you have never used Mod Podge before…
you can click here to find out
everything you need to know:)
We started in the center where I
drew a 3 1/2" square just to
keep things straight.
We overlapped the edges of the squares a bit.
I trimmed off the fabric hanging off
of the sides so that it was
even with the guitar top edge.
I used small sharp embroidery scissors.
We finished by brushing a coat of
Mod Podge on the surface of
all the fabric pieces.
Mr. Honey replaced all of the hardware and restrung it:)
And now we have a real Gracie Girl guitar…
to match the quilt!!!
We had a lot of fun doing this project together.
That's what crafting is all about…right?
F.U.N.
Isn't it amazing what a little paint and glue can create?
I grew up using Mod Podge and I still use it a lot to this day.
I guess I've never out grown the
desire to play with
glue and scissors.
I hope this tutorial gives you an idea or two!
xx
Lori
