2 Patterns For Washable Picture Frames for 8x10 Photo Sewing Pattern And No Sew

2 Washable Picture Frames for 8x10 Photo

This tabletop or wall hanging frame is great for 8x10" photos, artwork, wedding gifts, bridal or baby showers, display your child or grandchild's photo, take vintage, expensive, or even special linens or clothing from a late relative, and repurpose it into a frame!

10" x 12" overall size, 1 - 1/2" frame front border / surround, 7 1/2" by 9 1/2" picture window - the frame covers 1/4" of the outer edge of the photo

And - the frame is made to be WASHABLE!

Includes pdf for no sew pattern, and sewing pattern - can combine, sewing panels using the no sew pattern pdf, using less mat board or cardboard for removable easel back & strut boards, that slide out of pockets that you make, on the back of the frame.

Both are 10x12" frames, with 1 1/2" frame front border or area of frame around the photo, or picture window
Both have picture window, where the photo shows through, covering the outer edge of the photo by 1/4", picture window area is 7 1/2" x 9 1/2"
Both have ribbon that connects the bottom right corners of the easel back to the strut leg pockets
Both have pockets for the photo and protective photo sleeve, using a photo safe / acid free clear sheet protector pages cut to the size of the photo
Both have pockets on the back, for removable strut leg & easel back boards
Both can be hung with holes on the back, button holes sewn using zig zag stitch, or hole punched for no sew
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SEWING:
More board surface area used for easel back & strut leg boards
Less interfacing patterns to be printed, 10 letter size printable patterns, versus 16 letter size pieces, the equivalent of 1/2 of a roll of Therm o Web Ultrahold interfacing, sold at Walmart for about $8 (as of 10/22), Joann, Thermowebonline, Amazon, Michaels, and online. For sewing, you can use the HeatnBond Lite or Featherlite, in the EZ Print packs, 10 letter sheets, double paper sided, for $8 (as f 10/22), which run through your sewing machine and inkjet printer easy.

For sewing the no sew frame, you will just sew the outer edges of the finished, joined, fabric and interfacing ironed panels together, by sewing the outer edges of the panels, except for openings for the photo & sleeve, and the board pocket openings.
Make this frame for your favorite 8x10" photo!

Less board used, more interfacing used, but can sew!
Also, can still use ribbon to connected panels 2 & 3, to make the photo pocket, by using panels 2 & 3 patterns from no sew pdf, by threading 7 feet of 1/8" or 3 mm wide ribbon through the 7 holes on panels 2 & 3, in both directions, and knotting on both sides

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Just take out the photo and its protective sleeve, an acid free sheet protector page cut to the size of the photo with a paper trimmer, and the easel back & and strut leg boards, cut from acid free mat board or cardboard, that slide out of their pockets, that you will make, as well, then place the fabric frame in a lingerie bag, in the washer in a cold, delicate wash, no fabric softener, mild detergent like Woolite or WoolWash from Dollar Tree, and stand or lay flat on a towel to air dry.

This frame is great for displaying photos, use to display a sign, use as a table number display sign, display a poem, you name it!

I decided to make my frames washable, out of purpose, honestly, that, and people were asking me to sell pattern downloads, but told me that they couldn't sew. I started by making frames out of fabric, covering mat board panel parts, and those patterns are available in my store. And the reason I created those was because of the lack of quality fabric covered board picture frames out in the market. I worked in a department store, and one of my many jobs was to put the frames back into their boxes, in the stationery department - I also worked in China / tabletop, and linens. I found that the turn buttons would pop off, glass broke, easel backs with connected strut legs fell apart. I had bought a hinge and hanger press, and I could make frames from fabric, Ultrahold fabric adhesive, mat board, & ribbon, but ...the hand press broke. Luckily, the year before it broke, I created / invented, a fabric covered mat board structure, that used the same 4 elements / supplies, and didn't need the metal hinge & hangers, and all of the supplies could be bought at craft stores, art supply, stationery, and scrapbook stores, plus by then, a woman, Pam, asked me if I had patterns for my frames. So, I began to make the pattern downloads. Within a year, by 2006, I decided that with the same supplies, but by re-configuring the amount of the supplies, and re-designing the structure, I could make a washable, sewn, & no sew (for crafters who don't sew), a fabric frame.
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NO SEW PROJECT:

32 pages with

1 board pattern pages for the removable strut leg, make the easel board 9x11"

16 pages of patterns to print onto Therm o Web HeatnBond Ultrahold or sewing machine friendly HeatnBond Lite or Featherlite sold at Joann, Walmart, thermowebonline, and Amazon, 2 parts or page patterns for 6 of the panels, plus 4 strut leg panels, then iron onto the back of the 10 fabric panels, to assemble together to make 10 fabric panel parts.

Ribbon connects the bottom right corner of the strut leg pocket to the easel back, tucked between the layers and hot glue / sew in place. You can use a quality hole puncher to make holes, and thread ribbon through the holes or hang on the wall with the holes.

The photo pocket is made by connecting panels 2 & 3, the 2nd inside frame front border and frame middle / inside facing easel back panels together, threading a 7 foot long by 1/8" wide ribbon through 7 holes, hole punched, or poked & cut out circle holes in a "U" shaped or 3 sided line, marked on the panels with a circles and a guideline, ribbon thread through the holes in both directions, and this will hold the photo in place.

There is a "no sew", sewn, and non washable, as well as washable, frame pattern download, for all 8 sizes available, or as single size patterns, soon, in my store, look for the 32 pattern, 8 photo sizes in 4 ways pattern download for $10.

SUPPLIES needed:

1 1/2 to 2 yards of fabric depending on motif elements in repeat and layout

Therm o Web HeatnBond Ultrahold, EZ Print HeatnBond Lite, using 2 packs, all 10 sheets in the pack plus 6 from another, or EZ Print Featherlite 2 packs of 10 sheet pack - all are acid free / photo safe and inkjet printer print friendly, sold in 1 yard & 5 yard rolls - 2 yard should work, or 1/2 of the 5 yard roll. You can get about 2 frames for 8x10" photo, from a 5 yard roll, as a 5 yard roll yields 32 letter size sheets, and this project needs 16 sheets cut, 8 1/2" x 11"

ribbon length 1/8" or 3mm wide by 7 feet long or 2 1/3 yards or meters for making the photo pocket

ribbon length 9" long by 1" to 1 1/2" wide

mat board or cardboard (board patterns included), sold in 20x30 & 32x40 inch boards, at Michaels.com or ACmoore.com - order online and pick up in store at Michaels

HeatnBond and board patterns included, along with photo & text step by step instructions, as well as a photo legend of all the parts.

1-2 hour prep and assemble time.

Video tutorial on youtube dot com forward slash user forward slash fabricatedframesCom

Thank you!

Kristie Hubler

Washable, sewn & no sew, fabric, papercraft, & vinyl, picture frames for 8 photo sizes and custom design, structure, patterns, and download printables invented by & copyright protected by Kristie Hubler. All Rights Reserved. Not for resale. For personal use only. If interested in making and reselling, as a finished product or pattern / download, please contact Kristie at fabricatedframescom at gmail dot com for royalty rate and licensing, resale / wholesale fee / cost.