Fabric Hoarding Pays Off: DIY fabric mosaic

I recently got a great deal on three frames at the ReTail thrift store on Savannah Highway. They were $4, $5, and $6 each for big wooden frames. I loved their size and sturdiness and the distressed look of the white wood.
I decided that they would be perfect over my bed in my bedroom. I decided to go with the blue and pink color theme of my room and to finally try out some of the art techniques I’ve been pinning recently!
The medium sized frame I decided to do a fabric mosaic inspired by this:

 

I sorted thru all of the tiny scraps of fabric that I’ve hoarded just for projects like this. I picked out pink, blue, and yellow patterns and cut random little rectangles in varying sizes. I cut 5-10 rectangles from each fabric.

Then I just randomly laid the fabric out, trying to maintain a good balance of colors and keep a consistent amount of white space in between the squares. The “canvas” is actually a piece of foam board I cut to fit the frame. I did this
1) to save money and
2) because I was doing some “experimental” art here and didn’t want to mess up a nice canvas!

 

 

I really just laid them out randomly! Then I used clear drying elmers glue to stick it all to the board. I love the end effect!