How to Make a Headboard Out of Your Vintage Fabric Fat Quarters

Making a Vintage Fabric Fat Quarters upholstered headboard is an easy weekend project you can make to transform and design your room on a budget. Vintage Fabric Fat Quarters measure 18X22 inches, which makes them an ideal sized to make a fun and retro headboad.

Use your favorite Vintage Fabric Fat Quarters to make this simple upholstered vintage headboard. If you like to collect Vintage Fabric Fat Quarters, then you should have a huge headboard.

Try making this Vintage Fabric Fat Quarters headboard with a theme in mind. Use all Vintage Fabric Fat Quarters in one patern or color or all of the above.

You can complete this Vintage Fabric Fat Quarters project in one day, for less than $50 plus the cost of your retro fabric. The final cost will depend on how pricey your Vintage Fabric Fat Quarters are.

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To Make an Upholstered Vintage Fabric Fat Quarters Head Board You Will Need:

MDF (3, 6, or 9 Pieces, sizes described below)

Jig Saw

Foam

Fabric

Staple Gun

Screws

Flat L brackets

Spray adhesive

Vintage Fabric Fat Quarters (lots!)

The first step is to cut your MDF to size. I recommend letting the professionals at the home improvement store make these cuts for you. They only charge 25 cents a cut! I recommend about 15 inches by 19 inches. You will be covering a bunch of square to build one large headboard.

My measurements are merely recommendations for a bed headboard. You can easily change the dimensions of this Vintage Fabric Fat Quarters headboard for a twin, full, or king-sized bed based.

Cut separate pieces of MDF to these specific measurements: 15X19 inches.

Now, have the MDF cut ot the largest square possible to hold the Vintage Fabric Fat Quarters, but still allow for about 3 inches to overlap onto the back to attach it.

You need at least three of these, but you can make it as wide or as tall as you want.

Now, cut a piece of foam to fit each of the three or more pieces of MDF exactly. You can buy sheets of foam at any fabric store. To save time you can as them to cut it. You can also easily cut it at home using an electric knife.