Jodi calls this an Ikea Hack, but her version is more like an ‘Anthropologie-find’ than a ‘cheap Ikea’. (Although the base was really the Ikea Smycke Wall Clock, which Jodi used as the base in her quilt clock kit.)
To create the Anthrologie-look, Jodi covers the front of the hexagons with pretty quilting fabric, making this clock completely different and stylish.
She attaches the fabric with an interfacing product I had never heard of, called Phoomph
Fabrics for your Hexagon Quilt Clock Tutorial
It is a great back-to-school craft! Whiz by Ikea to pick up the clock. Meanwhile, get yourself a fabric charm pack
Tutorial | photo credit: SewFearless.com & Ikea.com.
What a far cry from the Ikea clock, heh?!!
So, be inspired and make something good today!
More Clock Crafts to Make
- flower clock free crochet patterns – free crochet tutorial for a darling teenage room clock.
- vintage clock faces – gorgeous free scrapbooking images that you can use for many crafts
- traditional clock makeover – explore texture paint to give boring clocks a lift
- clock decoupage tray (Check these out on Amazon) – spruce up an old tray w pretty clock-themed paper
First published on September 12, 2013, updated on October 22, 2014. and October 24, 2023.
