There is just something so charming about a small wreath decorating a room’s corner.
And when that wreath is handmade using leftover fabric scraps from your craft stash, it is a project that is also easy on the budget. Read more below about how I made this small but charming wreath from fabric scraps in about an hour.
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It seemed like an easy enough project. I already had a 4″ wire wreath frame and lots of fabric memo scraps on hand from my days working in a professional design firm, so this project basically cost nothing but an hour of my time.
From my bottomless basket of designer fabric swatches, I picked a colorful piece of fabric and one large enough to make enough strips for the wreath. A good, sharp pair of scissors is key to cutting out so many lengths of fabric scraps. The project also uses a 4-inch wire wreath form and a long ruler, or, in my case, a T-square.
For this size of wreath, I cut the fabric into strips 6″ long by 1″ wide. These do not have to be exact, as you won’t even notice a difference once all the strips are attached to the frame.
Wreath Made With Fabric Scraps
To attach the strips of fabric to the frame, fold over each strip lengthwise, creating a loop at one end of the strip. Wrap the folded strip around one of the wire circles on the wreath frame, and pull the fabric through the looped end to tie the fabric in a knot around the wire.
I’m sorry, but I started working on the wreath and didn’t realize until the end that I hadn’t taken a picture of tying on the strips of fabric. Honestly, you can tie the fabric strips on the wreath any way you like to get a similar look.
Keep attaching more fabric loops until you have filled up all four circles of wire on the wreath frame.
After attaching the fabric loops, I found that I needed to go back and pull the knots tighter by pulling on each loose end of the looped knot. This step also helped to create the look of fullness needed to make the wreath look better.
The result was a cute little fabric wreath for a small kitchen corner.
This was such a quick and straightforward project and only took me about an hour to complete.
I will warn you, though, that tying all those strips of fabric does give you sore fingers.
In the end, I was glad that I didn’t have a larger wreath form on hand. If I ever decide to make a larger version of this wreath, I will use a softer cotton fabric, not one intended for upholstery or pillows. Lesson learned!
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“Lazy hands make a man poor but diligent hands bring wealth.” Proverbs 10:4
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