Fabric Garlands! A quick and easy home decor project!

Hellooooooo sweet friends! I have a fun craft project today - and it doesn't have any paper involved! Yes, you heard me right! It's a fabric project! So super fun, quick, easy, and awesome. I have had the supplies to make this (these) for a couple of years. Oh my. Well, I went to a craft retreat a couple months back and I finally made my fabric strip garlands! You know how you have things in your craft room for a long time and keep thinking "I need to make that"? Well, I did! Hee hee. And now I want to make more! Let's get started before I keep yammering on more. 

I initially made this red, white and blue fabric strip garland to hang in our kitchen for the 4th of July! This garland is also the perfect size to go across the fireplace mantle or our entertainment center!  I bought two packs of fat quarters (blue pack and red pack) at Hobby Lobby, and I also got the rope at Hobby Lobby. That's all you need to get this result....

 

I hung the finished garland over our kitchen curtains! It looks so cute! It adds the right amount of homey feeling!

 

 

Supplies! That's it! I roughly cut the fat quarters into two inch strips. At first I used my ruler, but then I ended up just eye balling the strips and it went very fast cutting them all up. Again - EASY!! Each strip is about 20 inches long to start.

 

I laid the rope out on my desk (I cut it about 8 feet long to have lots of room and then trimmed it later). I just started knotting the fabric strips over the rope making sure to keep the colors and patterns varied. I love this combination of gingham, strips, chambray.... It's very pretty!!

 

You just fluff it up and straighten it out when you hang it! I think start to finish this took me about two hours to make!!

 

Here are two other garlands I made using the same fun technique. For these next two I used Moda Fabric Jelly Rolls for the fabric. And I think this will be my preferred method for any other ones I made. Moda makes the most gorgeous fabrics! And, the Jelly Rolls come with the fabric already in strips (with a pretty zig zag edge too)! For the Jelly Rolls, I unrolled all of the strips and then cut them in the middle, so each big strip became two small strips. Really the perfect amount for a garland. 

This one is all season, shabby chic! In all my favorite colors!! I added in some crochet trim and some velvet ribbon too. This one I think will hang in my craft room! I LOVE it. 

 

Here's a close up of the knots. Wrap the strip around the rope, and pull the ends through (kind of like you would tie a string on the top of a tag). 

 

 

 

And the last one I made is retro Halloween! Kitty cats and candy corns and polka dots. LOVE! This one was made with another Moda Jelly Roll fabric pack. The colors are lovely!

 

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Okee dokee! That's it for today! I hope I've inspired you to try a new crafting project! This was literally so easy. I think it would be really cute to make one for a baby's room or for a special color themed party. Also, I already have the fabric for a holiday one. Can't stop, won't stop. LOLZ. Have a blessed and beautiful day my friends. See you soon! XOXO

 

Comments

[Michele]

Oh my, I REALLY love these; thank you for sharing allthe details!

I feel dumb asking, but how do you hang them? Do you have them knotted at the ends and use a small nail or a command hook?

I thought they would make great Christmas gifts for all our kids, that are all grown and living in their own spaces. :)

Thank you!

[Celia Cawthon]

I *love* this!!!! I have been buying jelly rolls for the past couple of years whenever the color combination fills me with joy. Now I know what to do with them!!!

[Kim F]

Love these projects. Guess I know what I'm buying and making. Must make one for my craft room and for Halloween.

[lee]

How awesome is this! I am going to make a fourth of July one! Thanks for the inspiration!

[Christine Dol]

How cool and awesome!!!! SOOOOOO wonderful to see it hanging.....it has that real down home country feel I think! I LOVE IT!!! GIRL...you are the best!!! You are like a MARTHA STEWART!!! WANDA MARTHA STEWART!!!!