DIY Wreath with Scrap Fabric Hearts
Create a beautiful DIY Wreath using Scrap Fabric Hearts
Ingredients
- MDF Hoop size 16” diameter
- Americana Acrylics paint in Poodleskirt Pink
- Paintbrush
- Printable Heart Templates in two sizes: small 4” high and large (6” high)
- Denim fabric approx. ¼ yard (enough to make 9 large and 9 small hearts)
- Pink Printed fabric approx. ⅛ yard
- Fusible lining if fabric is thin
- Sewing Machine and matching thread
- Needle and matching thread
- Polyester Batting
- 3 wood buttons
- Hot glue gun and clear glue sticks
- Twine
Instructions
- Paint the surface of the MDF hoop in pink. Set aside to dry.
- Sewing the Large Hearts, cut out the fabric scraps into heart shapes.
- With the RIGHT sides of fabric together, sew the heart closed with a ¼” seam allowance from the edge. Continue all the way around leaving a 2” gap opening.
- Turn the stitched heart right side out and fill with polyester batting.
- Stitch the 2” opening closed by hand with a needle and matching thread color.
- Sewing the Small Hearts, cut out the fabric scraps into heart shapes.
- With the WRONG sides of fabric together, sew the heart closed with a ¼” seam allowance from the edge. Continue all the way around leaving a 1.5” gap opening.
- Lightly fill the heart with polyester batting and sew the opening closed.
- To assemble the wreath, Start by laying out the large hearts on the wreath hoop and then glue each of the large hearts to the hoop with hot glue.
- Glue each of the small hearts onto the larger ones.
- Finally, tie some twine to the top of the wreath for hanging and enjoy!
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