A raggedy Christmas wreath

rag Christmas wreath I love using these fun fabrics for Christmas decorating. You’ve seen them before in these funky Christmas stockings I did a couple of years ago.
 

This wreath is really simple, and there is no sewing involved. Just grab a bunch of fabrics that go together and start cutting and tying!

Supplies

(Click fabrics for direct links for purchase at Warehouse Fabrics Inc.)

Wire wreath

canopy lipstick/chartreuse: CAYLIP
Canopy Lipstick/Chartreuse

Little Tiger chartreuse: LIRCHE
Little Tiger Chartreuse

Annie lipstick/chartreuse: ANELIE
Annie Lipstick/Chartreuse

Trey lipstick/chartreuse: TRYLIE
Trey Lipstick/Chartreuse

Topeka lipstick: TOALIK
Topeka Lipstick

Polka Dot Lipstick/White

Topeka chartreuse: TOACHT
Topeka Chartreuse

Dena Lipstick/Chartreuse
I used a 12″ wreath found for a couple of bucks at a craft store. I used a number of fabrics I had on hand and cut lots of 1″x6″ strips from them. I also used a 2 yard length of ribbon for hanging my wreath.

The pattern

Cut lots and lots of strips about 1″x6″.

The process

I grabbed a big pile of coordinating fabrics. The top one didn’t match as well, and I didn’t end up using it. In addition to the prints, I added red, white and green solids to the mix.
I recommend using a rotary cutter and mat to cut. If you have to measure and cut with scissors, you’ll be spending a very long time. I used nine different fabrics, as you can see in the photo.
First, tie the ribbon to the frame to ensure you have a space for it.

Then start tying the fabric strips on. I just tied them once instead of double-knotting because my fabrics are sort of heavy. My white fabric was a thin quilters cotton and it would have easily double-knotted, but the rest of my fabrics were harder to tie, so I didn’t bother.

As you tie your fabrics on, make sure you are evenly distributing the different prints around the wreath frame. I did it in this manner as it started to fill up. Then I started to focus on a section at a time. Even as I did that and filled the section tightly, I’d skip a section for the next one. I just wanted to make sure that if I ran out of certain fabrics, they weren’t clustered on one side. Some of my fabrics were only small scraps left over and I couldn’t have cut more.
Eventually you’ll fill it all up and get this. It didn’t take that long; I just worked on it as I watched TV one evening. I then tried to twist the strips so that the printed side showed forward as much as possible. You might need to pull the ends to the front of the wreath since some will be tucked in and sticking out the back.

I then safety pinned a bright green bow to the top. And there you have it! A great way to dig into your stash and make a fun, non-sew project.

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