DIY Christmas Rag Wreath
on Dec 04, 2015, Updated Jul 24, 2024
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Making a DIY Christmas Rag Wreath is a super easy way to add some holiday cheer to your house. All you need is some fabric and a wire hanger – no wreath form required!
This DIY Christmas rag wreath project is a fun and easy craft project that is perfect for beginners and seasoned crafters alike. With just a few simple supplies you can create a beautiful wreath that can be used for any season by simply changing up the fabric.
This project is great as a service project at a church or school to give away, or for decorating your own home with a festive touch.
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Why You’ll Love This Project
- It’s a super easy no-fail craft.
- Can make it for any season by changing up the fabric.
- Makes a great service project for a church or school to give away.
- You cannot mess up this craft project – as long as you can tie a knot.
- Stores great – just needs a little fluff before using it again.
Supplies
- 5 fat quarters
- Wire hanger
- Rotary cutter and mat or scissors
How to Make a DIY Christmas Rag Wreath
- Step #1. Cut 15 strips of fabric that are 2 inches by 6 inches.
- Step #2. Shape the wire hanger into a circle. (The hook makes a perfect wreath hanger.)
- Step #3. Tie the fabric strips onto the hanger. Scrunch them together tightly as you go. You can single or double knot, it doesn’t really matter.
- Step #4. Continue to tie and scrunch the fabric together until the wreath is as full as you like it.
- Step #5. Fluff and twist the fabric so that it pokes out all over, the messier the better.
- Step #6. You can add a bigger bow to the top where the hanger neck is if you like.
Fabric Suggestions for a Rag Wreath
You have a million and one options when it comes to how your rag wreath looks depending on the fabrics you choose. I chose to make a Christmas version and picked colors that matched my decor. I like true green, Christmas red, white, and a bright but traditional feel.
- You can use scraps you already have or you can pick up fat quarters (the precut squares) at the fabric store.
- Select 5 fabrics with a variety of prints, a couple with big prints, a couple with small prints, one solid (can have a subtle pattern on it or tone-on-tone).
- Try to find one or two fabrics that catch your eye.
- Your fabrics don’t have to be super matchy because some variation is going to make the wreath look more interesting.
- Most importantly, pick fabric you love!
FAQs
You have a few options… 5 fat quarters, 6 quarter-yard cuts of fabric, or 1.25 yards of one fabric. I wouldn’t recommend using fat eighths with this project because there is a lot more wasted fabric.
A fat quarter is a piece of fabric that is cut into a rectangle that’s 18 inch by 22 inches (which is a quarter of yard) instead of being cut into a regular quarter of a yard, usually measuring 9 by 44 inches.
Yes! If you use a normal quarter yard of fabric, you will need 6 quarter yards of fabric because you won’t get quite as many strips from each piece.
Expert Tips
- Using a rotary cutter is really handy here. If you don’t have one, find someone to borrow it from!
- A 60mm rotary cutter is the best size for this project. The smaller ones take longer to cut the fabric and aren’t quite as sturdy (in my experience).
- Be sure to use a cutting mat under your rotary cutter so that you don’t damage the surface you’re cutting on.
- You can turn this wreath into any season by using a different color scheme of the fabric you use – pastels would be great for spring, red/white/blue for Memorial Day and 4th of July, and earth tones for the fall.
Tips for Making a DIY Christmas Wreath Rug with Kids
- For preschoolers, have all the fabric cut into the 2×6 inch strips so all they have to do is tie the strips onto the wire hanger.
- For elementary age kids, pre-cut the fabric into strips so that the kids only need to cut across each strip at 6-inch intervals and then tie them on the hanger.
- Most teens should be able to handle a rotary cutter and mat with supervision and the rest of the instructions.
- If you have a mixed-age group, you could have stations where different ages are working on different parts of the process.
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This looks amazing and inexpensive!! Can’t wait to try it. What a gem to stumble upon. Thank you!
What a fun thing to do with the girls!
This must be why fabrics has been following me home my whole life. Our grocery store even has a small room of quilting fabrics…..I love grocery shopping now! Oh the possibilities for all the holidays and months with no holidays. Sounds like I need to go grocery shopping……I’m on it!
Thank you for tutorial. I we just moved into our home and I needed something for the front door!! Looks like a great weekend project!
Beautiful, very creative, I like it. No more store bought wreaths for us.