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⭐A Star Spangled Banner⭐
I recently recovered some chairs in my home and wanted to do something “fun” so I decided to cover my seats, with the seats from old pairs of jeans. I love how the chairs turned out, and when I was finished I was left with 4 denim legs. Since they were dark, denim blue, I decided I would use them to create something for the Fourth of July. The design really came together when I visited a local thrift shop and found some red felt and fabric star patches. This Star Spangled Banner is one of two patriotic designs I created for your Fourth of July décor… Supplies: Blue Denim fabric Red felt White triangular trim (you can use whatever wide, white lace you have on hand) Star patches (cut outs) Two pieces of red lace Hot glue gun and glue Scissors Cardboard White glue Instructions: Cut a triangle pattern out of cardboard. My triangles are 6 inches long from top to point and 5 inches wide at the top. Trace the triangle pattern onto your fabric and cut out as many as you like. I cut out 13 triangles, 7 red felt and 6 denim and created a 6 foot banner. Fold the lace in half lengthwise (iron) and glue the top of each triangle side by side, to the back of the lace. Fold over the front of the lace and glue to the front of the triangle. Glue on stars. Run a thin line of white glue along the back edges of the denim triangles to keep from fraying. Fold the two pieces of red lace in half to form a loop and glue one to each end of the white lace to hang. Hang and enjoy!
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 ⭐Old Glory⭐
Denim and lace - fabric flag These fabric flags are a great way to use up scraps of denim fabric and left over pieces of lace or ribbon and they are easy to create. I used different widths of lace in red and white. 7 red and 6 white. I used hot glue to attach the lace to the denim, but you could machine or hand stitch them as well. Let me tell you how… Supplies: One rectangle of denim (approx. 11”x 8”) 4 pieces of red ribbon 32 inches long 3 pieces of red ribbon 48 inches long 3 pieces of white lace 32 inches long 3 pieces of white lace 48 inches long 1 piece of white lace approx. 35 inches long (for hanging) 1 piece of white lace 8 inches long Hot glue gun and glue Fabric star patches or cut out stars (I used 18 because they fit nicely) Directions: Start by folding the denim over the dowel (approx. 3 inches, leaving an 8”x 8” square) and glue it to itself. Fold one of the 32 inch pieces of red lace in half and glue the folded part to the bottom, back of the denim vertically and even with the outside edge. Fold one of the 32 inch pieces of white lace in half and glue beside the red one… Repeat this process until you have the 4 red and 3 white 32 inch pieces glued vertically from the bottom of the denim square. Glue the 8 inch piece of white lace across the bottom of the denim to cover the glued part of the vertical pieces of lace that you just attached. Fold a 48 inch white piece of lace in half to form a loop, loop it back around the dowel and bring the ends through. Pull to tighten. Repeat until you have 3 white and 3 red 48 inch pieces attached. Fold the 35 inch piece of white lace in half and form a loop, tie a knot at the top of the loop to hang it from. Tie one end of the same piece of lace to one side of the dowel and the other end to the other side of the dowel, (be sure it is even on both sides) allow some extra to hang down from the knots. Glue on the stars. Hang and enjoy! |
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