Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Linen Ruffle Valentine Wreath

Recently my extremely crafty Granny passed away, and I have made it my mission to finish her unfinished sewing and crafting projects. Granny was always working on a special gift for someone and we all loved being the recipient.
My first project was finding a use for a fabric ruffle and foam wreath form. Since Pinterest has got me on a wreath making kick, I decided to make a wreath for Valentines Day.


What you will need:

~Glue Gun

~Foam Wreath Form: Mine is 11.5" across and 2.5" wide and has a flat back

~Fabric Ruffle: My ruffle is made from linen, 5" wide x 154" long. Granny folded the fabric in half long-ways and created a gathered seam on the raw edge with a serger. The ruffle can be made using a regular sewing machine as well. 154" is the length of the ruffle after the fabric was gathered so I suggest using a longer piece to start out. If your foam form is bigger than mine you would want a longer ruffle as well.

Step 1:
Hot glue ruffle to the inside of the form and continue around until you run out of ruffle. I spaced the layers about 1/2".






Finished Front Side:
If you don't like the look of the raw edge, consider hot gluing a tan/white ribbon around the inside rim.

Finished Backside:

Step 2:
I made felt flowers to pin to the wreath for Valentines Day, but you can use anything! Even leave it plain! I decided to use a safety pin instead of gluing the flowers to the wreath in case I want to change them out for a different holiday later.