DIY Patriotic Rag Fabric Banner

 

1/2 yard each – 6 different fabric choices (5 or 7 choices work well too)

FABRIC NOTES

• When shopping for fabric go straight to whatever’s on sale and
•  choose by colors and generic prints. The cute holiday or 
• occasion prints can become lost once the fabric is cut into strips.
    
• For this garland I chose 6 different fabrics, 
  
  
•  strips cut at 18″ long, which will then be folded in half
•  when stringing. 
•  1/2 yard of fabric measures approximately 18″ x 44″ 

CUTTING FABRIC

5 fabric choices –  cut 18 strips per fabric choice x 5 = 90 strips total
6 fabric choices –  cut 15 strips per fabric choice x 6 = 90 strips total
7 fabric choices –  cut 13 strips per fabric choice x 7 = 91 strips total

Hanging string (jute twine) measures 80″L – or 5′ of fabric strip space 

with 10 extra inches on each side for hanging.

Direction : 

Lay your stripes out in the order you like and start

 tying them on by making a loop and inserting stripes through loop. 

Once the first fabric strip is secure on the twine, move on to the next strip 

and tie it to the twine, then scoot it over next to the first tied strip. 

Continue to tie strips until all 5, 6 or 7 fabric choices are on the twine. 

 Repeat this sequence until all 90 or 91 strips have been tied to the twine,

 Then hang up and trim if needed. And Enjoy your banner.