~ Farmhouse Fabric Strip Flag DIY ~

This DIY shabby flag is a fun project that you can make in about an hour, most likely with materials you already have on-hand. 

My sister and I made these flags for our homes the other night, as we sat on my front porch. Meanwhile, the cousins ran crazy, water balloon-ing each other. We stopped our flag making about every 4.5 seconds to tie a water balloon... So, this project is one you can complete without a tremendous amount of focus! ;)

Here's what you need:

• Fabric for strips (24 inches long), for square (8x9 inches) and for stars
• A branch or twig approximately 19" long
• Twine or ribbon
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun

I chose to make a neutral, rustic flag so I used white muslin, burlap, lace and drop cloth remnants for the flag stripes. I used a light denim fabric (actually an old denim shirt :) for the background behind the stars. For the stars, I used coffee-stained muslin - but you could use anything! 

Step 1: Cut strips for flag. I cut them 24 inches long, 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide (I like the look of slightly different widths so it's not too uniform).

Step 2: Cut out your square for the stars background. I used an 8x9 inch piece of light blue denim.

Step 3: Cut out the stars. I printed and cut out this star template, using 35% size. Instead of having to trace each star, just hold the star template securely in place and cut around the edges (see above). I used nine stars on my flag.

Step 4: Hot glue the strips just slightly over the top of the branch, alternating dark and light colors.

Step 5: Hot glue the square piece of fabric on the top left corner, applying glue just along the top of the fabric strips/branch.

Step 6: Hot glue your stars onto the square piece of fabric.

Step 7: Using a 24-inch piece of ribbon or twine, make a knot around one edge of the branch and another knot around the other edge of the branch. This will be your flag hanger.

Enjoy!

Xo

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