You will love how fast this Christmas Tree bunting comes together! Using only a few simple materials, you can make your own rustic garland to hang over the hearth, a doorway, or the window in no time!
Now that I have made one of these farmhouse style Christmas tree garlands, I might have to make several more! I’m dreaming of a canvas colored one, and a red one too… maybe burlap??!
This project only took me about 30 minutes and was a great way to use up scraps. It is also jelly-roll friendly!
Make sure you take a look at my other cute and rustic Christmas sewing projects!
- Rustic Mitten Christmas Ornaments
- Fabric Christmas Countdown Chain Tutorial
- Modern Farm Style Tree Skirt Tutorial
- Patriotic American Flag Christmas Stocking
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About The Christmas Tree Bunting Garland
This is a beginner tutorial, it is very straight forward since the trees are sewn with raw, exposed, frayed edges. This is the same method I use on my pumpkin doorknob hangers, and it makes a very farmhouse/rustic look. If you want to clean it up a bit, you can use pinking shears as well to reduce fraying.
There is no pattern for this tutorial, just cutting measurements.
The seam allowance is 1/4th inch or so. Big emphasis on “or so”!
Supplies Needed
- Sewing Machine
- Sewing Scissors
- Sewing Pins
- Rotary Cutter, Acrylic Ruler, & Mat (Optional but recommended)
- Pinking Shears (If you want to reduce fraying, adds a fun touch. I did not use them for this project.)
Materials Needed
- 1 fat quarter of Christmas colored fabric, or enough scraps or 2-3 jelly roll strips to make 20 triangles 2.5″x3.5″ each.
- Quilt batting about 8″x18″ (enough to make 10 triangles 2.5″x3.5″ each)
- 10 pieces of leather or brown felt cut to be 1.5″x.5″ each
- 66 inch length of string
- Sewing Thread
How To Make A Christmas Tree Bunting/Garland
1. Cut Out The Christmas Trees
Cut out one rectangle 2.5″3.5″ in size.
Fold the rectangle in half hot dog style.
Use an acrylic ruler to line up from one corner to the opposite diagonal corner, then cut across the line with a rotary cutter.
Unfold the fabric, and you now have a triangle!
Use this triangle as a pattern to cut out 19 more (total of 20.)
Also use it to cut out 10 pieces of the quilt batting the same size.
2. Cut Out The Tree Trunks
If you haven’t already, cut out the leather or brown felt into 10 strips 1.5″x.5″ in size.
3. Sew The Christmas Trees Together
Layer the trees by stacking one piece of the fabric right side facing down, then a quilt batting triangle, then another tree with the right side facing up.
Also insert a tree trunk into the bottom and leave half of it sticking out. Pin your tree together so it doesn’t shift while you sew.
Sew around the edges of the tree with about a 1/4 inch seam allowance.
After you have sewn the tree, you can trim the edges with your scissors a bit if it needs to be cleaned up.
Now sew together the rest of the trees! SO cute!
4. Sew The Trees To The String
The trees will be spaced every 6 inches on the string. You can mark the string with a marker every 6 inches to make it easier, or just measure it as you go.
To attach the trees to the string, fold down the top layer only of the tip of the tree. Insert the string, then “close” the layer back up, and sew a line straight down to hold it.
Sew all the trees to the string like this, until all 10 are sewn on!
Then, you are done!
There are a lot of ways to customize this project
Here are some variations and customization ideas I had for future versions of this Christmas tree bunting sewing pattern!
- You can make bigger or smaller trees
- make more trees to have a much larger garland
- sew bows on the tops
- sew buttons on the tops to be the “stars”
- Use multiple colors of trees on one garland
I don’t have a hearth or mantle at my house, so I will have to hang it in a window or on the wall. Where will you hang yours?
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Be sure to check out my post full of free and cheap Christmas Gift Sewing Patterns for ideas this year!
