How To Turn Cross Stitch Into A Wall Hanging

I put a small dowel with holes drilled in the ends thru the rod pocket and put a yarn cord attached thru the drilled holes as a hanger.

How to turn cross stitch into a wall hanging.

My sister in law asked me if i could make some counted cross stitch blocks into a wall hanging for her. Two long side pieces the same height as your. Cut all around your finished stitching leaving a 1cm in border. Now it is time to start creating your cross stitch wall decor design and in my case that meant making the stars for the us flag.

Carefully cut out your cross stitch piece and fold your ribbon in half to make a loop. See more ideas about cross stitch stitch cross stitching. Try to use a very small seam allowance for this 1 8 inch or so. Now with right sides together place your cotton fabric and cross stitch piece on top of one another.

Cut the fabric you ll be using to frame your stitching. Jul 25 2018 explore sharon shumaker s board wall hanging cross stitch on pinterest. Please see below for further details regarding the project. Trim the corners from the sewn piece and then turn it right side out pushing out the corners as best you can.

I attached my white yarn to a crochet needle and made a diagonal on the front of the board before then creating a cross and making a tight knot on the back to secure the yarn. Learn how to easily make a wall hanging from a finished cross stitch piece. I have put together a slideshow tutorial on how to make an easy wall hanging or cushion. With right sides facing place the fabric side panels along the side edges of your stitching.

And fringed the bottom. After measuring them to find the largest one i backed them with fusible interfacing like what you use in a t shirt quilt drew a square around each one to the measurements of the largest one and then i carefully cut and serged the blocks. With the loop facing downwards from the mid top edge of your cross stitch square sew across the ends of the ribbon to hold it in place. Folded the the top over like a rod pocket on a curtain.