DIY Scrappy Flag

Sewing

Creating a DIY Scrappy Flag is a fun and creative way to show your patriotism while repurposing items you have at home! Whether you're using old fabric scraps, ribbons, or even denim pieces, each flag you make will be uniquely charming and full of character. Get your glue gun ready, enjoy the process, and proudly fly your one-of-a-kind Scrappy Flag with joy and pride!

Supplies:

Natural Colored Canvas Duck for the flag’s base (In the size you want your flag to be. I made mine 7×10 inches)

Red cotton scraps

Blue Cotton Scraps

White thread

Two Paper Straws, string, and a hot glue gun (to make it hang-able)

Rotary Cutter, mat, and ruler

Step 1. Cut Out The Materials

I made my flag 7″x10″. Cut out the canvas base material with your rotary tools to be 7″x10″.

Cut out the blue scrap material to be 4″x5″ in size.

Cut out 3 red strips 1″x5″ in size, and 2 strips that are 1″x10 inches.

Step 2. Sew The Scrappy Flag

To assemble the flag, first lay down the canvas material horizontally. Place the blue rectangle in the top left corner horizontally as well, and pin it in place.

The stripes on this flag are simplified, there should be three on the top next to the blue “star” area, and two underneath.

The thickness of the white stripes spacing in between the red stripes won’t be exactly an inch like the red stripes are. Just space them evenly until it looks nice, and pin it all in place.

Once it is pinned together, you just have to sew the scraps down! To do this, sew a simple line around the edge of each individual piece.

Then the flag is done! At this point, you can use it for anything you want.

A pillow applique would be very cute. A tote bag applique, a table runner, etc.

I chose to turn mine into a wall hanging, here is how I did it.

Step 3. Add The Hanging String

Measure two paper straws and cut them so they fit on the top of the back of your flag, probably just under 10 inches.

Using a hot glue gun, glue the staws onto the back of the flag. Make sure they are pushed together with no gaps.

After the glue is dried, thread a long string through the straws and tie the ends together.

Then you are done and the flag is ready to hang!

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