Patriotic Ribbon and Lace Flag

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The Fourth of July is just around the corner and I have been seeing quite a few rag flags posted on social media. Most are very vintage in feel and color palette, which is just not my style. I wanted to create and fun and happy Patriotic Ribbon and Lace Flag to highlight and celebrate Old Glory! The bright red, white, and blue Kunin Eco-fi^® Classicfelt™ is the perfect background for the rich pattern and texture of the ribbons and lace!

How to Create a Patriotic Ribbon and Lace Flag from Scraps

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Here's What you need to make an American Scrap Flag:

• Kunin^® Classicfelt™ 9” x 12” Craft Cuts – White (2); Red (1) and Blue Cadet (1)
• Blumenthal Lansing Buttons – Assorted Stars (24)
• Beacon Adhesives Felt Glue
• Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
• Cotton Twill Tape – 1” wide by 10” long White
• Ball Fringe – 10” long – White
• Assorted Lace – White
• Assorted Ribbons – Red, White, Blue
• Pinking Shears
• Scalloped Shears
• Pencil; Ruler; Eraser; Permanent Marker; Scissors

I always begin my projects with a sketch using my Tombow MONOTWIN Permanent Marker. Nothing fancy or hugely artistic, but a basic layout of what I want to create. I then add notes and comments about size, materials, and color. This time since my subject was the American Flag, I added red and blue to my drawing with my Tombow Dual Brush Pens which really made my sketch come to life!

Here’s How to Create a Patriotic Ribbon and Lace Flag

STEP ONE

Measure and cut a 4 ¼” by 6 ¼” rectangle from Kunin^® Classicfelt™ Blue Cadet.

Now, I had multi-colored stars in my craft stash, so I used this technique to make them match my project. Run a few lines of Tombow MONO Adhesive Removable from the runner on a scrap of cardboard, then attach the buttons (or other small items). Paint with several coats of white acrylic paint, letting dry between coats. The adhesive keeps the tiny pieces in place while painting!

STEP TWO

Measure 1” wide strips down the 12” length of Kunin^® Classicfelt™ Red and White. Cut the Red Felt stripes with Scallop Shears and the White Felt stripes with Pinking Shears.

STEP THREE

Hot glue the Kunin^® Classicfelt™ Craft Cuts White Felt to the cotton twill tape along the 9” length.

STEP FOUR

Hold each felt stripe by the ends and stretch slightly to make the strips longer than the white background. Layout six (6) red stripes on top of your white base, and then layer five (5) white stripes UNDERNEATH the red stripes.

STEP FIVE

Remove the red strips and set aside. Measure down ½” from the top edge and hot glue the white felt strips to the background. I used hot glue for this project due to the bulky texture of the ribbons, lace, and trims. Hot glue random lengths of white ribbon, lace, and rick rack to the five white stripes.

Attach the six red strips on top of the white strips with hot glue. Then adhere the random lengths of red ribbon, lace, and rick rack to the six red stripes. TIP: Use glue, like Beacon Adhesives Felt Glue on the cut edges of your ribbon, lace and trim to prevent fraying.

STEP SIX

Hot glue Blue Cadet rectangle to the top right edge of the flag and then attach the white ball fringe across the entire 9” length with hot glue. Trim ball fringe and twill tape, secure ends with Beacon Felt Glue.

Attach four rows of six stars to the Blue Cadet rectangle with Felt Glue and let dry. You could also sew the star buttons on with embroidery floss.

Quick and Easy Patriotic Ribbon and Lace Flag

I hope you will use my Patriotic Ribbon and Lace Flag with Felt as a jumping-off point to showcase your Kunin Creativity to re-create a project that you have seen on social media and have been crushing on! Felt is an easy, versatile, and forgiving medium that allows you to create affordable but trendy projects to incorporate into your home decor whether you are a beginner or an expert crafter! Since you only need 12” of each type of ribbon, lace, and trim this is the perfect project to use up those scraps!

If you like this patriotic project, make sure to check out my Patriotic Felt Scrap Wreath to Celebrate July Fourth also with Kunin Felt. A FREE Patriotic Floral Printable to Download and Color. DIY Felt Fire Cracker Centerpiece for the Fourth of July.

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