Fall Embroidery Hoop Door Hanging {tutorial}!!

I have LOVED all of the fun tutorials featuring embroidery hoops floating all over blogland lately.

There are so many awesome projects using these humble sewing tools.

So when my *CUTE* sister Ashley called me up asking what a trendy Fall Wreath project would be — of course I answered — “something with embroidery hoops”.

And here’s her fun and whimsical Fall Embroidery Hoop Door Hanging!!

I love it!!

Here’s how to make one:

Take it away Ashley —

Supplies:

10″ embroidery hoop (or whatever size you want to use)

Linen or fabric to place in center of hoop

embroidery thread

fall colored felt

burlap garland (I found mine at Jo-Anne’s in the floral section)

First off, I put the linen fabric in the center of the embroidery
hoop. I made it taut and left the extra fabric hanging out the sides.
You will need to tighten the fabric again at the end.

Decide on what you want the wreath to say and sketch it out on
the fabric. I chose the saying “hello fall” and used the two different
fonts to make it interesting. I had to google how to embroider and used
this website as my guide: Needle ‘n Thread. I used the
chain stitch for “fall” and the stem stitch for “hello”.

After I had the phrase embroidered on the fabric, I started cutting
out leaves and grouping them together. I also used some leftover fabric
from a tank top that I shortened to make some rosettes and to add
interest.

Lastly, I added the burlap
garland around the edge as a ruffle. I threw in a wide stitch through
the garland edge and pulled it tight until I had the right size. Once I
tied it off and brought the two edges together, I turned over the hoop
and hot glued the ruffle to the back of the wreath.