Patchwork Decorations

This is a fun project to do with children of all ages. I have been cutting fleece blankets to tie so I had those corners left over that are cut out but you can use any scraps of fabric available.

I use thin cardboard. You can use cardstock or cereal boxes or any other type of cardboard you have on hand.

Since my daughter is 6 I applied the glue and then let her apply most of the strips of fabric. I use Elmer's Glue but any kind of glue that dries clear or white would work. You want to coat the entire piece of cardboard with glue a little at a time while applying the strips of fabric.

Place fabric on top of glue as closely together as you can so as not to make too many holes in your design.

Keep adding glue to the area as you go and adding more fabric strips.

Your finished product will look something like this. You can fill in the small holes with a little bit of glue and tiny bits of fabric if you like. Let the project dry overnight.

Use cookie-cutters or other shapes to trace around to get the shape that you want for your design. I used a star ornament off of our Christmas tree.

Trace around as many shapes as you can on the cardboard getting them closely together. Then cut the shapes out. You can make a little hole and hang them on the tree as ornaments or you can put some tape on the back and stick them to the wall like we did. Enjoy!