Unique Wood Wall Hanging

American flag is a great country-style accent and shows your patriotism year-round.

Completion time – 2-4 hours

Materials

STYROFOAM Brand Foam

1- 1" x 24" x 36" sheet or 1- 1" x 12"x 36" sheet

Other Materials

44/45" wide cotton fabric:

1- 3/4yd. solid white

1- 9-1/2" x 12-3/4" solid denim blue

1- 1/3 yd.red bandana print, or red print of your

Thick white craft glue

1- 2-1/4 yd. of 7/8" light navy blue grosgrain rib

Sawtooth picture hanger and nails

8- round toothpicks or 2-1/2" floral picks with wi

Assortment of white buttons

Tools

Fine line permanent marker

Serrated steak knife

Candle stub or paraffin

Scissors

Putty knife with 1-1/2" blade, or a #10 artist's p

Sharp pencil

White chalk marking pencil

Low-temperature glue gun and glue sticks

Straight pins

Instructions

1. To make rectangle, wax blade of knife and cut two 12" x

16-1/4" lengths from 1"x 12"x 36" sheet. Glue two pieces

together along 16-1/4" edge, using glue and toothpicks between

pieces. If using a larger 1"x 24"x 36" sheet, mark and cut a

24" x 16-1/4" piece.

2. Refer to diagram and use ruler and fine permanent marker to

draw flag pattern on sheet of STYROFOAM™. Using ruler and sharp

pencil, score all lines.

3. Iron fabric and cut as follows:

bandanna print flag stripes:

4- 2" x 12-3/4"

3- 2" x 24-3/4"

solid white flag stripes:

3- 2" x 12-3/4"

3- 2" x 24-3/4"

denim blue field

1- 9-1/2" x 12-3/4"

solid white backing

1- 17" x 24-3/4"

4. To tuck wallhanging:

Begin with blue denim field.

b. Center fabric over appropriate scored design.

c. Position putty knife perpendicular to sheet of STYROFOAM™.

Place knife on scored line and push fabric seam allowance into

STYROFOAM™. Note: The tucking procedure works best when

standing.

d. Trim excess with scissors.

e. Tuck in stray fabric with tip of serrated knife.

f. Glue seam allowances to edge of sheet.

5. Tuck stripes in order, following numbers on diagram.

6. To cover back:

Center fabric over back of sheet and pin in place.

b. Glue seam allowances to edge of sheet.

7. Glue grosgrain ribbon around edge of sheet.

8. Glue hanger to center back of wallhanging about 1" below

top edge. Apply a small amount of glue to each of the two

small nails. Push nails through holes in hanger and into sheet.

9. Arrange buttons on blue field as desired; glue in place.

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