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May 9, 2011

{Tutorial} Sewn Circle Garland

The circle garlands from the graduation shoot were super easy to make and created a nice pop of color and fun to the backdrop. They did require the use of a sewing machine–but I promise that I only have rudimentary sewing skills and by no means can I do much more than sew a straight line. Sometimes not even that. (It’s made me pretty handy with a seam ripper!)

Supplies:

– Colored card stock. I liked the effect using several shades of the same color together created.

– Circle puncher : in these photos, a 2 inch and 1 inch was used

– Sewing machine loaded with complimentary colored thread

To Make:

1. Punch your circles.

2. Fire up your sewing machine! This part is easy, I promise. Stick the paper circle under the foot and hit the gas, stitching through the circle.

As soon as the paper clears the foot, stick the next one in. I think this garland looks best perfectly imperfect, so I in no way tried to create even spacing. Which makes it even easier to make.

3. Repeat until garland is the desired length.

I used a repeating pattern (for the most part) of two big circles to three small circles. To create the backdrop in the graduation table, I made six separate strings of garland and hung them. Easy peasy! Hope it helps add a little extra easy festive to your next party!

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  1. Manni says

    May 9, 2011 at 12:58 pm

    Sweet:) What a fabulous idea!!! I might have to borrow this idea:)
    Happy Mothers Day Paula:) hope you had a wonderful day
    hugs
    xoxo
    Manni

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  2. Paula @ JC's Loft says

    May 10, 2011 at 4:38 am

    How easy and fast, but creates a HUGE impact! Love it!

    Reply
  3. Vicki says

    May 11, 2011 at 1:55 am

    Love how much it adds to the back drop!
    ! Just picked up new, simpler sewing machine for Shauna….this will have to be one of our projects. Would look great as room decor, too!

    Reply
  4. Nicole | Chic Cheap Nursery says

    May 11, 2011 at 3:50 am

    Just darling! Thanks for sharing!!!

    Reply
  5. Maria Davis says

    May 11, 2011 at 11:37 am

    I was searching for decorations to make for my daughter’s polka dot party and this is definitely it! Thanks so much! I can’t wait to make them 🙂

    Reply
  6. Laura says

    May 12, 2011 at 10:20 pm

    Love this! Simple but so effective! (and it helps that it’s in my favourite colour.)

    Reply
  7. Terry says

    May 13, 2011 at 2:59 am

    Oh, I love this idea. It is so much fun and I could definitely see this in a teenager’s room. Love it.

    Reply
  8. Mae says

    May 13, 2011 at 7:56 am

    Aww thank you for this! They look so cute and blue

    Reply
  9. Sarah Murphy says

    May 13, 2011 at 11:16 pm

    What a great idea! I always have tons of left over paper pieces from crafts and this is a wonderful way of utilizing them. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  10. Mindy says

    May 14, 2011 at 4:12 pm

    What kind of card stock do you use for this ? The heavy kind ( Sorry I am not real familiar w/ card stock .lol)
    Thanks
    Mindy

    Reply
  11. paula@ frog prince paperie says

    May 14, 2011 at 10:38 pm

    I used scrapbook paper; you’ll need something with some thickness to it to stand up to the sewing machine needle!

    Reply
  12. Mindy says

    May 16, 2011 at 4:06 pm

    OK i had started to cut out some card stock I got in the scrap book section at Michaels , the ones’ that come in the big packs, but i think i’ll need the thicker kind ? I’ll get some tomorrow and use these for something else. Thanks !

    Reply
  13. Stephani says

    May 25, 2011 at 12:08 pm

    Thanks for the wonderful tutorial! They made my daughters grad party look wonderful!

    Reply
  14. Jae says

    April 3, 2012 at 7:16 am

    did you use any special kind of thread / thickness?

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  15. Allison says

    April 7, 2013 at 2:09 pm

    I was just wondering if you used regular tissue paper for the pinwheels in this tutorial hanging on the wall?

    Reply
    • Paula says

      April 9, 2013 at 12:23 am

      Hi Allison! Yes, just regular tissue paper. Use two sheets, and fold away!

      Reply
  16. International decor says

    December 1, 2013 at 1:11 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous. You really know how to put a beautiful ideas, thanks for sharing it with us 🙂

    Reply
  17. Decor Zone says

    December 1, 2013 at 1:53 pm

    Awesome ideas and suggestions! I do love your pretty ideas and I love all of the ideas for crafts! ,,

    Reply
  18. Decor Zone says

    December 1, 2013 at 1:57 pm

    Awesome ideas and suggestions! I do love your pretty ideas and I love all of the ideas for crafts! thank you very much

    Reply
  19. Danielle says

    May 5, 2015 at 7:30 am

    What a great idea! I love how the garland turned out, it looks so fun and festive. Thanks for sharing at Idea Box.

    Reply
  20. Lorelai @ Life With Lorleai says

    May 6, 2015 at 1:39 am

    Cute, fast, and easy! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – we hope to see you again next week. 🙂

    ~Lorelai
    Life With Lorelai

    Reply
  21. Michele says

    April 25, 2016 at 11:02 pm

    I love these so much!!! I have a question…….
    In your tutorial, you say : “as soon as the paper clears the foot, add the next paper dot”
    But, It looks like there is more space between the dots? Did you run the machine a bit before adding the next dot?
    I tried this once and my machine jammed??
    And advice would be appreciated !
    Thank you.
    Michele

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    • KR says

      October 2, 2017 at 10:12 pm

      Same question!!!

      Reply
    • Paula Biggs says

      October 3, 2017 at 12:59 am

      I didn’t run the machine, I more pulled at the threads as they were coming through (while holding the last circle) to get a little extra space between the circles.

      Reply

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