Red, White, and Blue Scrap Fabric Garland

It is that time of year when I decorate with red, white, and blue for the summer holidays. 

I've done several fun projects already and with the supplies for this one, I made two projects. 

This pretty garland was so easy to make I did it at work! 

I kid you not! Take a look...

I began this project with red, white, and blue fabric. 

I had originally found these fat quarters at the fabric store but Amazon has many different kinds, I linked to them at the bottom of this post. 

As you scroll through this post please pay attention to the bold blue links for all the details on these projects! Also check out the READ MORE sections at the end of this post for more projects you'll love! ❤️

I made small slits every inch along the fabric and tore down the length in each of the three colors.

This gave me nice straight frayed strips.

I used a pretty red...

A rich blue,

and painter's cloth for the white...

I also used ribbon, lace, and beads to add additional interest to my garland. 

Once I got a pile of each color I began tying the strips onto a 6' piece of jute twine. 

First I tied on red, then white, then blue, then a piece of ribbon or lace, then a wooden bead. 

I repeated this pattern all the way to the end of the twine. 

When I was finished I tied a piece of lace to each end to hold the beads. 

That's all it took to create this beautiful frayed banner for the Fourth of July. 

READ MORE: FOURTH OF JULY PROJECTS

Like I said, I did it while it was slow at the pretty little boutique where I work. 

Tie the banner to the mantel, to decorate a table for the holidays...

Tie it just about anywhere!

And I even got two projects from this fabric... check out the flag banner!

You can even make a rag wreath with the fabric strips! 

Here is another fun banner I made several years ago using rags! 

READ MORE: RED, WHITE, & BLUE PROJECTS

Also! You can make this in different colors for different occasions!