Autumn time is craft time. We already have numerous for youIdeas with natural materialsshown. In today's article we will explain to you how you can make a beautiful autumn decoration from leftover fabric. From cute animal figures to coasters and garlands, we have numerous DIY ideas that are suitable for both sewing enthusiasts and complete beginners. If you don't enjoy sewing, you can use hot glue and conjure up beautiful autumn wreaths, pumpkins or fabric flowers in no time.
Make autumn decorations: Sew stylish autumnal decorations yourself from fabrics and felt
When it gets cold outside again, we try to bring our home with uscolorful autumn decoration cozyclose. We offer you several projects with which you can create a happy atmosphere in your own four walls despite the cloudy weather. The first idea is easy to implement: decorate pillowcases with cheerful autumn motifs. You can arrange the decorative cushions together with pumpkins and other seasonal natural materials on the garden bench, in the hallway or on the sofa in the living room. You need the following materials:
- Pillowcases, plain color
- Autumn leaves templates
- Adhesive for textiles
- Mod Podge
- Brushes for decoupage
- Scissors
- Stoffreste in Unifarben
- Transparencies Foil
Simply print out the autumn leaf templates, cut them out and place them on the leftover fabric. Cut out several autumn leaf motifs from the leftover fabric, place them on the transparent film and brush with Mod Podge. Then place it on the pillow, press it firmly and let it dry.
Make your own autumn wreath out of fabric or felt
The next autumn decoration is guaranteed to put you in a good mood. The autumn wreath made of felt fabric is ideal as a door decoration, but also looks good as a wall decoration. Made from felt sheets in earthy shades, it brings cheerfulness to your home. You need the following materials:
- Felt sheets in red, brick red, orange, beige and brown
- Autumn leaves templates
- Craft wire or floral wire
- Metal wreath
- Optional: bow made from leftover fabric
First the autumn leaf motifs from theCut out felt material, then tie it to the wreath using the craft wire. Then decorate with bows and, if desired, with natural materials.
Make autumn decorations: print fabric napkins
Below we will explain to you how you can print on cloth napkins without much effort. The instructions are very easy and are a good idea for families with small children. Organize a trip to the forest and collectgreen leaves or autumn leaves. Then place them on transparent film and apply a thick layer of acrylic or paint on top. Place the leaves painted side down on the napkins, place a sheet of paper towel on top and use the paper towel to roll up and down and then to the right and left. Carefully remove the paper towels and tree leaves and then seal the paint with the iron. You can wash the cloth napkin in the washing machine at 40 degrees Celsius.
Make autumn decorations: Make your own animal figures out of fabric or felt
Bring variety to the children's room or to the dining tableor in the children's room. Hedgehogs, foxes, reindeer, owl or rabbits can be made in no time at all. For this purpose, you can combine various scraps of wool or felt to cut out the details for the cute animals. You can also decorate the animals with self-adhesive rhinestones. Then cut a piece of twine and glue it to the felt animals.
Make autumn decorations: sew squirrels out of fabric
If you wish, you can also make larger animals out of fabric or felt. For the next decoration idea you will need the following materials:
- Squirrel template
- Felt or fabric scraps in orange
- Felt or fabric scraps in beige
- Fabric fields
- Filling cotton or leftover wool
- Sewing thread, orange
- Scissors
- Sewing machine or hot glue
First, cut out two squirrels and two details for the head from the felt fabric. Then glue or sew them together. Leave a small opening and fill the stuffing or leftover wool into the felt animal. Glue the ends together and display the squirrel.
Make your own autumn garland
The colorful autumn leaves made of fabric or felt give the room a splash of color and get you excited for the coming autumn season. To do this, simply print out a paper template and cut out 20 details from felt. Then thread the felt details onto a cord, knot the ends and hang on the mantel or window. Choose felt sheets or fabrics in autumn colors: berry red, brown, yellow, orange, green and dark blue create a particularly attractive autumnal ensemble. The garland can be grouped as desired with fabric pumpkins or animal figures.
Make fall decorations out of fabric: flowers
Dust flowers do not witherand make something beautiful as a fall decoration. Simply cut out five circles or triangles of the same size and sew them together. Continue until you have sewn everything together and then pull on the sewing thread. You can experiment with different colors and shapes. Muted pastel shades look particularly good on the autumn table.
Make an autumn wreath out of fabric and natural materials
An autumn wreath looks great above the mantel, on the front door or on the wall. Below we will explain to you how you can make an autumn wreath yourself from tree branches and fabric leaves. Wrap tree branches around a wooden wreath blank. Willow branches, for example, are suitable. Then use hot glue to attach autumn leaves to felt. Optionally, you can also attach the leaves with floral wire.
The second idea is for a fall wreath made only from felt leaves. Use an oak leaf as a template and cut out the details from felt sheets in shades of red and pink. Then glue them to a Styrofoam blank. The Ombre autumn wreath is ready, with the tone-on-tone color palette looking particularly elegant.
Make fall decorations: sew pumpkins out of fabric
The next craft idea is great as a table decoration. Sew pumpkins out of fabric and fill them with leftover wool or stuffing. Experiment with different fabrics: satin and velvet give the autumn table a touch of glamor and cotton and linen add a natural touch to the decoration in a puristic style. Our tip: Combine real, painted pumpkins with fabric pumpkins and autumn leaves in metallic colors to conjure up a modern table decoration.
Fabric wreaths are a great way to decorate in the fall. The wreaths can range from playful to modern and even minimalist. We offer you an idea for a door wreath in a modern living style. Tie the felt leaves to a metal wreath with craft wire or nylon thread to create a colorful decoration. If you choose a color palette of sky blue, yellow and brown, you can extend summer into autumn and conjure up a holiday mood.
Make coasters with autumn motifs
Autumn motifs can decorate not only walls and tables, but also plates and glasses. Now we'll show you two ideas on how you can make cute coasters and cup covers yourself out of felt. The photo instructions are very simple. You don't need a sewing machine, you can easily sew the individual details by hand. Since the hand stitches are made with a sewing thread in a contrasting color, you should be proficient at hand sewing.
Larger details are sewn on, but smaller ones can also be attached using glue for textiles. Choose a motif, create a template and cut out the details from felt. You can also sew an elastic band for the cup covers so that the cover fits around all cups.
Make autumn decorations for the garden: garden gnomes
Using scraps of fabric, a wooden door knob, knitting yarn and Hokaido pumpkin, you can make a cute decoration not only for the house but also for the garden. Sew a dwarven hat from fabric with checked patterns. The doorknob serves as a nose and you can use the knitting yarn to make a mustache. The garden decoration is ready after just a few minutes! Place the garden gnomes at the entrance to the house to welcome your guests in a creative way.
Make autumn decorations: make your own coasters out of fabric
With so much sewing and crafting, there are often leftover fabric scraps that you can use for coasters, napkin rings, or pendants. The combination of plain-colored fabric and colorful autumn motifs looks particularly good. Fabrics with checkered or zigzag patterns give the design a kick.
Use autumn leaves as a template
Step-by-step instructions for the fall themed coasters
Linen napkin with checked fabric pocket
You can also use leftover fabric in other ways: for example, by sewing a bag onto a fabric napkin. The menu, place card or small gifts for the guests go into this bag.
Make your own acorn from fabric with filling from leftover wool
Make an acorn from fabric without sewing: instructions
Decorating with acorns is simply part of the autumn crafts. Here are quick step-by-step instructions for making acorns made from wooden eggs and jute.
By the way, you can also use jute to make an autumn wreath in a country house style. Simply drape the jute fabric around a Styrofoam blank. You can also decorate the autumn wreath with autumn motifs made of felt and satin bows.
Sew decorative pumpkins from leftover fabric
You can sew colorful pumpkins from leftover fabric and cotton filling from the old pillow. The decorative pumpkins look good on the coffee table, on the windowsill or on the sofa and give the room an additional splash of color.
Make pumpkins out of fabric and twine and decorate with autumn leaves
For everyone who likes to do crafts with fabric but can't sew, this is the next DIY idea. You need jute fabric, autumn leaves, chestnuts (as filling) and twine. Follow the photo instructions above and make the decorative pumpkin in just a few steps. By the way, you can also make a pumpkin out of linen fabric and toilet paper. The instructions can be found below.
Making pumpkins out of fabric and toilet paper: Instructions for fall decorations without sewing
Make jam jars out of pumpkins and decorate the lids with fabric
Sew felt animals yourself: owl, hedgehog, fox and squirrel made of felt
