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DIY Fabric Wall Hanging: A Quick and Chic No-Sew Project

This DIY wall hanging with canvas is a cute no sew project – and you can personalize it with any quote you like. So easy, anyone can do it!

Skills Required: Beginner. You don’t need crafting skills to make this project, but you do need to know how to use an iron and a hot glue gun. They will be your best friends in this project!

Mini DIY Wall Hanging in Five Steps (No Sew!)

Hey guys – It’s Aki again from Minted Strawberry dropping by with another easy tutorial. Ready for school? I don’t go to school anymore, but I still have siblings who do. I love sending them personalized stuff that they can use for the school year.

This mini DIY wall hanging is so easy to make and takes just minutes to assemble. It’s a perfect decoration piece for your kid’s (or your) dorm room, office space, or even locker area! Customize it with different colors and finishes as well as different quotes.

You don’t even have to have a cutting machine to embellish it! Ready to know how easy this was to make? Check out the tutorial below!

Gather These Supplies

For my canvas: I used leftover dropcloth fabric from an earlier project, misted it with water, and ironed it to remove the creases. Mine ended up being 7″ x 9″.

how to make a fabric wall hanging with dowel

Get the printable how to card for this project below:

Cutting twine and adding to the dowel rod to hang
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Fabric Wall Hanging

If you've always wanted to make a wall hanging with the quote or saying of your choice, this is how it's done! No sewing skills required.
Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Type: DIY Projects
Yield: 1 hanging
Cost: $8

Equipment

Materials

  • Canvas fabric
  • Dowel rod(s)
  • Twine
  • Iron-on Design or Printable Iron-on Transfer Paper optional

Instructions

  • Cut off a piece of canvas fabric to the size you want your wall hanging to be – I used leftover canvas dropcloth fabric from an earlier project, misted it with water, and ironed it to remove the creases. Mine ended up being 7″ x 9″.
    iron on canvas on an ironing board
  • Fold the sides and the top part of the piece, iron to make the crease permanent and then hot glue them in place.
  • Do the same for the bottom, except fold it in a pennant shape – I recommend folding the hanging in half horizontally just so you know where the middle is and use the middle mark as a guide to folding your pennant bottom. Hot glue that in place as well.
    hot glue gun with a piece of canvas
  • Now take your dowel and fold your fabric over the dowel and hot glue the edges of the fabric in place, making sure your dowel is still removable.
    hot glue pocket for rod wall hanging
  • Choose your design for the wall hanging. I hand-lettered 'You Got This' in my design program. Cut out the vinyl on a cutting machine.
    You got this vinyl sitting on top of the canvas
  • Iron down your design with your iron, but make sure to use the appropriate heat settings according to the material you are using.
    iron on the design
  • Cut off the excess dowel piece and tie jute twine on either end and secure with some hot glue, and you are done!
    Cutting twine and adding to the dowel rod to hang
  • Spruce it up further by adding some color by way of paint or even some floral embellishments.

Notes

There are a variety of iron-on transfers that you can purchase if you don’t have an electronic die-cutting machine, or you can also print a saying on a piece of Printable Iron-on Heat Transfer (for light fabrics).

What do you like about the back to school season? Hope you find this post fun and inspiring! Don’t forget to tag me in your creations on Instagram and follow my blog and social media for more posts like this and some freebies every now and then – happy crafting, friends!

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