Create a beautiful felt leaf wreath to add a touch of fall magic to your home. This DIY project is simple, fun, and perfect for adding a cozy touch of fall decor to any room. When summer is winding down, but Halloween or pumpkin decorations don’t seem to be coming, decorating with fall leaves and similar themes is a great way to add some fall home decor. Felt is a great crafting material because it’s so versatile and has a lot of warmth. Using felt from a craft store, you can do some crafting and create a beautiful hand-sewn felt leaf wreath for around $20 using our leaf template and step-by-step guide.
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Supplies Needed to Make a Felt Fall Leaves Wreath
Embroidery thread in different colors and a needle
Felt sheets in choice of colors (we chose neutral colors)
scissors
Adhesive felt glue or hot glue gun
Pencil or marker for tracing
Trace and cut out your leaf shapes.
Print out the oak leaf template below in the size you want each leaf, then cut it out of paper. Use these oak leaf templates to trace the shape onto felt with a pencil or marker. Cut each leaf out of felt with scissors. We were able to get two leaves out of each piece of felt.
Start sewing from the middle of the first sheet.
Once you have decided on the order you want the leaves to be in, use an embroidery needle and double-strand embroidery floss (color of your choice), and sew down the center of the first leaf. We used a simple, basic stitch. Hand sew the entire length of the first leaf. When you get to the end of the first leaf, add a second leaf so that there is some overlap, and sew over it to the end.
Start sewing the second leaf into the middle of your fall leaf wreath.
At this point, we changed the embroidery floss to a different color for the leaf, making sure we went through the first leaf until it was secured in place. You will need to do this at the top of each leaf whether or not there is a color change. If you change colors or run out of floss, make sure to tie off the end of the floss.
Continue sewing and attaching the felt sheets together.
This will start to create layers of leaves together. We made ours the length of a faux mantelpiece which was about 20 leaves. When you add the last leaf, be sure to go back and sew a loop on the back of the first, middle and last leaf to hang it from the back.
Glue any loose parts of the felt sheets together using felt glue.
Using felt glue or hot glue, use a dot of glue to glue any loose parts together so that the rustic wreath will hold together when hung. Once the glue dries, you’re ready to hang your fall wreath! How cute would this paper and twig wreath be as a fall wreath?
Decorate with your own fall wreath.
We paired our wreath with a string garland made from wooden beads for a fun look. It’s a super simple project, but so pretty. You could make a larger wreath as a table runner if you’re feeling ambitious! Above the faux mantel, we decorated it with a collection of vintage wooden antelopes and a really cool lithograph from MCM. It really has a warm, cozy fall vibe. The pillow covers are from Amazon. They look pink in the picture but are actually brown and blue.
Small things can make a huge impact in fall decorating! With any project like this, be sure to keep it out of reach of children or pets and away from heat or flame.
Have fun decorating your home this fall! If you like this project, be sure to pin it on Pinterest, and if you make it, please share it on social media, we’d love to see how it looks in your home! Be sure to grab the template below to trace your leaves with!
