St. Patrick's Day Lucky Flag

If you're looking for a cute St. Patrick's Day decorating idea, this is just the project for you.  It's a St. Patrick's Day Lucky Flag.


Pinterest Pin for Lucky Flag for St. Patrick's Day.



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I think it's super fun to just add little bits and pieces of holiday charm to my home.  For the holidays that aren't as big, I like to do simple things.  Just like this project, I wanted to have some St. Patrick's Day decorations without spending a lot of money.  


How to Make a St. Patrick's Day Flag



Over head view of felt used to make St Patricks Day Lucky Flag





Gather Supplies.  You need very little for this project; 2 sheets of felt are the basic supplies.  In my stash, I found some stiff green felt and a white felt sheet.  I had used some of the white felt in a previous project, but there was enough left over.  



Overhead view of felt cut into flag shape with rotary cutter.




Cut Felt.  Using a rotary cutter, a cutting mat and a ruler, cut felt into a flag shape.  My flag is about 6 inches tall and about 12 inches long.  



Overhead shot of white felt and lucky flag pattern.





Lucky Flag Pattern.  Download lucky flag pattern and print it onto computer paper.  Place it onto the white felt.  It will stay in place pretty well but you can pin the pattern to the felt if necessary.  



Fabric scissors cutting letters out of felt.



Cut Letters from Felt.  Carefully cut out each letter.  I cut all the letters with the felt apart and then detail cut each letter individually.



Overhead view of white letters on top of green flag.



Lay out Letters.  Once the letters are cut from the white felt, place them onto the green flag from the L all the way down to the Y.
  


Sew white felt letters onto green flag with sewing machine.




Attach Letters.  You can either attach the white letters to the green flag with glue.  Or use your sewing machine.  I sewed my flag letter by letter.  I'm not a great seamstress so if I can do it, anyone can.  As you sew, go slowly.  At the corners, keep the needle down into the fabric, pick up the pressor foot and move the flag to continue the seam.  



Use tacky glue to attach dowel to flag.





Glue Dowel to Flag.  Once the letters are attached to the flag, run a line of tacky glue on the back  along the straight side.  Place the dowel onto the glue and allow the glue to dry.  



Lucky felt flag with ribbons tied to dowel.




Tie Ribbons.  Tie a pile of ribbons onto the dowel near the top by the flag.  If the ribbons slide down the dowel, use a drop of glue to hold them in place.



Lucky felt flag in a vase of eucalyptus.



I put the flag into a vase of eucalyptus and placed it onto the centerpiece on my kitchen table. 



Lucky Felt Flag




Lucky felt flag in a vase of eucalyptus.



This is the perfect project if you want to add a little bit of holiday flair to the day to day decorations around your home.  For very little money and just a few supplies, you can make a St. Patrick's Day Lucky Flag.