Plant Hanger to Sew

A Plant Hanger, How to Sew One from Fabric

A friend gave me a plant last week and suggested I hang it outdoors for the summer, which led me to come up with this; a plant hanger to sew.

I made many of these in macrame during the ’70’s, but I wanted to sew a plant hanger this time. 

Don’t you just love this sunflower print?

  Here’s how I did it:

• Cut 8 strips of quilting cotton, 2 1/2 inches by wof (44 inches or so).  Fold in half longways and using a 4 thread overlock stitch serge around all 4 sides.  (Alternatively you could turn the raw edges in first, then fold, and zigzag around the outer edges. 
• The serged edges have a “right” and “wrong” side.  (in my opinion).  Lay all the strips with the right side up and mark 6 inches (15 cm)  from the end.
• Select a wide (5mm) short (2mm) zigzag.  Place 2 strips with wrong sides together then zigzag along the edge through both layers for 1/2 an inch, reversing back and forth 3 times.  
• Remove the strips from the machine and pull them flat at the seam. 
• Repeat until all 8 strips are joined into a circle.
• Measure and make a mark 3 inches up from the previous mark on all the strips.
• Separate the strips into adjacent pairs and zigzag each pair together as before.  (4 seams). (shown in blue)
• Measure and mark each strip 4 inches (10 cm) from the previous mark.
• Separate the strips and join one strip from one pair to one strip of the adjacent pair for 1/2 inch at the mark. (shown in green)
• At the other end (the top) layer all strips one on top of the other and zigzag through all layers to secure.  Your plant hanger is finished.

Add a plant, and insert a hook at the top.  Find a suitable spot to hang it, and admire your new plant hanger.

Would you make one?  Are you going to make one?  I’d love to hear some feedback from you.

Click here if you want to see a different variation; a plant sling.