Easiest Ever Embroidery Hoop Wall Art

With no or minimal sewing, this embroidery hoop art is ideal for anyone and any wall. To make it even easier, we're providing lots of tips and ideas to customize your own wall art, along with teaching you how to hang embroidery hoops on a wall, and more for planning and executing your design.

Project Type: Make a Project
Time to Complete: Under an hour
Sewn by: Hand (or no sewing)
Skill Level: Beginner

Materials Needed:
  - Variety of embroidery hoops, ranging in size, type, and style
  - Complementary fabrics (as many as needed for the number of embroidery hoops)
  - Wall nails
  - Hammer
  - Scissors
  - Measuring tape
  - Sewing needle and thread (optional)

Tips:

1. New to hand sewing? Learn how to start a hand stitch.
    
2. For a set of fabric that goes together, look for fat quarter, charm, or jelly roll packs.

I knew I had a space that was 46" across with a pale yellowish paint color background. I considered filling the entire space but the height from the bed to the ceiling was so substantial that I thought I would stick to the middle section and work horizontally across. That way, I could measure the center and start there, then go outward.

I also wanted the option to add more to the DIY hoop art piece if I found additional fabric to use later. I also didn't want it to be so close to the bed that I couldn't sit up or add extra pillow height.

Another consideration was it being too busy since I wanted to include several different hoop sizes and fabrics.
 

This is a personal decision based on the style of the room you are decorating.

I honestly didn't have any theme in mind for this project, so I took out all of my favorite fabrics and tried to find common traits. I had some pretty leftover Art Gallery Fabrics from my Simple No-Sew Quilted Ornaments project and those were the fabrics that stood out.

Since there were several fabric pieces from the same brand collection, they shared colors and styles. Soft colors, florals, and both vintage and modern themes worked well.

I had a few other pieces of fabric that fit that theme as well, so I started narrowing down my selection. I felt like I didn't have enough. When I saw my sister, I mentioned this project idea and she opened up her tubs of fabric and let me at a few of them!

So, that's another resource I would suggest in order to make this thrifty. Before you buy, ask around and see if any of your family or friends would like to donate their scraps to you.

You can also hit the thrift shops, remnants sections of your local sewing/craft store, or search online for deals once you know what you're looking for.

I thought about whether I wanted to use each fabric pattern once or if I thought it would work to use a few twice. Since some of the fabric pieces had several different elements, I chose a couple that I would like to use twice. It also allowed me to use what I had and not buy any more fabric.

This project used 14 different fabric patterns, with 4 of them being used twice.
 

I had a selection of round embroidery hoops but I wanted to include a variety. Since they aren't that expensive, I ordered a mix of wood, plastic, and rubber.

  - I used 4.2", 6.2", and 8" unfinished wood hoops.
  - I used a 5.7" circle, 5.47" octagon, and 4.4" x 5.9 " rectangle of imitation wood rubber hoop.
  - I used 3", 4", 5", 6", 7", and 8" colorful plastic hoops.
  - I used a 4" and 6" spring hoop.

Depending on your fabric sizes and the number you have and want, you may have more or fewer hoops. I didn't want anything bigger than 10" but knew I would need at least 15 hoops for the fabric I had.

This project used 18 different embroidery hoops.
 

1. Pair fabric with embroidery hoops. Because I had unfinished wood, colorful plastic, and faux wood finish hoops, I tried to complement the colors. I also considered how much fabric I had and wanted to use to determine the sizes.
    
2. Put the fabric in the embroidery hoops.
   
   Note: If you need to learn how to put the fabric in embroidery hoops, check out this tutorial: How to Use an Embroidery Hoop.
    
3. Remove the excess fabric around the frame. There are several ways to do this:
   
     - Cut the fabric as close as possible to the back of the frame.
   
     - Cut the excess, leaving about 1/2", and glue the fabric to the back of the frame.
   
     - Cut the excess, leaving about 3-4" around, and then add a running stitch all the way around. Tighten the stitch. You can watch a video on how to do this here.
    
4. Add any embroidery you'd like to any of the framed art. I stitched a few hearts on the simpler embroidery hoop fabrics to add a "handmade" element and give them some extra texture.
    

5. Measure the wall and mark the center you would like to be the focal point. For me, I wanted the largest embroidery hoop in the middle. It was also above my bed, so I used a fabric pattern that said, "go to bed" in the center of that focal embroidery hoop.
   
   Nail that embroidery hoop (or use some other holder if desired) to the center part.
    

6. Add each additional embroidery hoop one at a time, step back, and determine the next. Once I had a few on either side, I measured the distance from the ends to the walls to see if it was still equidistant on either side. Step back and admire your new artwork!