DIY Hanging Plant Holder

Can a person every have too many plants? We don’t think so! Here is another way to display them with a DIY hanging plant holder.

This one is made with fabric and twine. The fabric is cut from a skirt that has been outgrown, and the twine could easily be substituted with rope. It’s a great way to use what you have on hand for a new purpose, just like these other upcycle sewing projects.

This tutorial uses a sewing machine, but the planter could easily be sewn by hand. Check out how to sew some common stitches by hand if you prefer that method.

Keep reading for full instructions and photos on how to make a hanging planter yourself.

Supplies Needed

• Fabric of choice
• Twine or rope
• Planter
• Measuring tape
• Scissors
• Sewing clips
• Safety pin
• Iron and ironing board
• Rotary cutter and cutting mat (optional)

Any fabric without stretch will work for this project. It is a wonderful opportunity to reuse outgrown clothing or worn out linens. It requires very little fabric, especially if you want to hang a small pot.

How to Make a Hanging Plant Holder

Begin by cutting two strips of fabric 3″ wide. The length will be dependent on the size of your planter.

Use a flexible measuring tape to measure from the top of your planter, down under the center of the bottom, and back up to the top of the other side. If you do not have a flexible measuring tape, you a piece of twine or rope.

Add 4″ to get your length. In the example shown, our fabric strips are cut to 3″ x 24″.

Then fold the strips in half lengthwise with right sides together if your fabric has a right side. Clip with sewing clips along the edge to hold them in place.

Now sew along the long, open edge on your sewing machine with a 1/4″ seam allowance.

Repeat for both fabric strips. Then turn each strip right side out.

Next, press each strip with the seam running down the center.

Fold each end over 1/4″ once, then twice. Then fold it over 1″ to form a casing. Press and hold with clips.

Stitch a double seam along the bottom edge of the folded fabric.

All four ends of the fabric strips should now look like the photo below.

Find the center of each strip of fabric, and lay them on top of each other in a perpendicular manner. They should meet in the center forming a cross.

Clip where the fabric pieces meet in the center to hold.

Then take the center to your sewing machine, and stitch a square to secure the two fabric pieces together.

Now it is time to add the twine. Fold the end of the twine over about 1/2″ and insert a safety pin through the fold.

Insert the safety pin through the casing in each end of the fabric.

Next, place your planter in the center where the fabric strips are sewn together. Use the twine to pull the fabric up around the edge of the pot, and tie it to secure.

For the next step, we found it helpful to use an extra set of hands or clamps to hold the fabric pieces at the top of the planter.

Then cut four pieces of twine the same length, depending on how long you would like your planter to hang. Tie each piece from the inside of once fabric strip to the inside of the next

Your DIY hanging plant holder is ready to hang!

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