Looking to decorate your quart-size mason jars? If so, you can make your own ruffled garters from scraps of fabric and flat elastic. You’ll need a sewing machine to make this project along with a few basic sewing supplies. You can whip up several of them in just one afternoon. I do a lot o home canning and I’m always giving away canned goods to my friends & family. These garters dress up those glass mason jars nicely!
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Variation: You can make smaller sized fabric garters to fit around the metal band at the top of the jar by adjusting the measurements smaller. Use a tape measure to measure the circumference of the band and double that measurement to get your fabric strip length by 2 1/2″ wide. You will need to use 1/4″ wide flat elastic. I do that when making them for my pint size and jelly jars.
Make Your Own Ruffled Garters for Mason Jars
Cotton or Cotton Blend Fabric
1/4″ or 1/2″ Wide Flat Elastic
Scissors
Measuring Tape
Medium Safety Pin
Sewing Machine
Coordinating Thread
Cut a piece of fabric to measure 4″ wide by 24″ inches long. If you want a lot of ruffles you may want to add additional length. Fold fabric in half lengthwise with the printed side facing in. Sew down the one edge to make a tube. Fasten threads off. Flip your fabric right-side out (so that the print side is now facing out).
You need to make a channel for the flat elastic. I like to use 1/2″ wide elastic so my piece measures 1/2″ by 12″ in length. You may need to play around with the size of elastic depending on the diameter of your jar.
Using your sewing machine set on a straight stitch make your channel 1/4″ in from each edge. Hook a safety pin onto the end of your flat elastic and thread it through the channel you just made. Overlap your 2 fabric ends together with the elastic sandwiched in between them. Straight stitch a seam (back and forth 2-3 times) to secure your ends together, That’s it you’re done. The seam that you just made should be on the inside of the garter and hardly detectable when looking at it.
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This is such a cute gift. I can also see these ruffled fabric items on gifts.
They would also look cute on my Christmas Coffee Can Cakes. Occasionally I do make and jar pickled watermelon. Then I give most away. This just adds!
Yes! I like to use holiday print fabric too. At my local craft store I can pick up a fat-quarter of fabric for $1.00.
You can use these garters to decorate all kinds of glass jars, ceramic round canisters, round wicker baskets, etc. I have one that is around one of my pottery bowls that holds candy. If you’re gifting it dresses up that plain jar, canister, basket or bowl. Plus, I find it’s easier to grab the jar and my hand isn’t slipping on a slick, glass surface when grabbing one out of the pantry or a cabinet.
That is so cute. It dresses up the jar so much. It is perfect especially when you are giving them away.
My first thought was also?? I can see dressing it up when giving a gift.
My first though was why would you a garter but then you answered the question. i am not a canner so new would have thought of this. But it does at a little pretty to the jar