Make! DIY Bunting

To make 3 metres of bunting you will need:

• Card stock to make flag templates
• Fabric for bunting flags
• 3 m of bias binding. 20mm width bias is perfect for this bunting
• Sewing machine and general sewing accessories

Steps:

1- Your flags can be any size. Mix it up a little and do 2-3 different sizes.

2- Measure and cut two templates out of your card stock.  Mine are – Large : 21cm wide x 21cm in length – you will need 6 x 2 pieces – Small : 15 cm wide x 16cm in length – you will need 5 x 2 pieces

3- Leave 2 x 40 cm tails at the end of your bias for tying your bunting.

4- With right sides of fabric triangles together, using a small 2/8 inch seam, sew a ‘V ‘ and leave top open

5- Clip your flag point

6- Turn flags in the right way

7- Press with your iron

8- Take your binding and place the first flag in between binding and sew with a straight stitch.

9- Add a finger space in between each flag and alternate the sizes until you have used all your flags.

Suggestions:

• Flags don’t need to be triangular in shape “ try half moons or squares
• Add a handmade binding in a contrasting colour, this will make your bunting awesome and unique. It is worth the extra time to make your own.
• Bunting doesn’t need to only be in fabric – try card, pvc or oilcloth, hessian, doilies from the op shop or even crochet some triangles.
• Add letters to spell a name or occasion.
• Instead of flags having an internal seam, sew seam on the right side of the fabric and clip edges with pinking shears.

WANT MORE? How about making your own Drawstring Backpack.

Follow here for the full DIY tutorial.

DIY – Make a Drawstring Backpack

This guest post is from Jodie Maloni of The Haby Goddess. Want more crafty goodness? Head to her blog for lots of crafty tutorials like this one and her shop for the materials to get creating!

Make! DIY Bunting

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