Let's talk about fabric bunting. Isn't that a sentence you say all the time? ;) Bunting is adorable and has become increasingly popular over the past couple years. Whether it's used as part of a nursery or kid's room decor, as a party decoration or as a photography prop it seems like they're everywhere. Here's a little tutorial I wrote up if you'd like to make one yourself!
But first, the fabric. I found a shop that had a bunch of yardage of this line:
It's "Snippets" by American Jane for Moda and is almost impossible to find anymore. I might have to go back and get more, but in the meantime I bought a bundle of half yard cuts and used it for this project.
This is one of the easiest sewing projects I can think of and an entire bunting could easily take only 30-45 minutes. This one consists of 11 triangles and measures about 84" end to end. In addition to your regular sewing supplies (sewing machine, thread, iron, scissors, cutting mat and scissors), you'll need:
- Up to 11 different kinds of fabric with enough to make two pieces 8"X6" each. All in all, you'll be cutting 22 squares 8"X6" each.
- 2 1/3 yards of single fold bias tape
Have fun picking fabrics! That's always my favorite part.
Start by pressing and cutting all of your fabrics. You'll need two pieces per flag, 8"X6" each. Cut 11 total flags (or 22 total pieces). To speed things up, you can fold your fabric, right sides together, and cut them two at a time. That way they'll already be lined up for pinning.
Fold the cut pieces in half, lengthwise:
Cut diagonally from top left corner to bottom right:
Open up and you have your triangle ready to pin:
Pin along the two long sides and sew, using a 1/4" seam allowance.
Clip the tip to reduce bulk and turn right side out.
Topstitch the long sides:
And then repeat all the above steps for every flag!
Next, lay the flags out in the order you want them. Grab your bias tape and stick the short end of the flag between the two layers of tape and pin in place. You can leave as much space in between the flags as you like, but I put mine pretty close together (a little less than 1/2" apart). Oh, and make sure you leave enough of a tail at each end for tying/hanging!
Once they're all in place and pinned, sew end to end as close to the bottom edge of the tape as possible.
And if you'd rather skip the part where you sew the bunting yourself and just go right to having the finished product, check out my Etsy shop!
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