I'm all about bunting banners right now! They are so easy to make and really accent your decor, whether it be for a holiday , birthday celebration, or just to accent a kids bedroom. So this year, I decided to make a Canadian Pride bunting banner that we could hang in our window.
Here is a look at how it turned out and a quick tutorial on how you can make your own.
First,you want to gather your materials
1) red and white cotton fabric 1/2 yard each is more than enough
2) 1 package of double fold bias tape
3) pattern pieces ( triangle and maple leaf)
4) red felt ( 2 sheets 8x10)
Determine the size of your triangle . Mine was 8.75inches wide by 9.25 inches each long side
Cut it out and this will be your pattern peice. For the maple leaf appliqué , I simply found a template online and printed it and cut it out
Cut out your triangles in red and white depending on how long you would like to make the bunting. I made 6 red and 5 white flags. With you fabric folded right sides together , cut the appropriate number of triangle flags
Before sewing the triangles together , you will need to appliqué the maple leaves on the white flags . Pin them to the flags and carefully sew them all the way around
With right sides together, sew the triangles so that the top ( width) is left open for turning and once all sewn together , turn them right side out and iron them so the seams are crisp.
Once you have all flags sewn , turned and ironed it's ready for assembly.
Open up your bias tape and sandwich each flag , alternating white and red starting and ending with red and pin them in place. Make sure you space them equally apart leaving about 1 inch or less between them and also leaving a tail on each end for hanging
Once they are all pinned carefully sew along , making sure you are catching each flag along the entire length. and now you're banner is DONE!!
I hope this was a helpful tutorial ! It was the very first one I created . And remember you can make these for any occasion . Fourth of July!! ,Birthdays, Christmas, .....
HAPPY CANADA DAY EVERYONE!!
Rebecca
