Showcase Wednesday: DIY Bunting!
Written by Sara on April 7, 2010 – 9:00 am -
I jumped on the bunting bandwagon and crafted up my own bunting to dress up our wedding cake table.
I probably should have taken pictures along the way to dress up this post, but alas, I have only a picture of the finished product (above).
Steps:
1. Gather/purchase fabric. I purchased 2 yards of yellow gingham fabric and 2 yards of charcoal grey polka-dot fabric from Hancock Fabrics in Sioux Falls.
2. Find/draw a triangle shape and print on cardstock. This will be your pattern for the triangles. (I’m a fan of larger triangles, but I’ve seen many a cute bunting with little triangles or squares.)
3. Take a pen/pencil and trace along the outside of the triangle on the BACK side of the fabric.
4. Take (sharpened!) pinking shears and cut alongside the outside of your tracing marks. (I made about 30 triangles.)
5. After all of your triangles are cut, fold over the top of the triangle approximately 1 inch, and use a hot iron (with steam!) to make a crease in the triangle, similar to when you’re hemming pants. The purpose is to create a fold where the string can fit in.
6. When all of your triangles are ironed, grab your string, a pair of scissors and a ruler. (I used twine, but you could use ribbon, ric rac, or any other type of string, depending upon your project!) Determine the spacing between each flag (I had approximately 2 inches between triangles).
7. Plug in your hot glue gun, and once it’s warm, insert the string into the fold of the triangle (created with the iron) and place a line of hot glue in the fold as well. Press lightly to secure. Continue on until you’ve used all of your triangles.
8. Take a look at all of your triangles, and trim as necessary.
And you’re done!
While there are various tutorials online that offer ways to make your own bunting, I definitely prefer the no-sew type.
Enjoy!
[Photo by me]
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