I bought some beautiful fat quarters from Callyco in Cambridge recently and I knew I wanted to make some bunting out of them. I looked at a lot of tutorials which involved hemming the bunting and double sided bunting etc etc, but I knew I'd never finish it so I went for a slightly more 'rustic' approach!
I sketched out a triangle flat with a square off top for the trim and cut out all my bunting triangles, 16 in total. I decided to keep the edges raw and not hem, being as they won't be handled a lot. Then I handstitched with contrasting blue thread onto white grosgrain ribbon.
The cutting took about an hour and the sewing an evening in front of the TV - perfect!
I still have lots of fabric left so I think I will make some matching cushions for the bed.
I am currently trying to keep the kitten away from the bunting, she does like bits of ribbon that hang down, cheeky thing!
I do love a bit of bunting! I've currently got some red polka dot bunting in my kitchen. Yours is lovely!
ReplyDeleteAh good work on finishing a project - i've got soooo many of those waiting around. i made a start on de-primarking and primark bag at the weekend with some studs and black paint - let's see if i actually finish it though!
ReplyDeleteNice- it looks really good and I like the idea of no hemming!
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