Hang out the Bunting!

 Extra Mouthful Number 5

Following on from last month's bunting cards here's  a mouthful showing how to make the full size thing!

You could cut out triangles of scrap fabric and edge them using pinking shears, then attach them to ribbon or string, but here's how I make decorative sewn bunting to dress up children's rooms or as Christmas decorations.  

Firstly you'll need some pairs of fabric triangles. Because these were for presents I did buy the main fabric, but the backing for the llama one comes from an old tablecloth and the unicorn bunting was from an old cotton pillowcase!

This bunting is made from 7 pairs of triangles, but you can make yours as short or long as you like.

So start off by cutting out the pairs of triangles. These are patterned fabric for the front and plain for the back.

Sew them right sides together leaving the wide end of the triangle open.

                                                

Clip the tip of the triangle to cut bulk and turn them the right way out.

Now iron them to give neat edges.

Finally, sew them at equal intervals (these are 2 inches apart) onto a strip of bias binding.

And Voila! Ready to hang.....

You could make them for hanging decorations using Christmas fabric like these...

Or as presents - for a new home, perhaps...

If you use scraps or old fabric or even outgrown children's clothes it's a very cheap make!