Frolicing Elephant Bunting Tutorial
What could be more summery than a bunting parade of jolly elephants,whales and balloons?
We've recently had a delivery of the new Birch Organic fabric range and it included this gem - Frolic Triangles.
It's just perfect to make a row of small triangle bunting, as you can see. Can't you just see it jazzing up your summer house while you sip your Pimms of an evening? Well, maybe that's just me.
Anyway, this is how to make some, wherever you decide to put it!
You will need:
One 60cm panel of Birch Organics Frolic Triangles.
3.5 - 4m coordinating bias binding*. If you want to have gaps inbetween the pennants, you will need a longer piece of 5-6m.
Matching thread.
1) Cut the four strips from the panel, and then cut out the triangles. You will have a few half triangles from the end of the rows, but these are not used in the bunting.
2) You will have16 plain and 32 patterned triangles at this point. Match up the triangles as you like to make a pleasing pattern, back and front.
3) Place each pair of triangles with right sides facing, and sew together along the two longer sides, using the edge of the printed pattern as a guide.
4) Once you have completed the 24 triangles, turn them the right side out and press them to get a nice sharp edge and point.
5) Arrange in a jolly line of pennants, remembering to check how your bunting will look on the back as well as the front.
6) Start by sewing along about 20-25cm of the bias binding, sewing closed the fold of the bias tape. Once you have a tail, add your first triangle by opening the bias binding's fold, and slipping in the top of the triangle. Just continue along the binding, sewing the first triangle inside.
7) Continue this process, adding triangles until they are all joined into the bias binding. We didn't leave any gaps between the pennants, but if you want to do this, you'll just need a longer piece of bias binding. Once you’ve attached all of the triangles, sew a tail of binding at the end of the bunting (just as you did at the beginning).
And you're done! Now, enjoy that Pimms...
Happy stitching!
We've recently had a delivery of the new Birch Organic fabric range and it included this gem - Frolic Triangles.
It's just perfect to make a row of small triangle bunting, as you can see. Can't you just see it jazzing up your summer house while you sip your Pimms of an evening? Well, maybe that's just me.
Anyway, this is how to make some, wherever you decide to put it!
You will need:
One 60cm panel of Birch Organics Frolic Triangles.
3.5 - 4m coordinating bias binding*. If you want to have gaps inbetween the pennants, you will need a longer piece of 5-6m.
Matching thread.
1) Cut the four strips from the panel, and then cut out the triangles. You will have a few half triangles from the end of the rows, but these are not used in the bunting.
2) You will have16 plain and 32 patterned triangles at this point. Match up the triangles as you like to make a pleasing pattern, back and front.
3) Place each pair of triangles with right sides facing, and sew together along the two longer sides, using the edge of the printed pattern as a guide.
4) Once you have completed the 24 triangles, turn them the right side out and press them to get a nice sharp edge and point.
5) Arrange in a jolly line of pennants, remembering to check how your bunting will look on the back as well as the front.
6) Start by sewing along about 20-25cm of the bias binding, sewing closed the fold of the bias tape. Once you have a tail, add your first triangle by opening the bias binding's fold, and slipping in the top of the triangle. Just continue along the binding, sewing the first triangle inside.
7) Continue this process, adding triangles until they are all joined into the bias binding. We didn't leave any gaps between the pennants, but if you want to do this, you'll just need a longer piece of bias binding. Once you’ve attached all of the triangles, sew a tail of binding at the end of the bunting (just as you did at the beginning).
And you're done! Now, enjoy that Pimms...
Happy stitching!
Labels: birch, bunting, frolic triangles
posted by eternal maker @ Monday, July 07, 2014
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