Bunting Tutorial

I've noticed that Buntings are all the rage in nurseries, markets, boutique shops and even for baby and bridal showers! They definitely do catch your eye and can be unique, funky and gorgeous. Pinterest has bunting inspiration galore, here are a few of my favourites!

Image Courtesy of projectnursery.com

Image Courtesy of lovemydress.net

Image courtesy of  aLittleFrayed Etsy Store

Image Courtesy of J Dog and T Creative Designs

But the cost of these beautiful embellishments can be up to $47.00 on Etsy and in boutique stores (you could probably pick up a bargain from the markets though). So I thought that I would give it a go and share with you how to make this beautiful piece for yourself!

You will need atleast 0.3cm of each fabric that you intend to use. In the end the bunting that I created had 17 pieces and therefore, 17 different fabrics. In addition, you will also require an extra 0.5cm of one fabric for the binding.

1. Organise the fabric in the order that you want the bunting to appear

2. Using an A4 piece of paper, draw a triangle to the desired size (mine took up the whole A4 and used the short edge of the paper as the base of the triangle. Cut.

3. Fold each fabric in half and trace cut the template. Cut.

**You could also trace the template separately twice in order to minimise the amount of waste

4. Place wrong sides together and join using a straight stitch with a 1/4" seam down both long sides of the triangle

5. Trim the edges, including a 45 degree cut on both open edges

6. Turn the triangle in the right way and iron flat

7. Make the binding tape, cut 5 x 3" widths of fabric (this will really depend on how many triangles of fabric your finished product has, simply measure the width of the top of each triangle and multiply by the number of triangles. Don't forget to add 20" for a 10" tail either end)

8. Sew end together with 1/4" seam and iron seam flat 

9. Fold in half lengthways, wrong sides together and iron flat

10. Fold each edge into the centre fold, wrong sides together and iron flat

11. Fold each end of the binding tape and secure with a 1/4" seam

12.  Measure 10" from edge of the tape and place the edge of the first triangle against the centrefold. Fold the bias tape over the triangle and pin in place

13. Place the next triangle abutting both the centrefold and the edge of the first triangle. Pin in place.

14. Repeat with all triangles. Ensure there is a 10" tail at the the end of the bunting also.

15. Secure triangles to bias tape using a 1/4" seam from the bottom edge of the tape. Stitch all the way across the tape including the tails.

Voila. Your very own bunting at less than $10 (depending on your fabric of course!)

You can even try adding some embellishments, such as bells, poms poms or lace.

Image courtesy of www.mokkasin.com

Image courtesy of www.bonnefete-hire.co.uk/

Image courtesy of Tilda.com

Have fun creating!

Phoebe

xo