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Easy Fabric Banner/ Bunting Tutorial

05/07/2012

I made a fabric banner from some pretty flowered fabric fat quarters I bought from the Flower Sugar line by the Japanese fabric company Lecien.
I trimmed it with some crochet trim I bought at the 100 yen store on my Tokyo trip but you can find crochet trim like this anywhere.
My crochet trim is just cooler because it happens to be Japanese!
This banner is perfect to hang in my kitchen or somewhere in the garden….

It’s such happy fabric and cheers up my potting shed!

Doesn’t that brighten things up?
I love this little terra cotta angel that was sitting half forgotten in my potting shed.
Would you like to make a cheery banner too?
Banner/ Bunting Tutorial
First, I made a cutting template. Draw on paper folded in half so both sides are the same.
Then I cut out a front pieces and 8 back pieces from an old tablecloth.
I made a1/4 inch sewing guideline on each piece for my crochet trim.
Then I sewed the crochet trim to it.
Then I pinned the back piece to the front piece. I made sure the outside pieces of each side were facing each other. Then I sewed them with a 3/8 inch seam allowance, sandwiching the crochet trim inside.
I put the pieces right side out and pressed them with an iron.
Silly me, I forgot the last picture!
I got a package of some 1/2 inch folded bias tape and sewed my pieces onto it, sandwiching the top raw edges of the banner pieces into the folded bias tape.

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Comments

  1. Erin @ Simply Frugal Mom says

    05/07/2012 at 4:01 pm

    This is so cute! Everything about your blog makes me wish I knew how to sew!

    • Justine of SewCountryChick says

      05/08/2012 at 6:50 am

      You should stop by my beginners sewing blog seried next week!

  2. House of Pinheiro says

    05/07/2012 at 4:28 pm

    i love it ! I will make it for my birthday xx

  3. Rachel Cotterill says

    05/07/2012 at 4:32 pm

    I keep meaning to make bunting. I’ll probably do the traditional triangle kind, though 🙂

  4. Sharon says

    05/07/2012 at 4:52 pm

    It looks so lovely! It realy does cheer up a space.

  5. charlotte says

    05/07/2012 at 5:55 pm

    adorable! we have a small line of birthday bunting that goes up in the kitchen for yes birthdays. But my affair doesn’t finish there, I have wedding bunting, I made bag full for our 1940s wedding pic nic. I also have my personal favorite autumn bunting that is just so warm. But I do love the lacey trim.

  6. nycjenny says

    05/07/2012 at 6:06 pm

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  7. Jenny G says

    05/07/2012 at 6:08 pm

    That is so adorable! I absolutely love your buffet too-I’m having massive furniture envy here. (hopped over from SITS – so glad I found you!)

    • Justine of SewCountryChick says

      05/08/2012 at 6:49 am

      Thanks Jenny i have had thatbuffet for 8 years and I love it too.

  8. Nothy Lane says

    05/08/2012 at 12:56 am

    It’s adorable. I’m going to make one with the letters of the alphabet on it so that I can use it in my classroom. (Well, maybe I’ll make 3 banners with 8 or 9 letters on them). Thanks for another amazing idea!

    • Justine of SewCountryChick says

      05/08/2012 at 6:51 am

      That is fabulous idea!

  9. Amy says

    05/08/2012 at 2:26 am

    Oh, this is precious! I love the fabric and the crochet trim!!

  10. Mary says

    05/08/2012 at 6:43 am

    Very cute banners of vintage fabrics. What a lucky potting shed. Thanks for the pretty pics.

  11. angie.a says

    05/08/2012 at 11:16 am

    I have this fierce love of bunting. I can’t help myself! I think I’ll make your cute curved bunting for my sewing room, perfect! (I have a huge stash of vintage crochet edging too, from an antique store.)

  12. ruby murray says

    05/09/2012 at 1:45 am

    Absolutely gorgeous, love this, and way to up the ante by using Japanese Crochet trim, Getta load of you! 🙂

  13. Fourth Daughter says

    05/09/2012 at 5:27 am

    Cute project! Thanks for visiting my blog. I see you just went to Tokyo – I lived there for 9 years so it was cool to see it from someone else’s perspective. I miss it so much!

  14. Justine of SewCountryChick says

    05/09/2012 at 1:09 pm

    Yes I loved your pictures of Laos!

  15. Mary @ Sea Quilts says

    05/09/2012 at 10:27 pm

    What a simply stunning idea!

    Loved it ~
    Mary

  16. Christina at I Gotta Create! says

    05/11/2012 at 10:44 pm

    Its beautiful and that trim is so dainty!! Love! Thanks so much for linking up at I Gotta Create! <3 Christina

  17. notes of sincerity says

    05/26/2012 at 9:33 pm

    Oh how I love this banner!! :o) So sweet. :o)
    May I ask where you purchased the trim?



I'm Justine! Welcome to my sewing blog! Here you'll find lots of handmade clothing for myself and other lucky folks! I'm a native Los Angeleno who moved to a small farm outside of LA with my family.

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