With lockdown easing more and more every week (unless you’re in Leicester) and many taking the opportunity to meet up outside to limit the risk of Covid 19 spreading, the sale of gazebos has reached an all-time high. To make the gazebos slightly more fun to be in when the rain is pelting down, and to reduce stash, join me in making some colourful bunting.

Materials

• Scrap fabrics and cotton tape (or create your own tape with 2.5″ strips sewn together and folded over)
• Cut out the required number of triangles. My starting size is usually 9″ x 9″, but any size works!
• For double sided bunting use ‘fun’ fabrics for both sides. If only one side will be visible, use cheap / plain fabric for the back. 
• If you are using non-directional fabrics, cut a long strip with the required height (in my case 9″), then cut out the triangles as below; using both the light blue and dark blue triangles.

Making the bunting – fast method

For the fast version, take two triangles and place them wrong sides together. Pin if needed. Sew a straight seam a pressure foot away from the edge along the two ‘angled’ sides leaving the top open.  

If you like a ‘funkier’ look, cut out your triangles with pinking shears, or trim after you’ve sewn them together. 

Sew the triangles ‘inside’ the folded cotton tape adding triangles until you have reached your desired length of bunting. Press and hang.

Making the bunting – slower method

Take two triangles and place them right sides together. Pin if needed. Sew a straight seam a pressure foot (or 1/4″) away from the edge along the two ‘angled’ sides leaving the top open.

Turn the triangle right side out making sure you have a nice point at the bottom. Press.

Sew the triangles ‘inside’ the folded cotton tape adding triangles until you have reached your desired length of bunting. Press and hang.

Rectangular bunting

Alternatively, why not use rectangles instead? This way you don’t have to worry about the fiddly pointy part of the triangles! For these buntings, I started with rectangles 7.5″ x 10″.

 

My other stash busting ideas

• Artwork display (charm squares)
• Odds & sods bag (FQ)
• Hair scrunchies (jelly roll)
• Bag holder (FQ)
• Circle scarf with hidden pocket (yardage)
• Small purse (scraps, fat 16th / fat 8th)
• Easter egg mug rug (scraps, fat 16th / fat 8th)
• Face mask / face covering (scraps, fat 16th / fat 8th)

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