DIY Bunting Flags

I am 100% totally in love with bunting flags. They are so cute and fun looking and are really easy to make. Why not make a set for your home, garden or next celebration.  

The flags can be made from scrap material, old vintage sheets, doilies or any material you have lying around. The more material you have the longer your flags will be and remember the material doesn’t have to be the same for each piece.

 What you need:

-          Material

-          Pinking shears (Or straight material scissors if you don’t have pinking shears)

-          Piece of cardboard to make your pattern

-          Ruler and pen

-          Fabric chalk / pen

-          Pins

-          Thread

-          Sewing machine. (Can be sewed by hand but the machine is much faster and neater)

-          Double fold, extra wide bias tape in colour of your choice (Length you want flags to be)

-          Spray Starch

-          Iron

Here's How:

Using your ruler and pen draw up a template on your cardboard for your triangle pieces. 5 inch x 7 inch or similar.

Place your template about an inch from the edge of your fabric. Trace template with fabric pen / chalk. Trace around pieces of fabric until you have desired number of triangles.

Use pinking shears or scissors and cut out the flag pieces. Cut on the outside of the chalk line.

Line up your triangle pieces and place pieces into bias tape, making sure that shorter edge of the bias tape is on top. Leave about two inches between flags.

Pin flags to bias tape.

Thread up sewing machine and sew a straight line along your bias tape securing your triangle pieces in place. Make sure you leave enough room at each end to tie your flags up.

There you have it. So easy and simple yet so affective and fun.