Birthday Bunting

Made in bright colours, this lovely project is suitable to display birthday cards for a special child. After the celebrations are over, it can stay strung across a bedroom wall, showing their name.

The download pattern is available in my website shop for £10.

It is suitable for a beginner to make, particularly as each step is explained carefully in an accompanying free YouTube video course.

Assembly

The assembly of each unit is done using a “Quilt-as-you-Go” method, so this is a project which can be completed in quite a short time.

Lettering

The pattern includes a full alphabet of a suitable size and style to fit exactly into the centre of each unit.

If you want a quick result, you could just attach the lettering with Bondaweb. Video 1 shows you how to do this.

One unit of Birthday Bunting card hanger
Each letter is prepared on the background fabric.

However, for a longer lasting result, it is best to stitch down the letters firmly using machine appliqué.

Instructions teaching you how to achieve a really neat satin stitch finish around each letter are included in the pack and this is fully covered in Video 2.

Layering the fabrics onto the wadding as they are used to make each small unit, means that the construction seams double up as quilting lines.

I recommend fusible wadding, as this makes everything stay in the right place. The photo shows the first step – the central square ironed onto the wadding and backing.

Video 3 shows how this is done.

Central square, complete with letter

Quilt-as-You-Go

Two short strips are stitched on first, before being flipped out
The two longer strips complete this round

Wide strips are then added with a “stitch and flip” method around the central square.

Video 4 shows this step.

Corner pockets

Folded triangles are placed at the corners, to create pockets.

Video 5 below, shows this step.

A square of fabric is folded into a triangle
The four folded triangles form pockets which cards can tuck into.

Binding

Double-fold binding is now stitched around the outside to finish each unit. A cord is trapped inside the top binding strip, so that the units can hang across the wall. This is shown in the final video, number 6.

Double fold binding strips complete each unit
The first completed bunting unit!

If you would like to make this unique project, go now to my online shop. You will need to make an account first, and then after verifying your email address, you can buy the download pattern for £10. I hope that you enjoy making it!