The Need for {DIY} Speed :: Easy Felt Bunting with Blanket Stitch

Last updated on 20 April 2016

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You might recall a post a while ago where I shared an easy way of making fabric bunting. In that post I mentioned that that was actually the first time I had made fabric bunting, and while I was pleased with how it turned out, I did say that I make other types of bunting that is a lot faster, and, in my opinion, looks just as awesome. One of those ways was using felt instead of material.

Felt doesn’t tend to fray, and it keeps it shape. Because of this, it makes for some great, quick bunting. All you need is felt, scissors, and a needle and thread. I used embroidery thread because it’s thicker and stronger than cotton thread.

If you need to make a template for your triangle, do that with paper or card, and then place it on the felt. Cut around it to get your pieces. If you’re pretty good with free hand cutting, cut out a triangle and then use that first triangle as a template to cut out all our others. Once you’ve cut out as many as you’d like, grab your embroidery thread and needle. You can either stitch a normal ‘in out in out’ type stitch along the top of the triangles, joining them together in this way, or you can do a stitch like the blanket stitch, which is what I did for this bunting. I think this looks a lot neater, and it has a nicer edge to it. Leave thread at both ends of your bunting, but remember to knot it so they don’t move around or fall off. The extra thread on the end is so you can hang it up.

Another option, although it would probably take longer, is taking a piece of ribbon, folding it in half length ways and sew the bunting between the two layers, creating a ribbon-ed edge. Again, leave ribbon at the both ends so you can hang it.

Easy, and quick, especially if you need last minute decorations for something.

Tried this out? Tag me on Instagram (@anjalikay) or on Twitter (@Anjali_Kay), so I can see. Or use the hashtag #NeedForDIYSpeed.