Wednesday, October 24, 2012

I made the bunting with the fusable fleece.  I viewed the video produced by the Missouri Star Quilt Company. The link to the video is below in the instructions called "Easier".  It really is is easier!    To make it even easier, here is that link again.  Missouri Star Bunting Tutorial   [they call it a garland and used a charm pack]


I picked up three halloween fabrics, 5 yards pom-pom trim, and 1/2 yard fusible fleece at Hancock Fabrics. I already had a wedge shaped ruler. I cut a 5" strip of each fabric, then adhered it to the fusable fleece, as instructed in the video. Then I cut the three strips apart and used my wedge to cut all the triangles.  Using my triangle wedge kept me from wasting any of my fabric.  I made my triangles bigger than those on the tutorial and sewed seven of the triangles to the pom-pom trim. The one below looks a bit brighter on my green cutting mat.

place decorative trim in place, then sew it down
 I made one to decorate my cubicle at work and the other for a friend. I used a contrasting color of thread on one, with one of my fancy stitches on my new machine. It is 54 inches in length, so is just right for a window or a cubicle wall.  The best thing about making this festive bunting is it took so little time. Instant gratification is a good thing!

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