Vintage. Summer. Gingham. Bunting.

Hi friends of Corey!  Cheryl from a pretty cool life. here! 

Are you all in full-blown summer mode yet?  My boys and I certainly are.  We spend every moment we can outside, soaking up the sun and enjoying the warm summer breezes. 

I thought a fun addition to our yard would be a sweet little bunting, vintage inspired, and made from bright and cheerful gingham. 

Buntings are whimsical and sweet, but best of all they're so easy to make!  Here's how I made mine.

Start by cutting 4 inch wide strips of fabric.  I cut my gingham on the bias, but cut it however you'd like your pattern to show on the flags.

Mark the bottom edge of your fabric strips with a disappearing ink pen or chalk pencil every 4 inches.  Do the same at the top, but make your first dot 2 inches in from the edge. 

Line up those dots with a quilter's rule, and start cutting with your rotary cutter.  Save time and cut multiple layers at once! 

ps.  If you don't like raw, frayed edges, you could do this with a pinking blade. 

Sew two triangles, wrong sides together, closely along the edge of the two longer sides of each flag.

I pulled at threads along the raw edges for more of a worn, vintage-y feel.

My bunting is 30 flags long, but of course you can customize your own length.  After you've finished sewing your flags, you'll need a piece of string or twine long enough to accomodate your flags, plus a few feet extra at both ends for hanging.

Then, using a zig zag stitch, sew your flags to the piece of twine.

Adding on each flag as you go...

Hang it up and enjoy the summer breezes!

I hope everyone enjoyed this little project.  Thanks for having me!  Feel free to visit any time!