DIY paper bunting/garland using paint chips (a bit naughty)

I am busy preparing for Scout's second birthday party and I have been crafting up some paper bunting/garland. I didn't design this paper circle bunting, they are everywhere but there is a lack of step by step tutorials to show people how to make them so I thought as I was already trial and erroring, I would share my experience with you. 

 

I was naughty and have used paint chips that I lovingly swiped from Bunnings, but I spend about seven hundred thousand dollars there a month so I figure it's acceptable. *Side note: Scout now automatically shoves them in her pockets every time we walk past the colour display... parenting win, or fail, depending on how you see it. 

 

Any-hoo, this tutorial works for lots of different shapes, materials and card thicknesses. I also made one using storybook pages and one with cardboard and bias binding using the same technique and machine settings. 

 

 

What you need 

• Pretty cardboard
• A circle punch (or scissors and a patient hand)
• A sewing machine
• Thread

Directions

1. Cut all of your shapes out so they are ready and pile them in the order you want to sew them. 
2. Set your machine to a long, straight stitch, I put my machine on a stitch length of 4. 
3. Start with 20cm of thread already hanging out the back of your machine. 
4. Slowly start sewing and push the first bit of card through with your right hand whilst pulling on the thread behind with your left.  
5. Feed the next one through with your right hand whilst pulling on the first bit of card with your left hand to keep the thread taunt behind. 
6. Repeat making sure to keep pulling the already sewn card behind while you feed in the new cards. 
7. Stop ever three cards or so to grab hold of a closer one with your left hand unless you have a go-go-Gadget arm. 
8. It's not as complicated as it sounds but if you don't pull the thread tight behind the machine then it will get in a knot. 
9. Leave 20cm of thread on the end before you cut so you have something to hang it by. 

 

 

If you wan to see some of the other posts about our little Peter Rabbit party check them out here.

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Comments

[Whit B Nimble]

Adorable! Certainly a parenting win. ^^

[Em]

LOve this!!

[Patchwork Cactus]

Thanks Whit, I think so : ) and Em - thanks love!