I’ve been meaning to get around to making some bunting for ages and I managed to get it done a couple of weeks ago – well one length done – three more to go!

As I want to hang the bunting in the garden, looped from trees to the so called summer-house I thought I had better make it more robust than the stuff you can buy in shops or on-line. With the sort of weather that we can get, even in the summer, those flimsy shop bought things would be rags in no time.

As you can see I’ve strung it along a dresser in my dining-room, just so that you can see it a bit better. I didn’t have to buy any fabric because I have lots in my stash, I’m a bit of a fabric remnant junky and I can’t resist poking around anywhere there’s likely to be nice material, new or vintage. The patterned material is from Laura Ashley, I bought it years ago and as the design is only printed on one side I decided that I would make all the flags/pennants like wee pockets or ‘pokey hat’ shaped as we say in Scotland, so that the design is visible on both sides. It also makes them much stronger.

I used bias binding for the ‘string’ as it comes already folded over and it’s simple to place the flags on the fold and sew along the edge. Job done!

I can see that by the time I’ve finished the other lengths of bunting I’ll have a pile of small off-cuts of the fabrics and I can’t possibly chuck it all out. Maybe I can make a small crazy patchwork quilt with the leftovers. Waste not want not and all that. I think I would have made quite a good pioneer or crofter!