Cheery Happy Day Banner
Posted by DecoArt on May 20th 2014
Cheer up a wall and a day with this colorful fabric banner made with Ink Effects™ Fabric Transfer Inks.
SUPPLIES
- tracing paper
- scissors
- paintbrush
- #8 round brush
- sewing machine or needle and thread
- iron and ironing board
- 1 yard of white broadcloth fabric
- plain white copy paper
- 1 package extra-wide, white, double-fold bias tape
- 3/8" mini puffball trim; 1 package each of green, yellow, pink, and orange
INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES:
Some sewing experience is needed for this project.
- Using the banner pattern, trace and cut out 11 triangles from the double-folded white broadcloth fabric. (Because fabric is doubled, you will cut out 22 triangles.)
- Sew together two triangles using 1/4” seam allowance. Sew on the long sides of triangles, not the top straight edge. Sew all 11 triangles in the same way.
- Trim the point of each triangle close to the seam edge, but be careful not to cut into it.
- Flip each triangle right-side out. (You may have to use a small tool like the handle end of small paintbrush to push out the point.) Press with an iron.
- Spray one side of each triangle with Ink Effects Basecoat according to package directions. Let it dry completely.
- Using the pattern, trace the letters onto white sheet of paper, spelling out H A P P Y D A Y. Trace the circle and face and use it as the center for the sun drawing.
- Paint the letters using #8 round brush in colors of your choice. Paint three suns: center of sun is Yellow; use Orange to paint rays radiating outward. Paint three faces using Black. Paint faces separately from suns. (They will be layered onto design later.) Let each element dry completely.
- Cut out each letter, sun, and sun face, leaving some space around each element.
- Using the iron on dry setting, iron the letters onto each triangle following directions on the Ink Effects bottles.
- Cut each trim piece to 17”. Sew the trim on the edge of each triangle, being careful to sew around point of triangle.
- Pin the triangles in order onto the inside edge of the bias tape and sew in a straight line using 1/4” seam allowance.
- Press the completed banner if needed and hang.