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Sewing: Personalised Bunting
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Personalised Bunting

Lily-Kate's Birthday Bunting

Lily
Close up of lettering
Ladybird Cake
Kate
Lily-Kate's Birthday Bunting

Pattern Info

Pattern info for this project can be found here:
Josie Crafter Creates a Simple Life »

Difficulty:

Category: Sewing

Type of item: Home Decor

For: Infant/Baby

Style: Retro / Vintage, Funky, Whimsical, Cute


Materials

Cotton Fabric, bias binding, homemade cardboard teimplate

What was your inspiration?

I wanted to make my little grand-daughter bunting for her first birthday... can you believe she is one year old!?!?

What are you most proud of?

How the bunting turned out and especially how I was able to put into practice some of the skills I learned on the Crafsty BOM's for sewing on the lettering. I am also pleased that my daughter could not find bunting to match her theme of black and red (ladybirds) and how I was able to give her this:))) Just for fun, I added a little picture of the ladybird birthday cake Sue and I made.

I am also proud that I have added to my repertoire... another fun thing to make:)

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

When cutting out letters or numbers remember it has to be back-to-front!!! I took two atempts at this, I know I should have known better! Be careful when choosing fabric for the letters as they need to stand out from the background fabric... some of mine kind of disappeared:(

This tutorial by Josie is very easy to understand with wonderful pictures.

 

14 comments

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Pam NZ on craftsy.com
Oct 29, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
So sweet and neat that as it was a surprise for your daughter too... fun to keep something up your sleeve eh? What fun you had with the cake too!
desna on craftsy.com
Oct 29, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks Pam, Sue was so pleased... I love doing surprises it is such fun. I always made my children birthday cakes and it was surreal helping my daughter make one for her little daughter:)
alice.beer15977 on craftsy.com
Oct 29, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Desna, how beautiful. What a keepsake you will have. Loved it!
desna on craftsy.com
Oct 29, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks Alice it was such fun to make and something she will treasure hopefully in the years to come.
Pamillia on craftsy.com
Oct 29, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Great job Desna. What a very happy time. Thanks for sharing. :-)
desna on craftsy.com
Oct 29, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks Pam. It was a lovely day with all the family and a little 'kissing' cousin;) Actually maybe Pat's comment below is so far away haha!
patz in suffolk on craftsy.com
Oct 29, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
How lovely - and it's something that can come out every year - and even (eventually) for 18th, 21st and even her wedding! (Gosh - I'm getting carried away!)
desna on craftsy.com
Oct 29, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Gosh wedding??? I don't want to think 'boys' just yet haha!!! Thanks Pat, I was actually going to put a '1' on it but changed my mind as I thought she would be able to use it on other birthdays or even in her bedroom.
Emafish on craftsy.com
Oct 29, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
How adorable! What a great way to set the festive atmosphere.
desna on craftsy.com
Oct 29, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks emafish, the bunting was for Lily-Kate's 1st birthday but my daughter says she is keeping it up for over the Christmas season.
WasaNewbieJean on craftsy.com
Oct 28, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Oh Desna - how perfectly cute and oh so sweet. Great job!
desna on craftsy.com
Oct 28, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks Jean, it was fun to make and even more fun to see the joy is my daughter's face when she saw it.
Lisa Gardner on craftsy.com
Oct 29, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Ohh, how nice, What a great idea!
desna on craftsy.com
Oct 29, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks Lisa for you lovely comment:)