How To: Lavender Bunting Tutorial DIY Video Lecture | Sewing: A Tutorial for Beginners - Fashion Designing

hello I'm Anika from mood so and welcome
to our lavender bunting tutorial now in
this tutorial we're going to be showing
you how to make this lovely Minnie
bunting and filling it with lavender
which smells divine
and is perfect to hang in a baby's room
or around your home obviously you can
choose the fabrics that you wish to use
for the tutorial or if you want to use
the same fabrics that we've got here
then you can purchase a kit and the link
to the clip will be in the description
box below so let's get started
let's start by looking at the materials
that you're going to need if you wish to
create the bunting the same as we have
done with the four different gingham
colorways then you can purchase a kit
and the link to the kit will be in the
description box below in the kit you
will receive the correct amount of
fabric for 12 pennants three in each of
the different colors you'll receive some
thread some binding from lavender to
fill the bunting and a pattern now
obviously you are welcome to do this in
your own fabric and that's absolutely
fine I would recommend purchasing about
a quarter of a meter if you wish to use
four different colors if you're planning
on using three or two different colors
you would obviously need more fabric in
that color some thread we're working
here with a Goethe Minh 100% polyester
thread some bias binding in a good color
for you
now this bias binding is 2.5 metres in
length and the width is 1 inch 2.5
centimeters if you wish to fill the
bunting with lavender obviously you'll
need some of that you're welcome to use
something else to fill it with if you
wish you will need to either draw your
self out a pattern or you're welcome to
download one of these from our website
and again we'll put the link to that in
the box below if you wish to draw out
one of these the width of this is 4
inches which is 10 centimeters and the
length to the tip or the point is 4
inches 10 centimeters again I would
recommend drawing it out on paper or
card to make the process easier now in
terms of the sort of supplies that you
need or the equipment that you need you
obviously need a pair of scissors for
cutting out your pennants
maybe a little pair would be good for
trimming threads a spoon of some
description and I would use that or
something to help you fill your bunting
with your lavender some pins for pinning
everything together and some pens for
marking things on and obviously a ruler
if you plan to draw out your pennants in
terms of the the pens to draw things on
chalk pen that comes off with water all
that comes off with air or even a pencil
will do anything you've got the hand
so if you collects up the supplies that
you need then we can get started
position your templates on the wrong
side of your fabric now if you're
working with a print especially a
directional print you may wish to put
the the pennants in the same direction
all of the time to the point is facing
down so that they all look the same
obviously without bingham doesn't matter
too much now we're going to draw around
the template because it's going to make
the sewing of this all easier okay so
I'm going to be using a pen that comes
up with water you can use chalk or a
pencil even and we're literally just
going to draw around the templates here
now make sure that you do leave space
around the edges here because we are
going to be adding on our seam
allowances in a second so there you see
now we've drawn on and this is going to
be our stitching line around our
template now we're going to look at
adding a seam allowance onto this now we
need to add on our seam allowances we're
going to be working with a quarter of an
inch which is five millimeters and we're
going to be using our ruler to measure
out from our drawn line a quarter of an
inch five millimeters and we can draw a
new line on the outside of that now
we're doing this for accuracy because we
want to make sure that when we so our
pennants that they all are the same size
and all finish with a lovely little
point so this really helps with our
accuracy I will let you do this and we
need to do this for two pieces for every
pennant because obviously we're going to
sew them together so you need a front
and a back for every one so out of the
colors that you're going to be doing
we're going to be having three of each
color a back in front of all of those
means six of each color that's if you're
working and wants to do it in the
gingham like we've done here obviously
if you're doing a different fabric
you're welcome to decide how many of
your
fabric you want to do but do please
remember that you will need to have one
as the front and one is the back
for each pennant and triangle I'll let
you draw out your pennants and drew me
back here the next step is to cut out
the pennants okay and we're going to cut
these out around the outside line that
we used as our seam allowance line that
we drew on okay so cutting out along the
outside line which was a quarter of an
inch five millimeters from the inside
line which we drew around the template
as I said before you need a front and a
back for each pennant or triangle so all
we're going to do is take a nice part of
this and we're just going to cut all of
those out and I'll obviously let you do
this for all of your triangles and final
nine all the way along here and we're
going to be left here with a front and a
back okay so now we've got two of our
pennants ready to go as I said before
this is the front and the back so we're
going to position the right sides
together I can get a hold of it I can
show you there we go right sides
together and we need to match them up
and this is the reason why we drew this
line around here so this is why we
traced around template for accuracy you
want to make sure when you've created
your bunting that all of your lovely
triangles are the same size so this is
where that comes in
we're going to start by matching up the
points here so we're going to check the
point as we position it through and
we're just gonna double check it on the
other side and if we're not quite happy
with it
all we need to do is lift up the one
side and position it back on where it
needs to be
the same goes for the rest of this so
we're going to be positioning in the pin
on the front front side double-checking
that it's coming through on the line on
the other side and then there we go
perfect and you'll want a few pins down
each side to make sure it's secure and
obviously this line is going to be handy
when we sew as well because rather than
having to worry about our seam allowance
line here all we're going to be doing is
sewing along the line that we drew and
again that's going to really help the
accuracy and again on this side that
we're checking so I'm going to let you
do this for all of your pennants I tend
to always prepare things like this in
batches because you have got 12 of them
you may have more if you're doing
something else at home you know you
always want to try and do as many of
these things together because it will
make the whole process the quicker draw
me back here and we're going to get
serving on the sewing machine so now
we're going to be sewing around our
little triangle here we're going to be
sewing onto the blue line that you can
see here this is the line I drew around
my template so I don't need to worry
about my seam allowance here I'm just
going to be following this line and that
will really help with accuracy starting
at this top edge here we will be leaving
the top open and we're going to be
sewing down to the bottom corner back up
the other side and as I said leave the
top open because we need to use that to
fill with lavender I'm gonna be taking
the pins out as I go
starting with my needle down foot down
I'm going backwards and forwards a
couple of stitches to start or obviously
you can use a lock stitch if your
machine has one now I'm just going to be
sewing this in a standard stitch with
the lengths of 2 or 2.5 millimeters will
be fine and this is just a normal
straight stitch now as I near my corner
here obviously I will need to take my
pin out as I get close to it I'm games
try and finish with the needle down I've
got probably one more stitch to do so
I'm just going to walk that
with the hand wheel on the side of the
machine maybe another one to make sure
I'm really precise with where I finished
the corner my needle is dime I'm going
to lift my foot and I'm going to turn my
fabric so that then I can start
stitching on the line back up to the
other side and that will make sure that
you've got a really nice and accurate
corner there now we're sewing all the
way back up the other side and we'll
obviously do a lock stitch or backwards
and forwards when we get up here I'll
let you complete that for all of your
little pieces and then we can look
trimming and filling with lavender so
once you've sewn around pennant we're
going to trim them down
obviously trim your threads first keep
on top of those and then we're going to
cut down our seam allowance using a
sharp pair of little scissors to 1/8 or
3 millimeters and we're going to do that
all the way around our little pennant
when we get to the bottom we're
obviously going to cut off our little
corner at the bottom what the point so
that we don't have too much bulk to turn
back through so we're just going to cut
this off like so and then we're going to
complete the same 1/8 all the way up the
other side now if you can complete this
for all of your little triangles then
join me back here we will show you how
to turn them around and how to fill them
with lavender now it's time to turn
around all of your pennants to the right
side and poke at little points that for
the corners at the bottom of them you
can use a little wooden dowel or even
the tip of a pencil to do this now we're
going to give them a quick press to make
sure that they're going to sit nice and
flat next we're going to fill them with
lavender now we're going to fill the
little pennants with lavender obviously
if you haven't got lavender you're
welcome to use something else that will
smell lies in the little triangles so I
would open up the triangle
almost
like an ice cream cone and then use a
spoon to be able to feed in the lavender
and obviously you can use as much as you
need per triangle you don't need too
much I probably said like a teaspoon
sized amount but it's just enough to
make it smell nice and give a nice scent
to the room so complete that for all of
the triangles then we're going to go
back to the sewing machine because we're
going to baste up the top edge stop the
lavender is spilling out before we then
attach it to the bias binding now to
seal the lavender inside this lovely
little triangle we just need to complete
that'll basting stitch along this top
edge now we're going to do this a
quarter of an inch five millimeters in
from the edge here and I know where that
is by a guide on my foot
and also a little mark on the plate here
okay so we're going to complete a
straight stitch put the foot and the
needle in to the fabric but the straight
stitch length for a basting stitch is
going to be four millimeters so I'm
going to increase the length on my
machine for four millimeters we're going
to get back with and forwards and all
the way along this area until you get to
the other end put them forwards again
lift the needle and the foot and we can
cut the thread on the side and there we
have it so the next step is to lay out
all of the pennants on a table in front
of you and decide on the order in which
you wish them to lie now obviously you
can copy the order that we've done here
if you're working with a little gingham
love and abundant kit or you can make up
your own order if you're using your own
fabric obviously you'll need to decide
on the order that you wish to use now
we're working with twelve pennants but
obviously if you are working with more
than twelve you may find that you need
to buy more than one length of bias
binding this is 2.5 metres in length
that we've got here
now once you've laid out all of your
pennants we need to find the halfway
point so whether that be the halfway
point of one of the triangles or in
between two of the triangles the halfway
of all of our 12 is between this blue
and green one here now we also need to
find the halfway point of our bias
binding and we've just folded that in
half to find that and I put a little pin
on the fold as I know that is my halfway
point now this is important because you
want to make sure that the bunting sits
perfectly central in the bias and that
we've got enough left over on either
side for us to be able to tie it under
something so we're now going to position
the bunting into the bias
we'll start with our blue gingham here
and the edge of the blue gingham is just
going to sit against that pin okay now
you want about the edge of the bunting
here to be about halfway of the binding
so that you can wrap it over and they
should be finishing about the same point
either side now you can take that pin
out and use that to pin this together I
would recommend pinning about 1/8 three
millimeters from the edge so that it's
all pinned securely and you will need
quite a few pins now this is probably
the most filius part of the project so
take your time and make sure that you
get it right but just work your way
along each of the pennants making sure
that it's even on either side so when
we're pinning on this side we should be
picking it up it's a little bit too much
on the back so we'll just have a little
fiddle until we're happy with it likes
it better same with this one
so the pins should be going in about 1/8
3 millimeters from the edge on both
sides okay next we need to join in the
other one there was the other side of
the middle the green one and we're going
to position these if I just take that
out so you can see the top of them is
going to be touching to the top of the
green and the top of the blue triangle
will be touching as we wrap our bias
around and again this is a little bit
fiddly using pins to secure it all the
time
now you will find the obviously here
they aren't touching because they're
touching at the top and that's not a
problem making sure that my edge hit you
want to make sure that your front edge
always covers the back edge of the bias
we don't want to see the back of the
bias at any point so make sure that the
front is always covering it and that
either the same distance or if anything
the front is a little bit further time
so we'll continue then with our green
one and I won't need to complete this
all the way along all of the triangles
and as I said you will need more pins
than maybe you do for an everyday
project but just make sure that it's all
really nice and secure I'm going to let
you do this for all of your triangles
and then I'll show you what we do for
the ends of the bias so once you've
pinned to the end of the last pennant
you're then going to work your way along
the rest of the bias binding and all you
need to do here is fold the bias in half
and insert a pin one eight three
millimeters from the edge as I mentioned
before if anything you want to make sure
that the front side overlaps the back by
a little bit so that you don't see the
back side from the front or just make
sure that they're sitting flush together
whichever you find easier so then we're
getting to the end of our bias what do
we do here
we're going to turn under about three
eighths or one centimeter and then we're
going to fold this in half is it a
little bit fiddly here we really want to
make sure that any of these sort of raw
edges get tucked inside so you only need
to sort of usual your fingers are maybe
a pen to really tuck those all inside so
that when you pin along the bottom it's
all very neat a mummy so along the
bottom it's all very neat one last pin
in here and then we're going to move on
to the sewing machine so that we can sew
at this now what are we aiming for well
this is one that we finished previously
and this as you can see here has got
stitching about one eighths away three
millimeters away from the edge of the
bias it's what I would call edge
stitching and in the
really really neat so let's go to the
Machine and let's try and have a go so
now we're going to start by sewing all
of the way down our bias tape I'm going
to start right at the top edge here
okay now I've put my pins in in the
right way so I can take the head of the
pin is facing towards me which will
allow me to take them out very easily
now you're going to position this in and
place our foot day.not I've got a little
guide on my foot that will allow me to
sew about 1/8 three millimeters away
from the edge so hopefully you can line
that up on your machine too now we're
going to start as always by holding onto
our threads and turning the wheel on our
machine the hand wheel to put the needle
into the bias
now we're going to be sewing this with a
normal stitch and a stitch length of 2.5
millimeters we're going to start by
going backwards and forwards or as using
a lock stitch if you've got one you may
find that your fabric there's wiggler a
little bit at the start because you've
only got a tiny bit for the machine to
take so it can be a little bit difficult
to start with and you may need to sort
of rejigged your foot to make sure
you're sewing in the right place now
we're going to be taking out the pins as
we go and once you get started it will
be fine okay so I'm going to be sewing
1/8 3 millimeters away from the edge my
bias and this is the edge where the two
edges are joining not the folded edge
okay and obviously remember to take your
pins out now you'll have to do this for
the two long areas leading up to the
bunting
obviously you may have a shorter length
than I do if you have been putting your
own button ting together rather than
following our kit for the lavender
bunting now I'm nearing one of my
pennants now so I'm going to make sure
that my pins stay in and keep it in
position until I get there
there we go so what I'm using as I take
my pins out and using my finger here to
really push down and hold on to the bias
and keep the pendant in the pennant in
the way that it should be okay
now as I'm going along here with my
triangle you can see that I'm still
using the same edge of the bias binding
in line with a little look on my foot
and that makes sure that I'm still
sewing the same distance away on my bias
that's one eighth of an inch three
millimeters away from this little edge
here the bottom edge of the bias now I
just recommend that you really take your
pins out only when you get close to them
because we do want to make sure that
these will stay nicely together and I'm
holding the two here as I move along I'm
going to let you do that with whole
length of your bias binding and there
you have it some beautiful lavender
fields button time