Happy Halloween Everyone! I hope everyone is having a fantastically spooky Halloween day. I am loving watching all the costumes on facebook stroll in. What fun! I’m in Arkansas for a meeting today so, I’ll be sitting this Halloween day on the sidelines. Don’t worry, though, my Halloween fun was had this weekend, I’ll post about that later. Today though, I wanted to share my Halloween decorating adventures.
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Fall this morning... its coming to an end soon! Now THAT is scary. WARNING: Minnesota winter ahead! |
I wanted to decorate my door this Halloween as I have this great porch on the first floor of my apartment complex. I was inspired by the fabric pendant banners that I have been seeing, so, I thought… that’s it. Off to Joann’s and Voila… Halloween excitement!
Below I have a guide as to how I made the banner. It’s such a fun quick project with big impact. I have already made an LSU banner and hope to make one for Christmas. I think they bring ‘celebration’ to a room. What do you think?
Final touches for the ‘door scape’ kindly came from my bestie, Jen. For the extra pieces, I have a caldron with black netting creating a smoke affect, broom for a witchy escape, pumpkin baskets, and wreath. I ran into a slight problem as my wreath hanger is nicely in storage in New Orleans. I didn’t want to go to the store again, so I decided to try something new. Eight inches of black polka dot fabric created such a cute hanger! I like so much better than a boring metal one.
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Come on in, deary. |
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Beware upon entering! Creative souls are inside. |
Enjoy the tutorial! I would love to see what y’all create!
Happy Creating!
Materials to make 4 banners:
- 30 inches for the fabric ribbon using 45” fabric
- ½ yd of each fabric for you triangles; 5 different fabrics
First step, let’s make the fabric ribbon. Your fabric will be 45 inches long. On the fold, cut 12 strips of 2.5 inches. You will then sew the three strips to create one long strip. We will create the ribbon by ironing the long piece 4 times. This part is actually pretty relaxing. I can’t believe I’m saying that about ironing! Yikes. First, fold it in half to create a crease in the middle. Then you will fold the bottom half to the center crease. Now do the same to the top, ironing the top piece to the center crease. Fold together and iron to create the fabric ribbon for your banner! Easy peasy, just a little time consuming.
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Fold in half, Iron. |
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Open, fold bottom to center crease. |
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Fold top to center crease. |
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Fold to in half and iron. You now have fabric ribbon. |
So, now for our banners. I found 5 cute Halloween fabrics from Joann’s; a half yard each. The top of the banner triangle is 7 inches long. Each triangle is 9 inches tall. On the folded side, draw a line at 9 inches and 18 inches. Along the side, measure 7 inches. You will have 5 triangles for each row, or 10 triangles per 18 inches. 5 fabrics times 10= 50 triangles. 12 triangles per banner makes you 4 banners, even.
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Fun Halloween fabrics! Half a yard each. |
Now cut your triangles. You can do this one of two ways. I use a rotary blade and ruler which is accurate and fast. OR, you can use scissors if you don’t have a rotary blade.
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Cut lines added. |
After all your triangles are cut, we will sew them all together. I like to use a zig-zag stitch. I think it adds an extra element. Your two sides will already be together because when you cut the triangles it was on the fold. I don’t like to use pins for this project, I just hold them together with my fingers and sew. You have 50 triangles to sew, so this just speeds things along.
YAY! You now have 50 triangles sewn. We will place the triangles in the fabric ribbon interior. Find the middle of the ribbon and put a triangle on either side. You will have 6 to the left of the center and 6 to the right of the center to create an even banner. Pin each triangle in the center of the ribbon fold and sew the fabric ribbon closed from end to end. This will create the banner and is your official last step!
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Pin then sew! |
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Sew triangles inside of your fabric ribbon |
Step back and enjoy your creation! I’m sure you’ll be hanging it up immediately! J
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Geaux Tigers! |