Home Made Felt Banner

I wanted to make banner for my sons birthday and his first birthday. I had the camo and only needed the felt, making it much cheaper than buying a banner to match his theme.

You can do this project two ways, one is WAY easy and the other is much more complicated.

First I drew my triangle on a piece of paper. I drew an 8 inch line and also marked the 4 inch mark. I drew a straight line down from the 4 inch mark. I than connected all the corners, creating a triangle. I didn't measure to make sure my sides were 8 inches, I wanted them to be a little shorter.

Once I had the triangle I was happy with, I cut it out. I traced this onto the felt before I cut them.

NOTE: Felt is very difficult to wash, and I would advise not washing it at all. If you trace on your felt, use a marker or pen that is pretty much the exact color of the felt.

Now that the triangles are ready, we need to work on the letters. I held my paper triangle up to different sizes and fonts of letters. Once you find one you like, print them out and cut them up.

 

 

I than drew them on the back side of the fabric I was using. Don't forget to do the letters backwards so that the aren't backwards when you put them on the banner.

 

The first time I cut them I left myself some room, as you can see. If you want to prevent fraying, leave this extra around so you can sew or use fabric glue to turn them in. It was very tedious, resulting in me only doing one or two that way.

I soon decided that I would just sew them onto the felt triangles and deal with the fraying. If you decide to do that, simply cut the letters out.

 

 I used an iron on adhesive to keep the letters in place on the felt. Once you have them happily and nicely placed, sew around them. I simple straight sew did great, held up amazingly. You might do a small zigzag to help prevent fraying, if you're worried about it.

 

 

YEAH!!!! All your letters are now done. All we have to do is string them together.

 

I would suggest using a thick string, or a small twine like I did. I used a thin thread like string, and it just comes undone and wouldn't hold. You want something that will be strong enough to help hold the weight of the triangles.

Using a hot glue gun, run a line (as evenly as possible) across the top of the triangle. Stick the string on it carefully. I used toothpicks to push the twine into the hot glue.

Leave a little space between each letter so that you have give when you hang them. I left about an inch between each letter.

 

This is my finished project. These would be great to make if you're into photography. You could even do simple ones with two different colors of felt. Or make something like I did to match any party theme. 





God Bless and Enjoy!!

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