This weekend my family visited me for my birthday. We saw The Blind Side (I recommend), went to dinner and then back to my apartment for dessert. I’ve been wanting to make a party garland for so long. This was the perfect opportunity.
Making this party garland was so simple. Ideally one would just use leftover scraps of fabric. I try to not create a stash of fabric or yarn so I ended up purchasing fat quarters. I really enjoy selecting fabrics, so it was just as well.
Here’s how to make one.
MATERIALS
10 Fat quarters of fabric (or 10 1/4 yard pieces). If you cut your triangles the same size as I did, you’ll be able to get 10 triangles per piece. This will give you 35 feet of garland.
Thread. I first tried invisible thread, but it didn’t agree with my sewing machine. You don’t really need to use invisible. Good ol’ cotton thread works fine.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Cut out a triangle template: Draw a 7 inch line. Mark the center of the line. Measure up 9 inches perpendicular to the line. Make a mark. Connect this mark with the ends of the 7 inch line. Cut out.
2. Fold you fabric in half, selvages together, wrong sides together. Cut out triangles using your template. You should get 10 triangles per fat quarter. Leave the triangles together.
3. Sew along the top of the triangles, 1/4″ from the edge. When you get to the end of a triangle, feed the next one into the machine without lifting the foot.
4. Continue until all triangles have been sewn. Hang and throw a party.
You can cut all kinds of shapes. I originally saw these instructions on the purl bee. Check it out. They have templates and some good photos of the process.
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