Bunting Banner Tutorial + GIVEAWAY for my 100th Post!
Posted 6.09.2010 by Sandy a la Mode in In Stitches :: 112 comments
Wow, can you believe it?? This is my 100th blog post… ONE HUNDRED... I’ve been quite the busy girl! And you know what that calls for? A tutorial AND a giveaway, yup! Celebrate good times, come on! And what better way to celebrate than by learning how to make your own bunting banner (pennant banner/flag bunting banner/whatever you’d like to call it). But if you just don’t have the time to make your own or don’t know how to sew, you’re in luck because I will be making one lucky winner their own personalized bunting banner… details on how to enter below!
But first, I just wanted to give a shout out to all my lovely readers! From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU all so much for being so supportive with your comments. I truly appreciate each and every comment that you leave, each one just puts a smile on my face! This blog and you have all pushed me to be more creative with my sewing, photography, cooking, and home design inspirations, I really couldn’t have done it without you! So here goes my tutorial:
1. Make an paper isosceles triangle template. Draw a 5″ line. Mark halfway down the line (2.5″) and draw a point 8″ perpendicular from it. Draw a line from each of the ends of the 5″ line to the point. (Like the drawing? My husband, the engineer, drew it for me!)
2. (For each triangle) Cut two pieces of fabric using your template. Put the two pieces of fabric, right side together and sew along the sides, keeping the 5″ side open. Cut the point of the triangle off. Trust me, it will make you life easier when turning the thing inside out. Turn inside out.
3. Once you have finished making all triangles, measure out a piece of ribbon and line up your triangle. Make sure your ribbon extends past the triangles.
4. Fold the ribbon in half and pin the triangles inside of the ribbon.
5. Sew along the ribbon to secure the triangles!
6. Voila! You’re done! Hang your banner on your porch, over your crafting area, on a boring wall, as a decoration for a party or wherever you please!! 
Hope you enjoyed the picture tutorial, not too bad, eh?? But if you still don’t feel like making your own, here are the…
{Giveaway Details}
I will be making one lucky winner their own personalized 8 pennant bunting banner in the colors of their choosing (fabric choices will be up to me, hope that’s OK with you)! And I’ll throw in some other random goodies as well, yet to be determined!
{To Enter}
1. Leave a comment on this blog post with your favorite colors! (It can be one or it can be many.)
2. (For additional entries) Blog, Twitter, or Facebook about this giveaway and leave a separate comment with each link. If you Twitter, please use @sandyalamode in your tweet so I can track them. And to make things extra easy, feel free to use this tweet:
It’s a tutorial + GIVEAWAY celebration for the 100th post on @sandyalamode! Enter to WIN a personalized bunting banner! http://bit.ly/9xvn9m
Giveaway ends on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 5:00PM CST. The winner will be chosen by random.org and will be announced on this blog on Friday, June 18, 2010.
Good luck!
Entries for this giveaway have been closed.
Ooo, I love bunting! My favorite color is purple (and right now I’m hosting a gift swap based on favorite colors)
100! woohoo!!
my favorite colors are robin’s egg blue & yellow!
tweet tweet!
hey, congrats! i’ve been meaning to make bunting – so cute and festive – and yours is adorable. my favorite colors? well, everything, of course! lately, though, i’ve been loving really deep bold purples, oceany blues, and sharp bursts of red.
congrats!!! i love to wear red because of my fair skin but love to use blue on my designs for its calming effect!
Such a fun giveaway! I will put it on my sidebar!
XOXO
Jen
pick me pick me! i’d go aqua hot pink and yellow!
awesome tutorial! green, robin’s blue & grey
I love various shades of blue!
I tweeted too!
http://twitter.com/airplaneninja/status/15825452653
YAY!! 100!!!
pink all the way
Congratulations Sandy! (and I hope I win) … favorite colors? Right now they’re sea green and sea blue … very light, oceanie colors.
oxoxo
Denalee
Tweeted about it
Congratulations, Sandy!!! Favorite colors? Burgundy, rose, robin’s egg blue, at the moment anyway! xo
thanks for the tutorial.
i like purple, green, white, bright red, neutral linen colors, and pink.
congrats on 100 posts! My favorite color is blue. I’d say my 2 favorite change between blue/pink and blue/green. Such a great giveaway and a new sewing tutorial for me to try.
You know I’m going to wear this around as a belt with a skirt, right? Then on the off days, it’ll be hung on the wall.
Favorite colors: red (my initials), turquoise, sea green, yellow, and apple green. I like just about every color.
Tweeted! http://twitter.com/alaModest/status/15830347140
Facebooked! rachel @ alamodest.com
sandy!!!
congrats on the 100th post.
this is the CUTEST way to celebrate!
you’re so creative. ^_^
oooo, if i could have one made in
polka-dotted and/or striped pink, white, black, and gray,
that’d be perfect!
<3
The tutorial looks easy and oh so cute- I need to buy a sewing machine one of these days!
My favorite colors these days: green (the vibrant green of fresh grass) and teal.
The colours are very important at all.
Pink its my favorite one of this period, meaning:
Pink is the color of universal love. Pink is a quiet color. Lovers of beauty favor pink.
i love your flagssss
YAY!!!! *throws confetti* How cute is your tutorial, finished product, and giveaway!! Just in general how cute are you
My favorite color of current is definitely orange like a dark burnt orange but I will always love purple too 
Congrats on the 100th post!!! That is AWESOME!! <333
yay! congrats for 100 posts and many many more to come!! i adore your fabric bunting! favorite colors of the moment are a dandelion yellow and dusty blue.
CONGRATS!! you’ve been a busy girl
and i must win since i’m awful at sewing and I LOVE THIS!!! oh boy colors I love?? too many to name…yellow, lt blue, choc brown, chartreuse….etc, etc 
This is so cute, Sandy! I would love to win a banner cuz I don’t have time to make one right now and you did such an awesome job!
My fave colors are turquoise, teal, and khaki but since I am hoping to win this for my older daughter’s room, the room colors are chocolate, baby pink, dark pink, white, and black.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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Blogged!
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Great tutorial and congrats on your 100th post!
Grace Hester Designs
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Tweeted!
http://twitter.com/gracehester/status/15851246544
Grace Hester Designs
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Facebooked!
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Grace Hester Designs
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love the tutorial and wish i had the time to make my own. I would prefer to win one that’s already made! : ) and i would love any colors you put together!
tweeted!
Ooooo, how fun! Buntings are so dang cute! I like the multicolor ones with a hint of shabby chic in there, too!
I love what you have done!! so cute Sandy!!
I would love to win one!
my fav colors are turquoise pink and yellow
I tweeted
user-name : lovestitched
Congrats, Sandy on your 100th post! Great tutorial and even better that it’s a give-a-way!!
I’m still loving the rich colors I used in my wedding: royal blue, fuschia, eggplant, and a splash of bright green
Lovely banner! I love blues, usually boy blues since that’s what I have 2 of!
Thanks for a great giveaway! I love lavenders, yellows and greens! (Daughters nursery!)
Thanks for a great giveaway! I love lavenders, yellows and greens! (Can you tell its for my Daughters nursery
)
I love lavenders, yellows and greens! (Can you tell its for my Daughters nursery
) Thanks for a great giveaway!
Congratulations on your 100th post
(My faves: pink, grey & white)
so cute. i love that its a tutorial and you can win it!
congrats on your 100th post – your blog is lovely!
my favorite colors are mustard yellow + gray, which will be my wedding colors
xo.
This is such a sweet little giveaway! Cognrats on 100 posts!!
My favorite colors are mint green (or any green), yellow, purple, and blue!
Stephanie
So pretty!! My fave colors are yellow and grey. Congrats on 100 posts~~~ they’ve all been awesome! =)
well, i won your last giveaway, but i did want to stop by and say congrats on 100 posts! your bunting is so pretty!
what a great giveaway sandy! my fave colors right now are green, yellow, an blue…together!
thanks for a chance to win!
j.
You’re so cute! I had thought about making something similar to this for my upcoming nuptials…not sure where though…maybe around the guest book?
Hey Girlie—I including your City Market Adventure pic in my posting today! So lovely!
Ashley
http://www.honeysucklechic.com/
Such a fun giveaway! My favorite colors are yellow and light green.
I love your site! You inspire me to be crafty! My favorites are green and yellow.
tweet, tweet!!
cool giveaway!! RT @sandyalamode Are you obsessed with bunting like I am? If so, you should enter my #GIVEAWAY! http://bit.ly/9xvn9m
yay on the 100! that is SOOOO EXCITING! i love seeing how your site has grown and changed in the past few months! i just love mustard yellow!.. or bright colors!
any color/pattern is cool with me 
Congrats on getting to #100! This bunting banner is adorable. My favorite colors? Blues and greens. So much so, I sometimes over do it. Yellow too lately.
And I just tweeted about it!
Congrats on the 100th post!! What a great prize – I love the tutorial, too.
Congrats girl! Here’s to another 100! Your images on your site look waaaaay better on my mac than on my work pc!
Oh congrats!! 100 is such a great accomplishment, but I am sure you will be at 500 in no time
My favorite colors are definitely the green family – I love pale green, lime green,blue-ish green, and all things green!!
Congrats on 100 posts! Favorite colors? Sea glass colors, greens and blues.
HOORAY!!!
CONGRATS ON 100 POSTS!!
this bunting is TOO COOL!
i love love love it.
i’m a wreck with sewing so i would love to win! and my favorite colors are purple, lime green, yellow.
here’s to the next 100!!!
xo
Yay! That’s amazing. Thank you for the tutorial. I love fabric bunting.
My favourite colour is pink. But I also love turquoise, aqua, lilac…pastel shades
congrats sandy! my favourite colour is… music, whatever that looks like. miss u!
Happy 100th post Sandy!
Yipeee.
Thanks for sharing this tutorial. I love it. I always say my favorite color is pink, but when it comes to clothing I have maybe 5 pieces of pink things in my wardrobe. Weird. I’ve always been a fan of blues.. so I’d have to say my favorite color is Cerulean.
BIG HUG!
xx Love & Aloha
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I’m girly so I guess my favourite colour would be pink. I love happy colours in general.
This is a great giveaway btw..congrats on 100th post!
My fav colors are summer colors
just anything that would make me smile
Congrats! I love soft bright happy colors (not neon).
Congrats! How exciting. Right now, I really love yellows. Pale yellows paired with cream and/or gray!
Happy Friday!
100 posts! congratulations! my fave colors are pinks and fuschias and aquas,turquoise and teal!
this is beautiful! i’m tending to love orange, teal, coral, and navy right now. they’re such happy colors!
aww! congrats! lets see… I have so many favourite colours, but floral pastels are so beautiful!! I think I’ll go with that
I love your blog!
lovely! My favorite colors are blue, red and green
It seems that you guessed what I’d love for my birthday (June 17th)! An Americana color theme would be just great for me!
Thanks for the chance and for the very clear & easy tutorial!
This is so cute, congrats on your 100th post! The first color combo that comes to mind is navy + white – but this would look pretty in any color.
What a cute bunting!! My favorite colors are purples and greys
I LOVE pink, yellow, orange, and red!!
Very cute bunting! Green and yellow would look sweet in my baby’s room.
Thanks for this – I am trying to make bunting for my (not such a) baby boy’s first birthday in a couple of months. We are going for a circus/carnival red and yellow theme. Hopefully I will win and save the embarassment of my displaying shocking attempts at his party!
Charlotte xx
Congratulations and thanks for the great tutorial and opportunity to win! My favourite colours are navy, grey-blue…well, any blue really. Also I love a bit of apricot or pale pink thrown in.
elissa xxx
Congratulations on your 100th post, Sandy! It’s so exciting! I’ve been obsessing over grey and yellow for ages. It’s just such a fantastic color combination!
Love the combination of turquoise and red!
congrats! this is awesome!!! my favorite colors changes all the time, but this season im digging coral red and off white cream~
LOOOOOOVE these. Buntings have become the newest rage. I can’t wait to incorporate one into a portrait session. They are just the sweetest things ever–with a hint of nostalgia!. {sigh}
ps: blues and greens are my fav combo but anything gender neutral and vintage is right up my alley!
what a great idea! I love the looks of these classic yet whimsical banners. my favorite colors would be a grey-ish blue with a creamy yellow. so calming
Congratulations on 100 posts! The bunting is adorable. I love bunting
My favorite color is purple, but pink is a very close second.
And I tweeted
thank you for the tutorial! I love bunting! my favorite color combination right now is peach and royal/navy blue!
This sounds so amazing!
My favorite colors are sage green, ivory, yellow, and red
YAY! Happy 100th blog post! I’ve enjoyed reading all your posts. My favorite color is red.
Congratulations!! The bunting is so cute! My favorite color is pink…but if I won I would want this for my son’s nursery which is done in brown, blues, orange, cream, light green and yellow!
congrats on the 100th!!
beautiful bunting & I love all colours!
♥
happy anniversary, amazing! love the tutorial too
congrats on the 100th post! I love floral prints and polka dots – those can be colours in the blog world, can’t they?
eeeps! what a cute giveaway! i was just thinking of putting banners up in my spare room. it would be awesome if I won! my fave colours are orange (forever) and my seasonal ones are light green and pink.
xoSal
My favorite colors are blushes and garnets, similar to our wedding colors: http://ow.ly/1Yt6G
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Congratulations! I have recently been following your blog and just love it! Great tutorial! I love teal and yellow, plus green, orange, brown, gray… =) Thanks for sharing! =)
Congrats on 100!! My favorite colors right now are yellow, aqua and pink
What a lovely giveaway! My favorite colors (right now) are yellow, mint green and lavender.
Congratulations on your 100th post!
I love bunting, and I love your blog! Just found it, but I will be back for sure!
Favorite colors — ALL! But I guess pool, yellow, mango, lime, coral pink are on top — for the moment, ha ha!
Tweet tweet! (I tweeted!)
GORGEOUS! Look so easy to make but I’m such a bad sewer
My favorite colors right now are yellow, coral, and spring green… coral ESPECIALLY! 
And I tweeted too! Congrats on 100 posts!
Oh, Sandy! First…Congratulations on your 100th post!!
I love bunting and this is a fantastic tutorial!! My all time favorite color is yellow…but, I also love coral {my current passion} and robin’s egg blue!
Loving your tutorials. Keep them coming.
Favorite colors are greens.
Congrats on your 100th post! Great tutorial too, how much do you use for seam allowance? I love me some purple, but i’d choose blues, greens & oranges for my son’s birthday
Tweeted as well! Thanks for the opportunity to win! @abeecher
Congratulations on your 100th post! Your blog is incredibly lovely, so keep up the good work!
As for favourite colours, I like the entire rainbow-spectrum, but I’m particularly fond of greens and this mixture between yellow and orange…
I love purple and grey!
I tweeted: http://twitter.com/slowclublover/status/16320196203
I love blues and greens and basically almost any other color you can find on a peacock
Congrats! You have such a lovely blog and of course I’d love to be entered in your giveaway {I love DIY but am the world’s slowest DIYer}. My favorite colors are white, yellow, turquoise, bright pink. Thanks!
xoxo mary jo
oh my this is super CUTE!
xo.
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