HANG THIS BANNER WITH A STICK FROM YOUR GARDEN FOR A BOHEMIAN, RUSTIC LOOK!

YOU WILL NEED

■ Fourteen (14) fabric scraps:

approx 9in square each

■ Background fabric:

141/2in x 101/2in

■ Backing fabric: 16in x 27in

■ Batting: 16in x 27in

■ Appliqué glue

■ (Optional) Stick or dowel

approx 17in length

■ (Optional) Yarn or embroidery

thread for the tassel

■ (Optional) Jute twine for hanging

■ One (1) copy each of Banner

Templates A–E

FINISHED SIZE

■ 14in x 22in approx

NOTES

■ Seam allowances are 1/4in,

unless otherwise noted.

■ Press seams open throughout,

unless otherwise instructed.

■ Press fabrics well before cutting.

■ Press well after sewing each seam.

■ Templates include seam allowances

where necessary.

■ Debbie used Vlieseline 279 80/20

Cotton Mix batting (vlieseiline.com).

■ For the tassel, Debbie used a tassel

maker by Clover (clover-mfg.com).

FABRICS USED

All fabrics in this project are scraps from Debbie’s stash.

CUTTING OUT

1 From the patchwork fabric scraps:

■ Seven (7) 21/2 x 51/2in for the top patchwork panel.

■ One (1) each of Templates A, B, C and D for the bottom patchwork triangle.

■ One (1) of each arch from Template E for the rainbow. 2 Sew the rectangles for the top patchwork

panel, along the longest edges, to make a strip. Attach to the top of the background fabric along one long edge. 3 To sew the bottom triangle section,

sew the Template A and B pieces together along the long diagonal edges. Then join C to A and D to B along the marked edges. Sew the triangle panel to the bottom of the background panel, aligning the edges. Press well. 4 Make the appliqué rainbow by nesting

your three arcs together on the front panel so that the raw edges sit against each other but do not overlap, and so the whole design is nicely centred. When you are happy with the placement, glue them into position with appliqué glue. 5 Press the appliquéd patchwork top and

lay it onto the piece of batting. Note that the batting will be bigger and it will not follow the triangle shape at the bottom. 6 Quilt as desired. Debbie quilted an

organic diagonal wave design across the banner. Make sure to quilt well across the appliqué section to secure the pieces.

7 Trim the batting to the shape of

the banner. Place the quilted front onto the backing fabric, with the right sides together. Sew all the way around the outer edge of the banner, leaving a gap of 2in along the top straight edge. Trim the backing to the shape of the banner along the outer edges. Clip across the corners of the seam allowance in order to reduce bulk and then turn out the banner through the gap. Press the banner well so that the edges are neat.

8 Topstitch narrowly along the top

straight edge of the banner. This will close the turning gap too.

Fold the top patchwork section over 9

by 2in and attach the top edge to the back by hand with slip stitch, stitching through the backing and batting only, to form a casing for the hanging stick. Thread the stick through the casing.

10 To make a hanger, plait a length

of jute twine, then tie each end to either side of the stick.

11 To make a tassel, cut a 2in x 5in wide

piece of sturdy cardboard. Take some yarn or embroidery thread and wrap it around the cardboard, down the long length. When you get to a thickness you are happy with, stop winding.

12 Cut the thread from the cardboard

by cutting along the bottom short edge and then create a hanging loop by tying a piece of thread around the middle of the wrapped thread.

13 Finish by folding in half and then

winding another piece of thread approx 11/2in down until it is nicely secured. Thread the ends of the tie into the centre of the tassel.

14 Sew the tassel to the bottom point

of the patchwork. Neatly trim the ends of the tassel to finish the banner.