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Colorful paper pennants hanging from a wall
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EASY SEWN PAPER PENNANTS

These are the easiest paper pennants to make for any party! Sew the pennants together with your sewing machine to create a banner that's perfect for your next birthday party, baby shower, or as nursery decorations.
Keyword: Paper, Pennant, Sewing
Author: Cori George

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Instructions

  • Slice each square in half along the diagonal, using a ruler and rotary blade, making two right triangles. You could also draw a line and cut with scissors, but I find the rotary cutter method a lot faster.
    A ruler, a rotary cutter and a square piece of blue cardstock laying on top of a mat and a table
  • A ruler, a rotary cutter and a square piece of blue cardstock cut into two triangles laying on top of a mat and a table
  • A pile of cardstock paper cut into triangles
  • Lay out your flags in the order you'd like. The length is up to you and the number of flags you have. Stack them in a pile, from the first flag at the top to the last flag at the bottom.
    Set your machine to a wider stitch -- basically the length you might use to baste. Suggest using a 1/4" foot while sewing these flags -- the guide made it easy to get the flags to go through the machine straight.
    Also, turn on the "needle down" feature on your machine; you'll see why in a second. Make sure you have enough thread on your spool and in the bobbin so you don't run out mid-banner.
    Image of a needle on a sewing machine
  • Pull the ends of the thread out from your machine, so there is about a foot of loose thread at the end to use for hanging. Line up the long edge of the right triangle (the hypotenuse, for those of you who paid attention in math class) with the flag under the foot and you'll see that the edge of the 1/4" foot and the down needle create this perfect guide for the flag.
    If you don't have a "needle down" feature on your machine or a quarter-inch foot, no problem. Just stick the paper under the needle like you would a piece of fabric. Then sew along the edge, keeping the edge of the paper touching the guide of your foot.
    Image of a needle on a sewing machine with a piece of paper being sewn
  • When you reach the end of a the flag, stop sewing, with the needle down, and put in the next paper and just keep sewing!
    Image of a needle on a sewing machine with a piece of paper being sewn
  • Continue this process until you've sewn all the way through all of your pennants! Make sure when you reach the end to leave an extra foot of thread at the end for hanging.
    A cute, easy decoration for any party! Use scrapbooking scissors to give the short edges of the triangles cute scallops or pinking, or to use letter stickers to spell out a message for a special occasion.
    Colorful paper pennants hanging from a wall