This weekend I continued with my sweetheart bunting, and started to add the decoration onto the calico triangles. I always use a medium weight calico as the basis for my bunting as it's the perfect thickness to hold the decoration and I really like the colour, I think it compliments and brings out the colour of the fabrics perfectly. I cut out a few more than were needed so I can get a head start on my next string!
Next I cut out the lengths of lace required for each of the triangles that would have a heart on without a button. I thought that this would be a nice addition and a bit of extra decoration as well as the blanket stitch.
I pinned the hearts with the button onto their calico triangles, and then started to blanket stitch around them. To make sure that they were level and straight I measured from the top of the triangle to the top of the heart, which will hopefully mean that all the triangles will be level when they're lined up on each flag.
Here's the first one looking all fancy! This one will be ready for its other calico side and then be stitched before being turned the right way around, pressed and attached to the bias binding.
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