Hi and welcome back to more sewing fun! My name is Faith Essenburg and I am one of the contributors for Clover. I try to keep my posts cute and fun and also share lots of step-by-step pictures for those of us who are visual learners. Today I have a scrappy Candy Corn Bunting that is quick enough to make in time for Halloween and cute enough to leave up until Thanksgiving! Let’s get started!
What you will need:
six scrap fabrics each of orange, yellow and low volume, fabric to back the bunting with (less than a fat quarter, you can also use scraps), and batting scraps.
About two yards of double-fold bias binding.
Clover tools to help this project go smoothly:
28 mm Rotary Cutter- Art No. 7501
Wonder clips- Art No. 3185
Wonder pins- Art No. 3210
Hold It Precision Stiletto- Art No. 7807
Once you have your fabrics selected, cut the low-volume ones at 2.5 x 4 inches, the orange ones at 2.5 x 6 inches, and the yellow ones at 2.5 x 7 inches. Next, have fun pairing them up in groups of three with one of each color.
Use Wonder Clips to keep your fabrics sorted while you sew. Piece your fabrics using a 1/4 seam, then press seams all in the same direction.
Using a rotary cutter and ruler, trim your fabrics so they measure 7.5 inches on each side and 7 inches between the sides at the top. If you have a triangle ruler that works great too! Cut batting scraps and backing fabric in the same size.
Make tiny little candy corn sandwiches with batting on the bottom, then the pieced candy corn side facing up and the backing fabric side on top facing down. Pin in place. I love the Wonder Pins, they open and close easily and with one hand if need be and they make sure so that I won’t get poked while sewing. Using a 1/4-inch seam, sew down both edges, leaving the top open for turning.
Turn right side out, using the turning stiletto push each tip out and press edges flat first by hand and then with a hot iron. Using wonder clips, clip each bunting on the bias binding. I started with about a foot at one end, clipped one between the binding, left two inches, and clipped another. I’ve learned there is no wrong way to place bunting, you can place them right next to each other or much further apart depending on the look you want and where in your home you plan to place it. Starting at one end, use a coordinating thread and sew bias binding 1/8th from the bottom folded edge. Continue sewing and removing clips as you go.
All done! Now we have an adorable bunting just in time for Halloween! I have mine hanging between my sewing room and the living room where our stockings get hung and I think it’s pretty cute there but I may need to make another for my front window and maybe another in Fall colors.
I hope you found this tutorial helpful, fun, and easy. I will be back next month with more easy tutorials as we head closer to this busy time of year. In the meantime, you can follow me on Instagram @faithessenburg
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