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fabric arrow banner DIY

Jan 14, 2013freebies + diy
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i had the sweet privilege of designing a family photo card for my homegirl jaimie this past holiday season.  she had sent me a darling picture of her 2 boys and wanted the theme to be “all you need is love”.  so i cooked up a fun design that included the text and arrows you see below.  the card turned out supa cute, and i couldn’t wait to use the design again…

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… and decided to turn it into a  n o – s e w   f a b r i c   b a n n e r  you can  D I Y .

the project took about 15 minutes with 30 minutes of drying time.

S U P P L I E S :  you’ll need  a fat-quarter of our design on spoonflower here (or get a yard and make 4), fabric glue, no-frey fabric sealant, small dowel, a q-tip, and twine or ribbon for hanging.

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D I R E C T I O N S :

1.  cut the banner from the fat quarter of fabric and iron if needed.

2.  follow the directions on the no-fray sealant and let dry.  meanwhile cut the dowel a little wider than the banner (i used a steak knife….  prob not the best, but is worked!).

3.  turn the banner face down and lay the dowel on top about an inch from the top.  then squeeze a line of fabric glue an inch below that, smear with a q-tip and fold the fabric down over the dowel, leaving a little wiggle room.  press down along the glue and let dry.
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4.  then, all that’s left is to cut and tie twine to each end of the dowel….
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… and find the perfect place to hang it!

if you like the banner idea, or want to see more designs or maybe a template to make your own design or use with a patterned fabric, let us know in the comments!

xo . rae

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  1. Conni

    Jan 27, 2014 at

    A lovely idea for a DIY Valentine! Love it.

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  2. L.

    Oct 14, 2014 at

    Great project! I am thinking about doing something very similar. I’d love to see a tutorial on how to use spoonflower to make a banner like this.

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  3. Mark

    Jul 17, 2020 at

    Wow that banner!! Seriously so great! I have loved all of your projects. Thanks so much for sharing them!

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