Birthday Banner
I made this for Ivan's birthday with the intention of using it for all the kids. I made one banner with Happy Birthday on it and one with his name. I was inspired by various garlands I saw on craft blogs and etsy.com (like here: Party Flags or here)
I didn't use a pattern or a tutorial, just made 6"x5" squares (actually 5"x12" rectangles folded in half) and strung them together on bias tape. The letters are Arial Bold or some such font, enlarged and cut out, then copied onto double sided fusible interfacing, then ironed onto fabric etc etc. It was more work than I had signed up for - which is a realization I have with every project. But it seems to me a level of delusion is necessary for me because otherwise I would never attempt anything. I still have to cut out the letters for the other two kids' names...
Ivan liked it a lot. It helps that his spot at the dining room table faces the garland, so I've seen him read it to himself several times (*pride*). If I had to do it over, I'd put the letters closer together, as I've found that there aren't many surfaces large enough to accomodate the whole thing. Measuring would've been a good idea. But who has the brains and the time to consider such details...
"Measuring would've been a good idea. But who has the brains and the time to consider such details..."
lol