Well, it’s finally happening! September 1 is the day that I declare it close enough to fall to start decorating!!! Yay! And, what would decorating be without a little craft or two thrown in?! 😉
For our Create with Me Challenge last month, you all voted for us to use fabric scraps in a project. I decided to use the leftover fabric scraps from my No-Sew Pumpkin Pillows to make a coordinating pumpkin banner!
See how well the coordinate?! Adorable!
To create my banner, I made myself a pumpkin stencil using some construction paper. I cut it out into three pieces so I could alternate the fabrics. Then, I traced my stencils onto the backside of my fabric scraps and cut them out.
Quick tip: I have always hated using fabric for crafts because it is so dang hard to cut. I finally wised up and listened to my mother and bought a pair of inexpensive sewing scissors.  Holy cow, they work sooooo much better! Worth the $2.29! Thanks, Mom! 😉
I purchased some laminated burlap at Michaels to use as the base of the banner. I have found that the laminated burlap is much easier to cut and a lot less messy for crafts than regular burlap. It’s less than $2 a roll after coupon! Yay!
I cut the burlap for my banner, then hot glued the pieces of the pumpkins onto it. I quickly learned to go easy on the glue and try to stick toward the underside perimeter to avoid glue lumps. I added a jute bow to the stem of the pumpkins, then hole punched the corners and strung more jute rope through to hang the banner.
Super cute, right?! I love fall crafting!
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Your banner is adorable! I love that it matches your pumpkin pillow. I also need to look for this laminated burlap – I can’t stand how much that stuff sheds when I try to work with it!
Right?! Laminated burlap still sheds a bit when cutting, but it’s about 75% better which is a major win in my book!!
Both, pillow and banner are so so cute and perfect for fall. The fabric is fantastic and burlap is always great I think! I want to make one too now 😉
You totally should! I’m sure yours would be even cuter!!