Blueberry Pie Bunting
Tutorial
We really love blueberries at our house -- we eat them all year (thanks to frozen blueberries). We use them for baked oatmeal, smoothies and of course, blueberry crisp for dessert! I created this fun, summery blueberry pie bunting using fabric and felt. It's simple to make and a great way to use some of your fabric scraps.
The Materials
·
Fabric
for blueberry pie “filling”. I made
seven pie slices and used one piece of
fabric approximately 20 X 24 inches to cut the “filling” pieces. Of course, if you want to make more or less
pie slices, your fabric needs will change.
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Felt
for the pie crust. For the bottom crust,
I used one piece of felt approximately
20 X 24 inches. For the lattice
stripes, I used one piece of felt
approximately 25 X 14 inches. For
the crimped pie crust pieces, I used one
piece of felt approximately 21 X 8 inches.
·
Blue and tan sewing thread to match the blue and tan fabrics.
·
Sewing machine or you could hand sew
if you wish.
·
Scissors.
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Ribbon
or cord to hang the pie slices. I used a piece of white ribbon that measured 91 inches long. Decide where you are going to hang the
bunting before you sew and adjust your ribbon length accordingly.
·
Straight pins to keep everything in place before
you sew.
·
Water soluble marker – nice but not essential.
The Steps
1.
Using the filling template I have included, cut seven pie filling pieces
with the blue fabric.
2.
Using the bottom pie crust template, cut seven pieces of tan felt for the
bottom crust. Place the blue pie filling
on top of the felt crust with the right side of the blue fabric up. Position the pieces so they line up at the
top (the short side). When you do this,
you will be able to see a bit of tan felt crust bordering the edges of the blue
“filling”. Pin in place.
3.
Using blue sewing thread that matches your blue fabric, stitch each blue
piece to each tan felt piece all around the edges of the filling. I stitched ¼ inch from the blue fabric
edges. No matter how carefully you pin,
the fabric and felt may shift a bit as you sew.
This is why the template for the bottom crust is a little larger than
needed – so I could trim (and even) the felt edges after stitching to the blue
filling fabric. After you have stitched,
trim the crust edges to the width you like.
I like to trim so I can see just a hint of crust peeking out from under
the blue filling fabric. Set these
pieces aside for the moment.
In the photo below, the pie piece I have trimmed is on the right. The untrimmed pie piece is on the left.
4.
Now for the lattice – using the tan felt, cut the following for each pie
slice – two strips that are 8 X ¾ inches, two strips that are 7 X ¾ inches, two
strips that are 5 X ¾ inches and two strips that are 3 X ¾ inches.
5.
Arrange the first layer of lattice this way… and pin in place. The lattice edges will hang over a bit to be
trimmed away after you have stitched.
6.
Now arrange the second layer of lattice and weave the strips over and
under to look like a real pie. Pin. Don’t try to be too perfect! No two pieces of real pie are exactly alike
and your fabric and felt pie shouldn’t be either J
8.
Cut a piece of ribbon or cord that is ninety-one inches long. You may want to adjust the length of your
ribbon. I arranged my seven pie slices
with eighteen inches of ribbon at each end (for hanging) and one inch of space
between each pie slice. To determine how
long I wanted my ribbon, first I decided how much extra ribbon I wanted at each
end (18 inches), then I measured the width of one pie piece where I would be
sewing the ribbon (7 inches), then I decided I wanted a little space between
each pie slice (1 inch). So---I added
all this together to determine how long to cut the ribbon. Make adjustments to suit how many pie slices
you are making, where you are hanging, space between each pie piece, etc. This is how I calculated it…
18 + 7 +1 +7 + 1 + 7 + 1
+ 7 + 1 + 7 + 1 + 7 + 1 + 7 + 18 = 91 inches
9.
Arrange the pie slices along your ribbon, pin and stitch. It doesn’t matter which thread you use
because it won’t show J
10.
Using the tan felt and the template I included, cut seven crimped pie
crust pieces. Pin the crimped pieces to
the tops of each slice. On the template
I have included dashed lines to indicate where I stitched these pieces to the
pie slices. Here is where you can use
the water soluble marker to sketch in a stitching guide OR just stitch how you
would like. Remember each piece doesn’t
have to be exactly the same or perfect!
Just make sure to position the crimped pie pieces so they hide the
ribbon and that all stitching goes through all the layers of each pie slice.
Yeah! You’re finished! Have fun decorating with your summery,
blueberry pie bunting J
