DIY: Mexican Wedding Flags

Has anyone else noticed this trend circulating the wedding world?

 Me too!  And you know what? I think I like it.  Amber and I both, in fact.  So we thought we’d venture out to Joann’s to see if we couldn’t create a little something of our own for future use.  Here’s what we came up with.

 WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

1 yard of 44″ eyelet fabric

1 spool of ribbon

Scissors

A sewing machine

Coordinating tread

Pins

DIRECTIONS:

Lay out the yard of fabric and fold in half lengthwise.  Press.

Fold in half again. Press.

Fold in half again. Press.  Repeat until you have a small rectangle, the size of a flag.

Unfold and cut along the creases.  You should have 8 flags.

Take up one of the cut piece and find the raw edge.  Fold over once and press.

Then fold over again, pin and press.

Run through the Machine with coordinating thread to baste the seam.

The stitch should look like this:

The flag should look like this when you are done basting.  Repeat for all the other (8) flags.

Take up the ribbon and place it in the right side of the flag pinning it along the edge.

Evenly space out the other flags and pin them along the ribbon.  Usually about 5-6 inches distance is good.

Run the flags through the machine again, this time with the ribbon.  Pay careful attention to stitch in the middle of the ribbon to avoid puckering.  Lightly iron.

And you’re done! Depending on pat of fabric you have, you may get a few different types of flags.  We ended up with about 4 different patterns. We’re adding a scalloped edge to the other ones and doing a scalloped stitch to close off the edges.  Can’t wait to show you when it’s all finished and hung.

Keep an eye out and get inspired!

Tags: DIY, handmade, mexican wedding flag, party planning, wedding planning