By Laurie Pessetto
This no‐sew project can be completed in one day and is a great way to decorate for your favorite team or any holiday. Pick your fabrics and matching or contrasting double‐fold quilt binding bias tape. Bias tape in ½‐ or 7/8‐inch widths works equally well and comes in 3‐yard packages. I used two packages of bias tape and 2 1/3 yards of fabric plus Stitch Witchery. Stitch Witchery is available by the bolt or by the yard through your local distributor The pennants are isosceles triangles with 7 ½‐inch backs and 10‐inch sides. Use whatever size triangles you prefer and adjust the yardage accordingly. Because Americana vintage fabrics fray, Stitch Witchery by the yard is the more economical choice to finish the pennant edges and put the banner together. Supplies:
 Stitch Witchery 1¼ yards  2 yards of fabric for 30 pennants  2 packages bias tape (1/2 inch or 7/8th inch)  Iron  Press cloth Tools:  Ruler  Paper  Pencil  Scissors  Rotary blade  Hard straight edge  Cutting mat Gather the tools. Collect the fabric and bias tape. Using the 20‐inch wide Stitch Witch‐
ery on a bolt, cut strips measuring 1 inch wide by the length you need. Prepare the iron and steam cloth. Create your pattern. Use a mat with the cutting tools and a ruler for pattern placement. Instructions: 1. Gather tools. 2. Collect the fabric and bias tape. 3. Prepare Stitch Witchery. Cut into strips that will match up with the bias tape width and the sides of each pennant. 4. Turn on the iron, prepare the press cloth and water. You can use steam, a squirt bottle, or dampen the press cloth. 5. Create your triangle pennant pattern with a ruler, paper, and pencil. Cut it out with scissors (Not the good ones!). (Continued on next page) Instructions: 6. Place the fabric, pattern and hard straight edge on the cutting mat, expose the rotary blade, and start cutting. Use firm, continuous strokes to cut the edges with the blade tight to the straight edge. Use extreme caution and have respect for this tool! Rotary blades are sharp and not to be used by children. When not cutting, shutter the blade. Re‐
peat until all the pennants are cut. 7. If your fabric is thin or one‐sided you might double each pennant and seal the layers with Stitch Witchery. This option will also reduce fraying. A little fraying matches the vintage style of this fabric, but fraying needed to be controlled for durabil‐
ity. Place the Stitch Witchery pieces along only the side edges as shown, cover with the damp press cloth, being careful to not shift the pieces. You may also use the steam function of the iron. Press along all the side edges to melt the Stitch Witchery, bonding the front and back. Repeat with each pennant if desired. The Stitch Witchery can be overlapped and is quite forgiving. Don’t worry if it isn’t placed perfectly, as long as the edges line up. 8. When your pennants are ready, or‐
ganize them in a pattern you like. Carefully stack them in the order you will place them onto the bias tape. 9. Open the bias tape folds. Line the bottom with a strip of Stitch Witch‐
ery. Place the first pennant on top of the Stitch Witchery, leaving a section empty of pennants at the end to tie or fasten your banner later. 10. Place the second pennant with enough overlap so there will not be a gap between the pennants when the bias tape is refolded over the top of the pennants. Place Stitch Witchery on top of the pennants, leaving a small gap for placement of the next pennant overlap. Place Stitch Witch‐
ery to the end of the bias tape to form the banner tie end. (Continued on next page) Cut with care and firm pressure. Trim if necessary for crisp edges. Place the Stitch Witchery on the edges of the pennant. Steam the edges together to fuse. Select pennant order. Stack the pennants in order of use. Open the bias tape folds. Place Stitch Witchery inside bias tape fold. Position the pennants over the Stitch Witchery. Overlap the pennants. Instructions: 11. Replace the bias tape fold over the pennant ends and Stitch Witchery. 12. Cover with the damp press cloth and press along the bias tape to bond the bias tape to the pennant ends. Use plenty of steam. The pic‐
ture shows pressing without the press cloth for placement only. 13. Repeat steps 9‐12 for the length of the bias tape, again leaving a section with no pennants at the opposite end to use as the banner tie. 14. When you have bonded all the pen‐
nants to the bias tape, turn the ban‐
ner over, and steam the other side with the damp press cloth. Check both sides of each pennant to be certain the Stitch Witchery was steamed well enough. If not, repress adding sections of Stitch Witchery if necessary. 15. Tie your banner up, or use tacks to attach if it won’t damage your sur‐
face. Tips: Use a fabric with a little body, not something limp or too soft. Fabric con‐
tent won’t matter if you don’t plan on washing your banner. You could even add embellishments or fabric paints to the pennants if you don’t plan to wash the banner. The ends can act as ties, you can create button holes for hooks, or simply use tacks to hang it up. Steam is vital to making the Stitch Witchery bond. Keep the press cloth quite damp, spray it with water as you press, or use a generous steam setting on your iron. Stitch Witchery might become one of your best friends for sewing/craft projects! The wider the bias tape, the harder it is to tie. Don’t leave scraps of Stitch Witchery on your ironing surface or they will bond to the iron and you will have to remove them by rubbing with an abra‐
sive cloth. Place Stitch Witchery along the top edge of pennants. Refold the bias tape over the Stitch Witchery. Position the iron over the bias tape. Use a damp press cloth for plenty of steam. Reserve tie end without pennants. Check the bond on both sides. Hang up your finished pennants. About Stitch Witchery Stitch Witchery lets you create an amazing number of projects or add decorative touches to apparel, home decorative items, and crafts. It is a polyam‐
ide fusible web material that permanently bonds two layers of fabric together without sewing. It fuses any type of fabrics, trims, or appliqués to wood, cardboard, paper, metal, and other porous Stitchery Witchery comes in a 20‐inch width and is ideal for countless projects as a substitute for sewing. materials that will not be washed or dry‐cleaned. It also can be used for creating appliqués, emblems, belts, or even as a quick fix for hems. Just a few of the great projects that Stitch Witchery can make easier include a bed canopy, adding braided tape or trim to apparel or decorative items, window shades, decorative pillows, bedside table covers, lampshades, chair cushions, picture frames, napkins, placemats, appliance covers, and much more. Stitch Witchery comes on a bolt measuring 20 inches wide by 40 yards. Large areas can be steam basted in 3‐4 seconds to temporarily hold in place before permanent bonding. Excess can be removed by covering the area with a damp press cloth and pressing with a steam iron. The excess Stitch Witchery is absorbed into the press cloth. For more information visit: www.htc-retail.com/stitchwitchery
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