project: felt pennants for autumn

To root for this delightful season that is upon us, I've made a little felt pennant. I'm really quite excited about this, and my mom is too. She's requesting more of these, which I just might oblige her with! After all, it involves felt, embroidery and the fall...all of which I love!

If you'd like to welcome autumn and show your support, check out the tutorial, and be sure to get the templates at the bottom of this post. There you'll also find something a little different from my usual project PDFs. But first, let's make a pennant!



Here's what you need:
Felt (I used wool blend)
Perle cotton or embroidery floss
Iron
Scissors
Needle
Tracing paper or tissue paper
Pencil
Pins

Cut out all of the pieces in the template from felt. Cut two of the long rectangles, fold at an angle as shown in the photo, then press with an iron.

(By the way, I can't say enough good things about ironing the wool blend felt a little before you use it for anything. It just makes a huge difference!)



Trace the "Autumn" lettering onto tracing or tissue paper. Stitch through the felt and paper at the same time. I used perle cotton and the chain stitch, which has a nice "school spirit" sort of feel.



After you've finished the embroidery, carefully tear away the paper so as not to tug the the stitches.



Place the angled strip of felt along the straight edge of the pennant, and place the folded strips in place behind the pennant. Pin in place.

Using a running stitch, sew along the edges of the strip. You should end up catching the folded strips with this stitching.




Sew on as many leaves as you want. I used a few stitches down the center, and I grouped my leaves in a couple spots.



Now you're ready to welcome autumn and cheer it on!

Download the Free PDF to make the Autumn Pennant you see here.

OR

For just $3.00, download a PDF to make the Autumn Pennant you see here,
PLUS a whole lot more!

The four-page PDF includes the pennant pieces, hand-lettered patterns (Autumn, Harvest, yay FALL!, Boo!, happy HALLOWEEN!, trick OR treat, COUNT YOUR Blessings, and GIVE Thanks), and templates for felt cut-outs (leaves, apple, ghosts, pumpkin, candy, cornucopia and turkey)

This is only available here on the blog, and when you purchase this through PayPal, you get instant access to the file. (IMPORTANT: On the payment confirmation page, click "Return to molliejohanson@gmail.com", which will take you to the download page.)

Purchase the Autumn Pennant Pack.
It may be silly, but these really are getting me in the spirit of fall! I think they would look great tucked into a wreath, strung over a mirror, or just tacked up on the wall. I think I might just get a jump on things, and try to make a bunch for Thanksgiving...