| Fabric and material scraps should never be thrown | | | | First of all you will need to design yourself a pennant |
| away if you do scrapbooking. There will always be a | | | | template on some scrap paper. It is basically a long |
| place for those funny little scraps on one of your | | | | triangle of the size of your choice, although I would |
| future layouts. There are loads of scrapbooking ideas | | | | recommend keeping it smallish. Add an extra section |
| and solutions that you can use to get your material | | | | at the top that you can fold over as a seam |
| scraps blended into your layouts. Using fabric on some | | | | allowance. Cut your pattern out and pin it onto your |
| of your layouts will also add variety to your album. | | | | fabric. Cut around it and repeat for as many pennants |
| One of the ways in which you can use your fabric | | | | as you require on your layout. |
| scraps is by making fabric pennants. These are | | | | Fold the seam allowance over at the top and press |
| triangular flags that you can hang across your layout | | | | with your fingers to create a fold. You can also try |
| and they can make a unique and attractive | | | | ironing it flat. Thread a needle with some crochet |
| embellishments. This is a variation on the popular | | | | cotton or embroidery thread and sew an even running |
| technique of using tags and makes a whimsical | | | | stitch along the centre of the seam allowance to |
| addition to a layout. For this technique I would use felt | | | | make a casing. Make sure to knot the cotton at the |
| or other close woven fabric or you will have to deal | | | | end of the stitching before trimming the end. Repeat |
| with frayed edges. If you do use a thinner fabric, you | | | | this process on all your pennants. |
| will need to iron on some interfacing to make the | | | | Take a long length of cotton and thread your tapestry |
| finished pennants thicker and stiffer. Cotton in another | | | | needle. Next, thread the needle through all the |
| contrasting colour can be used to add interest. You | | | | pennants stitched casings to make a string of |
| can make your fabric pennants in plain colours or in | | | | pennants. |
| patterned material to compliment your layout. You | | | | Once you have your string of pennants, you can |
| could also decorate your plain pennants with stickers, | | | | attach it, so that it hangs across your layout, with a |
| buttons or even tassels. | | | | brad or button. |