Mini Heart Banners DIY

This banner may be tiny, but it shows some big love. It can quickly be sewn, or for even faster results, use fabric glue. Pop it in the mail on a piece of chipboard for support – just be sure you have enough postage for it to get to your valentine.

Materials needed: white, pink and red felt, twine or string, bamboo skewers, rotary cutter (optional) and cutting mat, ruler, pencil, scissors, needle and thread (or fabric glue instead).

Step 1: Cut out a 3” x 4” piece of white felt.
Step 2: Fold in half width wide. Measure 1″ up from the bottom edge and mark with a pencil.
Step 3: Cut from the center mark to each side mark to create the bottom of the banner.
Step 4: Out of pink or red felt, cut out a heart by folding an approximately 2″ x 2″ square and cutting it free-hand, or Google a 2” heart template if you need to.
Step 5: Sew, or simply glue, the heart on the center of the white banner.
Step 6: Fold the top edge 1/2″ down and either stitch or sew straight across. Make sure there is enough space for the skewer to slide through.
Step 7: Cut a length of bamboo skewer to 3 1/2″.
Step 8: Insert the skewer into the hem.
Step 9: Tie a 4″ piece of twine or string from each side of the skewer.

Photography by Tim Gibson