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    Home » Holidays

    DIY Trick or Treat Canvas Halloween Banner

    Updated: Sep 14, 2020 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 1 Comment

    I love Halloween (the fun, colorful, spooky, Halloween, not the uber scary, gory, Halloween) and try to add a few fun DIY Halloween decorations to my home each year.  This DIY Trick or Treat Canvas Halloween Banner is so easy to make, you don’t even need a sewing machine!

    DIY Trick or Treat Halloween Banner- so easy to make it's no sew, site includes a free pattern for the lettering
    Table of Contents
    • DIY Canvas Halloween Banner Tutorial:
    • Halloween Banner Supplies
    • Directions

    I have a really BIG collection of Halloween fabrics and I’m always looking for more ways to use up my stash. This canvas banner is made primarily from the fabric that I used for my Halloween Hexagon Quilt (CLICK here to see it; also another decoration that I can’t wait to get out).  One day as I was rummaging through the scraps I got the idea to use some of them to make this Halloween Banner.

    DIY Canvas Halloween Banner Tutorial:

    Want to make one too? It’s really easy and there is only ONE seam you have to sew, and you could skip that if you wanted to.

    DIY Trick or Treat Halloween Banner- so easy to make it's no sew, site includes a free pattern for the lettering

    Halloween Banner Supplies

    18″ x 24″ piece of white canvas or twill or home decor fabric

    Scraps of Halloween fabric – you can buy Halloween fabric HERE

    A piece of paper backed fusible web

    20″ dowel rod

    ¼″ Steam a Seam

    Ribbon

    Iron

    “Trick or Treat” Template – download for free on my site

    Spider Buttons

    How to Get the Printable Pattern Pieces. You can get a copy of the pattern pieces used in this project in our Template Library. Access to the library is for our Newsletter subscribers, and subscriptions are free. Please visit this page and follow the instructions to get the pattern pieces. PLEASE READ the instructions on that page. NOTE: The PDF only contains the pattern piece; you still need to read this tutorial to complete your project.

    Cute Halloween Trick or Treat Fabric Banner Tutorial by Melissa of polkadotchair.com

    Directions

    Step One: Trace the Trick or Treat Letters

    Print out the template and trace the letters onto a piece of paper-backed fusible web. Yes, they are backward on purpose.

    Cute Halloween Trick or Treat Fabric Banner Tutorial by Melissa of polkadotchair.com

    Trace the “T” 3 times and the “R” 3 times (so you have the correct letters to spell TRICK OR TREAT)

    Cute Halloween Trick or Treat Fabric Banner Tutorial by Melissa of polkadotchair.com

    Step Two: Cut out the Letters from Halloween Fabric

    Cut out letters loosely and press onto the wrong side of your fabric scraps

    Cute Halloween Trick or Treat Fabric Banner Tutorial by Melissa of polkadotchair.com

    Cut out again this time precisely.

    Step Three: Make the Canvas Banner

    Measure the center of the 18″ side of your 18″ x 24″ piece of fabric. Mark it.

    Measure down 18″ on each 24″ side of the fabric. Mark each spot.

    Draw a line from the 18″ mark to the center of the fabric. Do the same for the other side of the fabric.

    Cute Halloween Trick or Treat Fabric Banner Tutorial by Melissa of polkadotchair.com

    Cut the fabric along these lines so that you have the banner shape.

    Cute Halloween Trick or Treat Fabric Banner Tutorial by Melissa of polkadotchair.com

    Fold under the raw edges of all sides except the top ⅜″ and press.  Use a piece of steam a seam to hold the hem in place.

    Step Four: Apply the Letters

    On the top of the banner fold down 1″ and stitch along the raw edge a straight line- this will make the pocket to hold the dowel rod.

    Cute Halloween Trick or Treat Fabric Banner Tutorial by Melissa of polkadotchair.com

    Lay the cut letters out where you’d like them. Peel off the paper backing and iron in place.

    Cute Halloween Trick or Treat Fabric Banner Tutorial by Melissa of polkadotchair.com

    Embellish with spider buttons as you like!

    Now you’ve got a cute banner that you can hang on your front door, above your fireplace mantle or on your wall.  Enjoy!!

    DIY Trick or Treat Halloween Banner- so easy to make it's no sew, site includes a free pattern for the lettering

    This project first appeared on Tatertots & Jello (you should totally stop by there sometime Jen has AMAZING Halloween Craft Projects)

    More Cute Halloween Craft Projects:

    American Girl Doll Halloween Apron Pattern

    Halloween Geo Mesh Wreath Tutorial

    How to Make Halloween Towels

    DIY Trick or Treat Halloween Banner- so easy to make it's no sew, site includes a free pattern for the lettering

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    1. Celina Gray says

      September 13, 2016 at 12:23 pm

      Oh I must make this! Thank you for the great idea/design and detailed instructions : )

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