Directional print bunting

[charlotte]

So I have this fabric to make bunting for my wedding:
Obviously flowers grow up so ideally I want them all growing from the pointy tip of each pennant towards the twill tape the pennants hang from.

However, this will almost halve the amount of usable fabric as I will be left with six upside-down isosceles triangles for every seven I cut (plus two right angled triangles at each end, which are also unusable).

So do I:
1. Have (almost) half the pennants with upside-down flowers? (It will be hanging from the barn beams and no one will be looking that closely.)
2. Accept that half the fabric goes in the bin?
3. Use some magical better cutting layout that some genius is about to share with me?

In case it makes a difference, the finished pennants are 18cm in width and 23cm long, the fabric is 140cm wide, I have 4.5m and I will use a 10mm seam allowance.

[jintie]

I make rectangular bunting, cutting a V-shaped notch in the bottom. Sorry, can't do a photo.

[datcat23]

I would make the bunting as a rectangular shape at the top, with the bottom curved.  That would mean you would see more of the print, and you wouldn't waste as much fabric. 

[sewingj]

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[Flobear]

Unless the barn beams are at eye level no-one will see. It would be a shame to waste half the fabric.

[BrendaP]

 @charlotte  I agree with @sewingj  people won't be looking that closely at the fabric, they will be more interested in your lovely dress.

I have rotated the photo - I think it will show as rotated here - and it really doesn't look that wrong.  Wild flowers do sometimes grow in all directions.  I think you will be fine having some of the triangles the other way around.

[charlotte]

Thanks everyone! 

According to the venue I need a minimum of 35m of bunting so I’m up for maximising fabric usage!! (I also have some plains to alternate with.)

[Acorn]

Nothing wrong with picking flowers and hanging them upside down!  Gorgeous fabric.   

[Greybird]

Option 1 every time. Just think about hanging baskets.

[Iminei]

I hoper youvefinished your dress @charlotte  because youre going to be on Bunting duty for a very long time ... 35 metres ... rather you than me !!!

I think you are, understandably, overthinking this ... People will see beautiful handmade bunting, they wont be looking at the orientation .... alternate each flower bunt (?) with a lovely pastel solid or tone on tone of the colours used in the print That way you'll get twice as much bang from the patterned fabric.

I agree with rectangular, curved bottom edge Bunting often gets lost when it blows about as the pointy area is so thin.

Good luck, I seriously hate making bunting, make it as simple as you can!

[Renegade Sewist]

Will there be booze? If yes then there's your answer. Anyone who is sober enough to notice and stoop-ed enough to say something gets scratched off the Christmas card list.

It's enough that you are making the bunting.