Handmade church banners since 1995
Have an AI banner idea? We’ll turn it into a real church banner.
We’d be glad to start with your design. Send us the picture, and we’ll show you how it can become a banner that looks beautiful from the back pew — and fits a church budget.
Or visit our Contact and Order page. We’ll walk through it with you.
A word about AI designs
Why an AI picture is hard to sew by hand
AI images often have hundreds of tiny details — individual feathers, filigree, shadows, and textures — that would take many hours, even weeks, to sew by hand, and can cost thousands of dollars. That doesn’t mean we can’t help. We keep what matters in your design and rebuild it so it reads clearly in worship.
You choose the path
Three ways we can make your banner
When you send a design, we’ll quote a printed banner, The Christian Banners Way, and a hybrid before you decide. No need to know the right path when you first write.
Option 1 · Your design, printed
Printed banner
Illustration — printed on fabric, with fringe if you want it.
We print your design on fabric, just as it is. It’s a faithful copy of the picture. If you want, we can line the banner and add a bar, tassels, and fringe, so it looks like a real church banner rather than a plain printed piece of hanging fabric.
From our standard banner pricing
Option 2 · The Christian Banners Way
Simplified appliqué
Illustration — appliquéd fabrics with a fine glitter outline.
We simplify your design into bold shapes made from appliquéd fabrics, outlined in fine glitter. It keeps the feel of your idea, looks rich in person, and reads from the back of the sanctuary — in our normal price range.
From our standard banner pricing
Option 3 · Printed plus appliqué
Hybrid
Illustration — printed background with appliqué and fine glitter on key elements.
This banner is mostly printed, with some appliqué and fine glitter added on top of key elements — for example the dove, the cross, or the lettering. It keeps more of the original picture, with a handmade finish on the parts that matter most.
From our standard banner pricing
A full handmade reproduction of every detail is possible, but it typically costs $2,000 – $5,000+. We don’t quote that work ourselves, but if that’s the direction you want, we can point you to studios that specialize in it.
One sample design
From AI picture, to banner, to the sanctuary
Here is the same idea shown three ways, so you can see why a simplified appliqué banner often looks clearer from the pews.
These are illustrations of one sample design, for example only. They are not photographs of a finished order.
You’re involved at every step
How the process works
Email your design
Email the AI image to banners@christianbanners.com with the size you have in mind, and a phone number so we can talk it through.
A simplified sketch
We send a sketch that shows how your idea can be made as a church banner.
A quote on three options
You’ll see pricing for a printed banner, The Christian Banners Way, and a hybrid.
A proof before we cut
Nothing is cut until you approve the proof. We can go back and forth until it feels right.
Handmade and shipped
We make the banner by hand and ship it, usually in about four weeks after approval.
A few common questions
Before you send a design
Can you work from an AI image I already have?
Yes. Please send the picture, along with the size you have in mind and any colors or wording you want to keep. A phone number helps, so we can talk it through.
Will the finished banner look exactly like my AI picture?
A printed banner will be a close copy of the image. If you want, we can line it and add a bar, tassels, and fringe, so it looks like a real church banner. The Christian Banners Way keeps the heart of your idea — the symbols, the words, the feeling — and simplifies the tiny details so the banner can be made beautifully and still read from the back pew. A hybrid keeps the printed picture and adds appliqué and fine glitter on key elements, such as the dove, the cross, or the lettering. We’ll show you a sketch before anything is cut.
How much does this cost, and how long does it take?
Printed banners, The Christian Banners Way, and hybrids are quoted from our standard banner pricing. A full handmade reproduction of every detail typically costs $2,000 – $5,000+. We don’t quote that work ourselves, but if that’s the direction you want, we can point you to studios that specialize in it. Once you approve the proof, handmade banners usually ship in about four weeks.
What happens after I send my design?
We look at the image, send you a simplified sketch, and quote a printed banner, The Christian Banners Way, and a hybrid. You choose a path and approve a proof. Only then do we cut fabric.
We’d love to see what you’ve imagined
Ready to start?
Email your design to banners@christianbanners.com, or call us at 800-373-8027. We’ll look at the picture with you and send a sketch and a quote for a printed banner, The Christian Banners Way, or a hybrid before we cut any fabric.