Sunday, May 22, 2011

It's all about a sign....

It thought it would be fun to share what I think may have eased 
my nervousness before the Patchwork event last week. 
I was so worried about preparing a booth, 
sharing with a friend and coordinating our styles.

And in the end, I realized... 
it was all just an extension of what I normally do,
 when I take a table at an event! 
But with a cool sign! 

I wanted to share how I made this pendant sign, 
because I see so many versions of these at shows, 
and I think they are really a sweet way to identify a booth.

When I saw these fabrics, I went crazy~ the perfect addition 
to my colors, and logo for the booth.
I bought a yard of each, but used probably only a quarter yard for the sign pendants. 
I was sooooo happy to have left over for some outdoor cushions, 
since I'm spray painting some fun color onto my bistro table in the yard.

I measured and cut the triangles with a sharp scissor, 
but a rotary cutter would give an even cleaner edge.


And... heat bond... what a wonderful invention!
Basically Heat bond is a transfer glue sheet that allows you
 to not "have" to sew on certain types of projects.
(Although, a zig-zag stitch would have made it look 
even cooler and more finished.)


I chose a typeface on my computer and ran the letters out large 
for me to lightly trace. 
I used white duck cloth for the inner pendant piece. 
After ironing the heat bond onto the one side of the white pendant material, 
I then ironed the white pendant onto the patterned fabric, and voila! 
A sweet pendant letter.


A sharpie marker worked really well to draw the letters on. 
I was afraid of bleed, but it held the ink well. 
(Of course, sewing fabric letters on, would have looked fabulous- but you know....)




Okay- so here I am in all my nervousness...
Here's the side of my display area. 
It was a fun show with great vendors, a lot of traffic, 
and a touch of nervousness.


linking up to StudioJRU... where there are always some fun artists to visit.
Thanks for stopping for a peek at what I've been up to.









7 comments:

  1. I love your banner!! So cute. Love the fabric you used! Your space looks amazing. Glad to hear it was a fun show... with lots of traffic! :)

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  2. Love that banner! Glad everything went well. The table looks great!

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  3. Beautiful design. Thanks for that step by step description.

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  4. Thanks for stopping by my blog...appreciate your comment. Have a fab week.

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  5. thank-you friends for the kind words! I sooo appreciate being able to stop by and feel all of your support.

    G R A T E F U L ness!

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  6. What a great idea for a banner. It looks wonderful and a definite eyecatcher. Very fun!

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