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.