Between Funerals and Hallmark Movies, I've been working on a Banner for the FAIR.
I knew I wanted to have something Quilty up to show where the Quilt Area was.
The WORD PLAY Book was in my head again. The book was written by Tonya Ricucci.
[It's on sale right now at Amazon, if you want to click on the Word Play link.]
Remember this quilt I made back in 2011??
I had some strip scraps from when we made the HOUSES at a Quilt Guild Sew-In. Some of the ladies just gave them to me. they were the right size to start playing. They were BROWN.
So I started making Letters.
How many "A"s in WALLA WALLA????
I love the wonkiness of the letters. The first letter of each word still needs to be made. I will make them bigger than the rest. These letters are 2.5"- 3.5" tall.
Adding the background to all the words will help put the letters in a more straight line.
I found this cute coordinating fabric to go with the County Fair Panel at HancockFabrics.com.
I just couldn't resist. Thanks M'liss Rae Hawley.
There's only about a month and a half left to get ready! Come on lets have some FAIR Fun!
Walla Walla Fair... See You There!
Labor Day Weekend
Linking up to Judy L's Design Wall Monday post HERE.
You are putting a lot of work into that banner, Mary!
ReplyDeleteOur fair is in 3 weeks. Yikes! I didn't realize it was that soon--and I help with the check-in at the home arts building.
The "Word Play Quilt" book is so great! I made a quilt for my daughter who's a writer and it was so fun! A really 'freeing' process with this book. Scroll to the bottom of my blog post http://rabidquilter3.blogspot.com/2013/05/duct-tape-dress-form.html
ReplyDeleteto see it as a top. Email me if you want to see it finished.