Canada Day Pennants from a Dollar Store Bandana

 I made this Canada Day pennant string yesterday.   The "fabric" I used was a $1.00 bandana from the Great Canadian Dollar Store.  When I saw the bandana in the store and thought it might be cotton, I figured I could give this a try and it worked.  It was very easy to do; it took less than an hour.  I clicked a few pictures as I went.

 Besides the bandana, I used some white cotton for backing and a long strip of red for the hanging string.

 This is what the bandana looked like open.  It measures about 21 inches square -- so basically a fat quarter!

 I folded it twice.  Then ironed.

 Then folded again.   Ironed.

 And again. 

 This was really my only "trick."  Once it was all folded, it just took one cut.  I placed the ruler as shown and sliced.  (You may also want to trim the very top to straighten things out.)

 Voila! 

 I sewed the wrong sides to the white.

 Turned.  I think at this point they look like icing tubes.

Pressed.  Sewed into the string.  I made my own from a red strip of fabric.

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I have ours hanging in the dining room window for now.  I would like to make another string or two before Canada Day (July 1).    As a side note, the dollar store had plastic pennant strings for sale for $3.00, but I am much happier with mine for $1.00, a few fabric scraps and a bit of my time! 

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I'm linking up with Thrifty Thursday and Sundae Scoop Link to Party. Thanks for stopping by!

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Fabulous Four Birthday Quilt Coordinates

 So, it's the big birthday today!  We are up early and my now four-year-old daughter Tess is sitting on my lap watching me post these pictures of her new room deco.  It was fun for me to sneak into her room as she slept last night and change out the curtains and put her new quilt over her.

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I showed the pennants the other day, and I also made a valance.  And the quilt of course.  A pillowcase is still to come.  It's times like this that I am so glad I learned to sew.  I'm sure you quilters know what I mean.

Okay, time to start decorating for the party. 

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Tomorrow is the big Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day which I will be participating in. 

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Happy Quilting!
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Edited to add on May 24:  I thought I'd link this up to Fabric Tuesday since that's always a fun linky!

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Fabulous Four Princess Fabric Birthday Pennants

I made this little pennant string for my daughter's upcoming fourth birthday.  I will likely hang it in her window.  It matches the Fabulous Four Birthday Quilt.

It was super easy to make.  I fussy cut the princesses, but that was the only thing that took a little more time.  The whole thing was maybe an hour total to make ... and that was even with my daughter helping.

Thanks for stopping by!

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