Our Escape

Faith, I can't wait to see what your cookin' up!  I was going with the bandana, but if you've got something better, let us know!

......back to the drawing board........

No can do here........the border patrol would confiscate it.  But seeing as I can't cook either.......oh gosh...........

Oh for Pete's sake.

I had them done to about 94% and our power went out. Geeeeeesh.

I so wanted to post pics tonight, but now we're just home from babysitting the WonderPeeps and I'm just ready to curl up into a ball. We do have the power restored, but just not enough power in me. LOL.  

You'll have to wait till tomorrow, to see what I've done.

Gonna go escape to my four poster carriage.

Ugh, now I have to study the Pythagorean theory to get it right! Any suggestions on measuring? 

Here's what I did yesterday.

1. Started with a piece of heavy/slick newspaper from an ad. Measured 10" across the top.

Then I subdivided the top into half (5" into the middle) and drew a long line down the page.

Then I measured from each of those top corners, to the midpoint line for a distance of 13".  (I then allowed the seam allowance on the OUTside of those measurements.) Voila a pattern to follow!

2. I had the fabric in my happy stash. I cut a front and back following the pattern above.

Editorial note: I wanted the flag/pennant/bananas to have a 'happy feel' to celebrate Checkum's contribution. Figured there should be some pink involved to match the tent. This graphic in the fabric also has some black in it, which I felt reflects the truth we know about this beast. I had a yard of the fabric and was able to make the 4 flags, using every possible inch, cutting out, 8 pattern pieces at the start.

Since Checkum has four angels on her list -- I made a flag for each: Toyful, Slonedeb, AlaskaDeb and Marla.

Checkum I thought maybe having four that were 'alike-ish' could be on the four corners of your tent..... just a thought.

Here's what the four look like on a rope together:  

While the pattern pieces were cut, but before sewing, I took a permanent red marker and wrote the memory/names into the existing striped swirls of the fabric.

I sewed front to back. Clipped the point so that would lay nice. Then the final step was adding a rectangular piece (seen in polka dots above) to act as the 'hem' for later rope.

My polka dot rectangles were 11 inches across (yes I sewed a little hem onto either end) by about 4 inches.

Anyhow, this is what I came up with on a rainy afternoon. I'm sure that the lovely diversity that will arise from everyone's interpretation and capability will add to the festive nature of Checkum's winning entry.

Now all I need it your address, girlfriend.

This could be the first time in my entire life, when I've gotten something done 'ahead' of time.

A whole new chapter!!

P.S. I also wrote 'stuff' on the  reverse 'backside' of each penant.

So on one I know I wrote: faithandfifty, OH

Another says: Foob Fighters 2009

etc. etc.

One says BCO Escapees.

more etc. etc.

WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!! They're gorgeous! You've motivated me to get mine done......soon.