AQS Quiltweek Chattanooga- A Banner Day

I collect show pins too. Did you know that? It’s one of the few things I actually do collect. (My family would have you believe that I collect thimbles, miniature flags & t-shirts, but those are things THEY always buy for me, under the premise that I collect them… but that’s fodder for another post, another day.)

I used to display my show pins on a lanyard/necklace that I wore at shows, but there got to be so many of them that they started popping off and I quit wearing it for fear I’d lose some. Since then they’ve been lanquishing in a box in my studio. I’ve continued to faithfully add to my collection at each show but when I saw these cute pin display banners, I knew what I needed to do….

Like it? Here’s how I made it?

1. Cut up 72- 2″ X 2″ squares (half white and half purple)
2. Stitch them together in rows of 6 (alternating the colors).
3. Stitch the rows together (keeping the colors alternated checkerboard-style).
4. Cut a diagonal edge into the bottom three rows.
5. Place banner wrong side DOWN on a thin layer of fleece, then cut fleece so its the exact same size as banner.
6. Place banner/fleece on backing material, then cut backing so its also the exact size as the banner. Baste close to edges thru all 3 layers.

I decided to place them all the white squares first, and when I fill those up, I’ll start on the purple squares.  Which brings me to my husband’s question, which was,” What will happen when you fill it all up with  pins?”

The answer? I made this banner with enough squares that I really don’t anticipate filling it up anytime soon, but that makes me wonder what YOU think about this question.