Banner Days Part 2

 

Banner Days!

Part 2

 

As mentioned in an earlier post, Debbie and I create banners for a variety of occasions and uses.

 

We have made several for display in our clasrooms and recently offered two sessions for the Family and Consumer Science teachers (remember, we used to be called "home ec."?) in our school system to help them make banners for their classrooms.

 

 

How funny!  Do you see my feet as I stood in a chair to shoot this picture?
This is a small piece I  made for a display at a national quilt show.  When I hit a roadblock, Debbie offered several suggestions, including the attached tape measure and the multiple dimensional flower petals.  My original flower was dimensional but of a different style.
After I made the caterpillar, she painted him for me and added the feet - they are just black ball head straight pins.

 

Debbie's second year Interiors students spent some time last spring designing banners.  This student made the banner to welcome her

 soon-to-be born niece.  Simple coloring book images helped with the carriage design.

 
  This is an Early Childhood teacher with her completed "Sunshine" banner.  She enhanced the banner with long, playful tassels.  We will look at ideas for tassels in a future post.



The student organization linked to FACS courses is FCCLA - Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.

Here you see an FCCLA banner in progress for use at club events.  This one will have a vertical orientation.  Love that cricut machine!



This is our FCCLA banner (it is on the reverse side of the "Create" banner).  Isn't this a festive Homecoming tailgate tent?
 

 





This is Debbie's "Create" banner.  It hangs in her classroom and hints at what students do on a daily basis.




 

The "Sew Inspired" banner I created for my classroom.  Notice that it hangs from a yard stick. Parts of this banner are machine quilted.

Hopefully these banners will inspire you to create one too!

Renny

Sweet Caroline

Sweet Caroline

 

On Saturday, January 12, we welcomed

a new generation in the Jetton family, with the arrival of

Caroline Loving Jetton!

Caroline's gender was a surprise, even to her parents.  Chip took two shirts to the hospital, one pink and one blue.  When he emerged from the delivery room to announce her arrival, he was sporting the pink shirt.

Lollie's sister Charlotte and Aunt Sally share their first moment together after Caroline's birth.

 

 

 Caroline's arrival marked a series of firsts:

The first in a new generation of the Jetton family.
The first child for proud parents Chip and Lollie.
The first niece for Charlotte, Lauren and Chris
And my first grandchild!!
From now on, just call me Renny.

I am Caroline's only living grandparent so I will spoil x 4!!  What fun this is going to be!

 

Weighing in at a petite 6 pounds and 13 ounces, she immediately stole our hearts.
Wonder if she will have blonde hair?



Or darker hair like Charlotte's? 


 

Uncle Chris and Aunt Lauren, Renny, Aunt Sally (Renny's sister),
Chip, Lollie and Caroline

 
 

Lollie's family - Uncle Bubba, Aunt Sally, Uncle John and Aunt Charlotte.

 

Yes, she has 2 aunts named Sally!

 

 

 







Check out the bow on the hospital cap.




Chris and Lauren quickly drove from
Durham and we all waited until they arrived to meet Caroline for the first time.



With Chris' sister, Ashley.
`I think they are discussing plans for a shopping trip.

Chris' mom, Rita, drove from
Greensboro to welcome Caroline and brought her first teddy bear - pink, of course.
 

 Chip's beautiful girls, preparing to go  home on Sunday.

 

 

Back at school, this was exam week.  On Thursday, after the last exam was completed, my colleagues surprised me with a "Renny" shower!  Debbie and art teacher Tony organized the event, sent out evites and managed to get one end of our building pinked out without me knowing about it.  I was surprised and touched. 

 

 

Debbie and some of her students covered candy bars with pink and white polka dot gift wrap (could there possibly be any other choice?)  and added the little  announcement card.  Shower guests enjoyed taking these as they returned to their classrooms to finish end of the semester duties.  We are making more for Chip and Lollie to give to friends and relatives when they visit Caroline at home.

 

Caroline's first black and white polka dot outfit.  No wardrobe is complete without those dots!

This has been a week of immeasurable happiness as family and friends have celebrated
 with us.  We are so blessed.

As I reflected upon the events of the week, I was reminded of this quote by
R.A Salvatore:

"Joy multiplies when it is shared among friends...."

 

This week I have felt joy beyond measure. 

Renny

Banner Days

Banner Days!

 

Debbie and I have created banners together for several years.  We make them to celebrate births, birthdays and weddings.  Also, we have designed banners for use in our classrooms and for school related functions.

This post will highlight banners we have made to celebrate special people and occasions in our lives.




My most recent banner is a gift for my daughter Lauren's college friend/sorority sister, Hannah and her husband Brandon.  Debbie and I made a similar banner for her cousin's baby and I recreated the pattern to make this one.



The internet and coloring books are great sources for simple illlustrations that can be resized as needed on a copy machine.



An assortment of fabrics to be used.






Putting together the individual design elements.  Fusible web is our best friend at this point!
Wonder Under is my favorite, as it doesn't clog the machine needle.



A Cricut makes lettering so easy!  Cut paper letters with the Cricut  and then use those letters as the pattern for cutting the fabric. 



 A simple monogram banner I made for a baby girl.

Tassels are so much fun to make and add the perfect finishing touch.  Here we took a large bead, painted it white and then added colorful dots.  An assortment of ribbons was then pulled through the opening in the bead.






We made two banners to flank the cake at a wedding reception.  As luck would have it, the bride's first name began with the same letter as the groom's last name!   They now have their "last name" banner, which they use on their front door and  indoors.





Sorry the background in this photo is such a mess.  It was taken during the final days of the last school year.  I was in the process of packing up the room for the summer.
This is a banner we made for our outgoing department chair.  She has a beach house so Debbie and I designed this banner for her summer home.  We added dimensional items, including the sunglasses and the wiggly eyes on the crab.  Notice the shovel, shells and rope used to make the tassel.

Is there a banner in your future?  You can make any day a Banner Day!

Coming soon - banners made for and by teachers for their classrooms.