I'm Late to the Party, but I'll Wave the Flag

Pennant flag garland (or bunting or banner, it has a lot of aliases) is nothing new.  It's been all over Pinterest and Etsy forever, and I know everyone and their kid sister's toddler have made one, but I finally joined the pennant flag party.  And when I join a party, I come prepared.  I made twelve yards of pennant garland.  I may have gone overboard, but we'll see.  I have a special use in mind for the garland, which I will share with you next week.  In the meantime, I hung half of it on my dining room windows just to get a little party going  (okay, it was to see how it looked).

This was a fun project although I did get a little sick of sewing triangles.  Once I bound the first group with the bias tape and got the party started, though, I got re-energized.  I like the teal-based color scheme but, in truth, I chose it so that I could use up fabric that was left over from other projects.  The one with the exploding sunbursts was used in a purse lining, the yellow dot in bathroom curtains, and the yellow gingham has been hanging around for years.  I picked up 1/2 yard of each of the others, one of which was on sale, along with the bias tape at Jo-Ann.  So the whole thing only set me back about $20.  There are loads of tutorials online if you want to get your garland groove on, too.

Now if you'll excuse me, there's a pennant party happening in my dining room.

Pom Pom Garland Deluxe!

A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight, walking in a pom pom wonderland.  Some of you know about my obsession with pom poms.  My pom pom garland is finally finished and hanging on the stairs.  It's a little funky and homespun, but I am thrilled with it.  All my pom pom dreams are fulfilled.

We balanced the garland by making the Currier and Ives children prints that hang on the stair wall into reindeer.  (I love these prints.  They used to hang on the stairs at my in-laws' house.  They are just about my favorite thing.)  Some years, the prints sport bows; one year each child wore a construction paper Santa hat.  This year, my daughter made antlers and felt noses.  I got the idea from Country Living.  They showed the noses and antlers drawn onto picture glass with dry erase markers.  I like our version better since the antlers can extend onto the frames.  Pretty cute, huh?

Cute in a mutant way!