Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Canada 150 Fabric

I made my little guy another pair of shorts, using Wilmington's Way Home to Canada pigs. I went to a trunk show of their fabrics in the spring, and the ladies attending the show dubbed this print "Canadian Bacon".


The fabric doesn't really scream "Canada" to me, but I think it makes cute shorts.

I picked up one of the Northcott Sesquicentennial Provincial panels, and I want to make a wall hanging out of it.


I cut up the panel to make it into smaller pieces, that I can sash. I don't think I will use all the pieces.


I've been drawing sketches and laying the pieces out, and I think I nearly have it. Although, as I look at the picture, I think I need to shift them one more time.

7 comments:

  1. They are indeed cute shorts.....Canadian porkers! (not that your little bloke is a porker....) That's an interesting use of your Canadian panel, instead of just using it as it is.

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  2. Poor little piggiues!! Fabulous fabric, and your wall hanging pieces, sideways? back to front? great idea to cut and place, rather than one large panel.

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  3. Love the shorts! The provincial panels are new to me, but what a great idea to cut out the motifs and put them back together in a more interesting arrangement. Is that blue stripe (under New Brunswick) your sashing material? I'm sure whatever you choose it's going to be lovely.

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  4. Bacon, eh? Those shorts are adorable. The quilt is looking good.

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  5. Love the pigs. I made my family a set of pig shorts in the 90's. Even my husband wore his!
    I like the title Canadian Bacon!

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  6. I have an extra Nova Scotia panel if you want it.

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  7. That is what I love about sewing clothing, you can pick the fun fabrics. I make boxers shorts for my family and the wilder the fabric the better. They like them out of quilting cotton and I am happy with the left overs for my projects.

    Thanks for linking up with Needlework Tuesday.

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