Make a Pennant for a 2012 Olympic Athlete
- Size required is A3 (12" x 16") -
- 12,000 Pennants Required for this National Olympic Textile Project-
The Project is Supported by
Lynne Edwards, Gail Lawther, The Batik Guild, The Cross Stitich Guild,
The International Felt Makers Association,
The Quilter's Guild of the British Isles and UK Hand Knitting.
Pennants can be any shape and any design. We will be 'stringing' them all together, for some amazing exhibitions in the time leading up to the 2012 Games.
All Regions of the British Isles get involved! Quilters, felt makers, embroiderers, cross stitchers, in fact anyone who sews now have an opportunity to express their support, through the medium of fabric, fibre and stitch, to become part of the whole Olympic event in London 2012. Pennants can be as simple or elaborate as you want, made by anyone regardless of their level of ability or age (children welcome) and using any textile media.
See 'How To Make One' for guidelines on how to make a Pennant. Our aim is to present a Pennant to each Olympic athlete, a personal gift from you to them.
Quilter's Guild AGM. Quilts4london will be there promoting the project and collecting all your completed Pennants. We will be bringing you up to date with all the events including the radio interview and TV appearance. We also have some Pennant Fabric Goody Bags to hand out, to get you started on your next Pennant - fabric kindly donated by Coats.
Quilts4london Education Pack is available. Do you work in schools? Please get in touch, we would like children to get involved making pennants for this Olympic Project and for their own school displays.
Join the Quilts4london Yahoo Group - share ideas, chat and join in the fun and activities.
Help wanted !
- Our Hertfordshire Coordinator has requested extra help promoting the project in Hertfordshire. Please contact Catherine Hill if you can help.
- Our Scottish Coordinator has requested extra help promoting the project in Scotland. She is based in the Southern part of Scotland so any help covering other parts of Scotland would be welcomed. Please contact Helen Pearson if you can help.
Thank you to Coats Crafts for their generous donation of fabric and threads to the project.
Quilts4london is non-profit making.
