All American Football and Bandannas, Made in the USA!

 

  

I was thrilled to find out that our next mission from Springs Creative would be to create Tailgating Themed Items! I had a million ideas, surprised? I guess not.....

We could go to The Bandanna Company catalog and choose which paisley bandannas suited our needs. My first thought for football colors was for our own Carolina Panthers – yep that is what I went with. I wanted 3 colors so I could blend the home and away uniform colors. I went with Black, Royal Blue, and White. Needless to say, I told them that I would need a bunch of each of these colors. I am guessing my box was the heaviest one.

I already had the perfect tailgate party pictured in my head. I am a little obsessed with tablescapes so of course this type of table setting was right up my alley, just outdoors and maybe not with place-card names written in calligraphy.

 

I used my own small 48” x 24” extra sewing (piled high with fabric that had to be moved) table for a model. For the base I knew a tablecloth would be first. I made a two-sided quilting pieced tablecloth. Next I made some placemats that hold plastic silverware and of course a bandanna napkin. These were lined with fusible fleece to make them sturdy and roll up nicely and tie with football ribbon. Using the small standard Mason jars, I switched the lids for drinking tops with straws. I made quilted Koozies for these and added a giant button (also because I love to finish things off with buttons). Using different colors so you can keep track of which drink belongs to you seemed like a winner.

 

The trademark bunting was next, using the bandannas was perfect for this, I added “GO TEAM” out of football fabric and fused it on the bunting flags. Continuing with the flag idea, I made several with bandannas and the really thick double sided Pellon fusible interfacing and placed them on wooden dowels.

Centerpiece was next – I found the best galvanized bucket at ACE Hardware, I need to go back and get another one to keep, not sure what for, but they are totally neat and I know I will need one (or more). I actually took a leftover piece of bandanna fabric and added some clip art and PENALTY FLAGS wording and made a tag for the bucket – I ran the whole thing (not the bucket) through my laminator. I attached this with ribbon. Yellow napkins in the bucket represent those darn penalty flags that are always flying!

I felt like I needed to add a little game too. I decided Corn Hole Bags would be a fun idea. I learned way more than I would ever want/need to know about them. Regulations for these are serious business, so mine are true to regulation! Perfect 6” square and 1 lb. Each. Honest. I made four blue and four black, and of course, a fully lined drawstring bag to keep them in.

 

Yikes! I almost forgot my most awesome Martha Stewart stadium seat cushions! Really, there was a Martha Pinterest Pin for making these DIY seat cushions! A full 17” square and filled with 1/2” upholstery foam. I added a carry handle for hanging or carrying easily. Makes sitting on a crappy bench or metal chair a little easier. Ha ha!

 

That pretty much wraps up my vision for a Bandanna Football Tailgating Party – here is hoping your team wins! OH, AND YOU CAN WIN TOO! All of these items, including the tablecloth, 4 placemats with napkins and silverware, 4 Mason jars with Koozies and straws, Bunting, flags, 4 seat cushions, the coveted galvanized bucket with napkins, and all 8 Corn Hole bags with their drawstring bag. Whew! Just leave a comment on this blog post and I will select a random winner on 11/21/16. Winner gets it all!  Good Luck and thanks for reading and commenting. Be sure to visit the Springs Creative Facebook page too – they supplied me with all of the bandannas used here. Thanks to HAV-A-HANK, The Bandanna Company for being an awesome Made in USA product!

***Giveaway is over/closed.  The winner is "From Stamford to Stafford"  entire package will be coming your way soon!***