Raise the Banners High! : Making and Using Processional Banners

by Hardiman, Pamela T.; Niemann, Josephine

• ISBN13: 9781568543680
• ISBN10: 1568543689
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Liturgy Training Pubns

Summary

A practical guide to help you create beautiful and expressive processional banners for use in the liturgy, Sunday by Sunday, throughout the seasons of the church's year. Also includes guidance on using banners in the celebrations of baptism, confirmation, first communion, marriage and ordination, as well as on other special occasions in the life of the congregation.

Table of Contents

Preface
Foreword
Using Processional Banners	1	(12)
Identifying with the Group	2	(3)
Celebrating as a Group	5	(4)
Setting and Use	9	(4)
The Liturgical Year	13	(27)
The Liturgical Year	14	(24)
The Winter Passover	15	(1)
Advent	15	(5)
Christmastime	20	(4)
The Spring Passover	24	(1)
Lent	25	(3)
The Paschal Triduum	28	(3)
Eastertime	31	(3)
Ordinary Time	34	(4)
Conclusion	38	(2)
Celebrating Sacraments and Other Rites	40	(34)
The Sacraments of Initiation	42	(12)
Baptism	42	(7)
Confirmation	49	(3)
Eucharist	52	(2)
The Sacraments of Healing and Growth	54	(6)
Reconciliation	54	(3)
Anointing of the Sick	57	(3)
The Sacraments of Mission and Service	60	(6)
Marriage	60	(4)
Holy Orders	64	(2)
Other Rites of the Church	66	(8)
Funerals	66	(2)
Religious Profession	68	(2)
Dedication of a Church and Parish Anniversaries	70	(4)
Basics of Design and Hardware	74	(14)
Elements of Design	75	(5)
Basic Principles	80	(3)
Hardware	83	(5)
Ribbon Banners	88	(9)
Ribbons and Streamers	89	(2)
Painted Ribbon Banners	91	(1)
Rubber Stamped Ribbons	91	(1)
Woven Ribbons	92	(5)
General Techniques for Quilted Fabric Panels	97	(13)
Basic Considerations	98	(5)
General Instructions for Pieced and Quilted Fabric Panels	103	(6)
Inspirations for Pieced and Quilted Fabric Panels	109	(1)
Banner Design Part 1: Block Designs	110	(24)
Single Quilt Blocks Illustrating Basic Techniques	110	(11)
A Library of Blocks	121	(5)
Miniature Quilts	126	(1)
Combining One or More Block Patterns	127	(2)
Colorwash Banners	129	(5)
Banner Design Part 2: Working From A Free-Form Drawing	134	(34)
Enlarging a Drawing	135	(2)
Whole Cloth Quilting	137	(1)
Machine Applique	138	(11)
Pieced Pictures	149	(17)
Cleaning and Storage of Banners	166	(1)
Raise Your Banners	167	(1)
Resources	168	(3)
Appendix 1: Patterns	171	(9)
Appendix 2: Photographs	180	(16)
About the Authors	196