finally finished

when mom and i lived near the beach, we went every chance we got...any season but especially summer.  this is one of many photos i took of nearly the exact same view...

all the pretty umbrellas against the bluest sky and water....i wanted to imprint it in my memory to recall and relive forever....even now when i close my eyes, i am right back there....a memory that morphed into a fabric reality named cabana daydreams!

not the greatest photo but couldn't wait to put it to use....here is a peek of the scrappy binding....3 different yellows were used but even up close, it is not noticeable at all...

this idea came to life when a generous anonymous quilter mailed me a box of various fabrics that included 3 charm packs of these bright and colorful fabrics that jump started my modern quilty muse and took off at warp speed....with (hopefully) only 2 more days of sweltering summer temps...today and tomorrow....this quilt will keep those beach days with me, not to mention brighten AND warm the coming cooler days and nights.  this one is a keeper for sure!  and again, designer is shayla wolf--she calls her pattern 'wynkoop court'

and with this finish, immediately moved the frame over to 365....since it's october 1st, have 85 days to get 'er done...now THAT is a challenge for sure!  

it's a busy week so no time to spare! first up, tho, is turn on the a/c!

weekend sewing

even though my primary task this past weekend was trying to breathe---very suffocating, noxious neighbors plus laundry room dryer fumes---did manage to get in some sewing time on a variety of things while watching repeats of ken burns' "country music." it was a fantastic series equally as good as his series on "jazz"....the cabana daydreams is nearly finished, probably tomorrow's post...the rest of the weekend sewing was devoted to guild projects.  *** first up was to prep kits for a senior center workshop.....then pulled out some solid scraps on hand and sewed up this little quilt or possibly table topper

it needs squaring up and then basted/quilted...this will be a machine quilted piece....next, made up some tiny stars for ornaments.  my friend janet is a master miniature quilt piecer but not me at all...made 8 of these, again for a guild event..here are 4 ready for stuffing....

lastly, caved and sorta started a new project, pattern on hand since 2008, called bohemian charm, designed by sarah maxwell and dolores smith in an issue of 'american quilt and patchwork'.....

i love the mix of traditional pattern and modern prints....need to make 29 of these 4.5" churn dash blocks....pulled out some on-hand nickel pairs....no rush on this but hoping to end 2019 with about 10 finishes and only a few starts soooo....you know the rest!  ***  not much else new in this land of summer temps and falling leaves....have a few other guild things to finish up after a joann's run and with cabana done, the 365 gets tackled in earnest...