Design Wall Monday--see more great projects on Judy's Small Quilts and Doll Quilts blog.
I have a finished quilt top to share--I'm now calling this Chocolate and Cheddar. I had a lot of fun making up this quilt along the way, starting with a pile of precut 3.5" scrap squares. Everything came from stash, and I continued the 3.5" measurement for all the additional rounds. I ended up making a total of four blue background stars to use for each corner. The top measures 45" square, a good size for a wall quilt, and I am stopping here.
A backing will be cobbled together from stash--I sure have plenty of fabric to choose from. This scrappy foray was a good distraction from recent real life concerns.
My sister was the victim of a very bad rollover car accident on the freeway last month and suffered a neck, sternum, and clavicle fracture, but fortunately no brain injury. She was in the ICU for four days and has been in a hard cervical collar since the accident. She worked very hard in physical rehab at a local hospital and is doing very well, but has limitations. She is staying with us temporarily until she is cleared to remove the collar by a specialist and can cope on her own. I took her to the harbor mouth today for some outdoor change of scenery.
It was a pretty calm day and lots of folks were enjoying the sun and sand. There was even a seal swimming in the harbor, but I didn't get a very good picture. Kathy motored about slowly but was glad to be out of the house for a bit.
Lots of beach visitors on the South Jetty side, too.
Now I really must get back to the Bookshelf Quilt top I planned to work on this month!
3 comments:
So sorry for your sister. Wishing her a speedy recovery. I'm a bit confused by the pictures on the beach. Some people have coats or sweaters on and others have swim trunks. So, is it hot or cold? Here in Canada, we don't go in the water when we have sweaters because the water would be at freezing point, you know I mean. Haha. I love your Chocolate and Cheddar. Great use of precuts. ;^)
Chocolate and Cheddar turned out great. It is fun to sometimes just wing it and make something up as you go along. Very clever inclusion of the smaller blocks on the corners.
Sorry about your sister. It is good that you can offer her a place with you while she heals. Looks like a nice escape to the beach.
Oh my, what a thing for your poor sister. It is so good of you to give her a place to heal, physically and also mentally as I'm sure she must wonder how quickly her rehabilitation is going to progress. Sunshine and waves must be a great comfort and cheerer upper.
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