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| Summertime Girl |
It's
officially summer here in Tennessee: 99% humidity, triple digit heat
index, daily thunderstorms, and no way to control my unruly naturally
curly hair.
Call me crazy, but I'm staying in my air conditioned
sewing space stitching quilts.
Fun
summer prints -- cats, owls, popsicles, and straw hats -- share
space with bright colorful stripes, checks, and dots, all pulled from
my overflowing scrap collection. This is a definitely girly quilt
for a summer baby.
This
time I combined three Accuquilt dies to make a rectangular block that
I saw last year in a quilting book. I don't remember which publication, but I
sketched it in my inspiration journal. I attached 4 ½”
triangles on a center square, and completed the rectangle with two 6
½” triangles.
I
sewed six of them together horizontally and stacked them into three
rows, then added the dotty border and backing. Summertime Girl
is 40” square. Quilting is a scallop stitch done diagonally in
white thread.
You
know I'd do anything for you...
except
leave the comfort
of
my air conditioned home
