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| Poolside |
Now that our weather
has warmed up, I want to share a quilt I finished in March. Poolside
is 60” square, made up of lovely 12” sawtooth star blocks framed
in white sashing. Pool green and navy prints accent the crisp white
stars. It's a modern version of this tried and true nine patch
pattern.
I used Accuquilt 4½”
square and 2½” HST dies to cut the pieces, and 2½” strip die
for sashing. Cutting and sewing was a breeze! The backing is made
up of four large framed squares in the same navy and pool green
colors. I quilted in a scallop stitch, 1½” apart with white
thread.
I love this color
combination for summer! Stay tuned for another quilt made with
fabric left over from this project. The top is already pieced, but I
haven't quilted it yet. There are just too many ideas and not
enough time. I have four finished quilt tops waiting for quilting,
and dozens of them designed in EQ8 begging to be made.
Project count is up to
18 for 2018, and it's only early May. What a challenge to balance my
sewing time with house work, yard work (those weeds!), laundry, daily walks,
camping and fun with my sweet husband. It's sunny today, so I need
to get in a few chores before sewing.
Relax,
unwind
get
in a
FLIP
FLOP
state
of mind
