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Pearl the Squirrel inspecting the perfectly still lake |
Just returned from vacation (sniff, sniff)—nearly two weeks at our family cabin. Though it was
much cooler than usual and we weren’t able to swim or even be out on the lake
much, it proved perfect for sewing.
I hauled along my trusty Featherweight and finished up my Fabric Fusion quilt that I started after a workshop with Bill Kerr of ModernQuilt Studio. It was a lot of little pieces. But I really wanted to
give Bill’s (and Week’s) concept of mixing Jo Morton and Anna Maria Horner
fabrics a try. The “fabric smackdown” we did in the workshop was where this
started and this Brandon Mabley fabric was my initial inspiration.
These oranges and greens and reds and pinks aren’t “my”
colors, either, and that provided an additional challenge. But I’m quite
pleased with the end result. I used something like 38 or 39 fabrics in the
quilt—including a tiny scrap of this madras plaid in the center, which I found
in my mother’s sewing room, a leftover from a summer top she made me when I was
in elementary school! I purchased about ten new fabrics, but the rest were
from my stash and some of them were truly just scraps: the Amy Butler fabric
was from my first Birdie Sling and the orange batik (top right) was from my
very first quilt.
I love the crispness the white sashing provides. A highly
satisfying project!
We did manage to kayak across the lake on two occasions for blueberries. That, also, was highly satisfying. Two pies and two batches of blueberry pancakes made mornings and evenings quite pleasant.
The swimming dock, too chilly for a swim until the last day |
Driftwood in a quiet bay |
A wobbly panorama from my kayak on our last, finally warm and sunny, day |