~ Turquoise from Target ~

I was beyond giddy to see these lovely blue canning jars at my favorite shopping establishment.

I knew immediately that ...
(a) I had to own them and ...
(b) I would clearly not use them for canning.

I love them with out anything in them because of the way the light bounces off of them.
I can't wait to use them for lemonade.

And they came in quite handy when a friend dropped some gerber daisies at my door.

Sigh.

Thank you Target!

~ iTold you there were more! ~

 

 

Go HERE

to see the (growing) variety of

Coastal iPad Covers
(with a phone pocket on the back!)

~ iSea some fun iPad Covers ~

I am finally able to add these happy, beach loving iPad cover to my

Etsy Shop.

 To add to the fun and convenience, I've attached a phone pocket on the back.

You can find this crabby friend .... here.

This fun sailboat sports some turquoise and red.

Which truly matches my turquoise phone, and can be found ... here.

My whale friend is naturally polka dot.

With some happy orange contrast.
You can find him ... here.
Thanks for your patience.

There are still more to come ...

~ The Spice of Sea Life ~

 

 

 

 

 

Most quilters who have been at it for a number of years, tend to lean towards a certain style or palette of colors.

About 5 years ago, when I made my choice as to where I would lean ... I chose the subject matter.

Having chosen to sew all things coastal, I have opened up my heart, mind and ... stash ... to a myriad of possiblilites.  This has been ever so apparently (and delightfully fun!) to me these past few weeks as I have worked on this project.

I am making iPad covers to sell here  at The JOY Expo this Saturday, June 8th.
With every single one, I tried to envision some new individual's style and palette, while still able to keep to my subject matter.

It has been an absolute JOY.

~ The Real Deal ~

After being consumed with fabric sea life over the last few weeks, I took some time off for a visit to my daughter who lives in the Bay Area.

On Monday we took a little day trip down to Monterey to go to the Aquarium.

I love aquariums.

They had a new expanded exhibit with umpteen kinds of jelly fish.

I love jelly fish.

It's back to the fabric kind of sea life for some time to come.

But let me just say that my file of inspiration has grown significantly.

~ The Energizer Quilter ~

 

 

 

I just keep going and going ....

~ NOT reinventing the Whale ~

It's back to business, people.

I am honored and excited to take part as a vendor at an event here in Orange County on Saturday, June 8th.  It's called the Joy Expo.

I am working fast and furiously to add some mid-priced items to go along with my patterns and my quilts.

Because of the quick pace I must work at, I have chosen not to design new motifs, but to open my own patterns and use the applique patterns from them.
(That's perfectly legal, I believe.)

Hence ... the whales you see above.

These are my next three piles of fabric goodness.

And this is the pattern I'll be using (more or less.)

I have said it before and I'll say it again ... I am NOT a fast sewer.

Wish me luck.