Red and Blue Beach Quilt for Reunion 2010

I have my M.E. puzzle, and now I have my new beach quilt finished.  I wanted a new one just large enough for me to plop on under an umbrella, but not one so large it would be heavy to haul back and forth. This one turned out to be the perfect size.  It is made from Moda 10" X 1"0 Layer Cake squares and a red Moda Jelly Roll for the strips. The backing is a greet red,cream, and blue leaf-like design which I had to add one red strop to each side to make it square up and fit the top. The quilt ended up being just the right deminsions for me...57” by 57”.  I used the precious backing material for the binding which just topped it off perfectly. The quilting design is a gridded diagonal one from Crazy Mom Quilts.  She has a great "mini grid" tutorial which I followed.

 

“Quilters never cut corners."

~Author Unknown

Mosaic Mondays

Last night we received a wonderful, cooling rain.  As I listened to it pinging on our tin roof, I could’t wait for first light to go outside and start snapping photos with my telephoto lens.  Here are the results with a few water drops included just for good luck. I have been happy with the basic Picnik offering for creating mosaics, but I finally decided to plop down the $24.95 to purchase a year of the Premium membership. That way I would have more choices and the ability to create larger groupings. If you want to enlarge any of the pictures just click on the collage. When it opens in a new window, use the magnifying glass to enlarge to your choosing. "Mosaic Mondays" is sponsored by Little Red House.  The list of girls participating is growing and filled with fabulous mosaics.