Inspiration Blue and White

Hi! We're loving this warm early spring, aren't we!

The beach was beautiful, the colors captured by my camera are so inspiring.
No wonder blue and white or pale tan/khaki are such classics! No just for the home---think of jeans with a white shirt, or pale khaki shorts with a blue chambray shirt.

The colors of spring are cool but not chilly...

Soft blue with a hint of violet..

Navy, bright white, and pale khaki...

Duck egg blue and soft ecru....

...and as the fog rolled in yet again...soft greys---from pearl to mist---and deeper graphite.

On a positive note about my nesting birds...the nests shared last week were promptly bulldozed to oblivion the following dawn but I think perhaps my emails had some effect, because by today the areas with the new replacement nests,

...and all areas where the birds traditionally nest have been left without further plowing and the fences are up.

The tiny birds seemed content and calm...I was so happy.

love

         lizzy



gone to the beach

Completed: Winter '12

Hi! Finito! Yay!

It's so nice to set that final stitch, isn't it! To wrap up the project in pretty paper and send it on its way.
This isn't all I've done this winter, but here's a few things I've finished:
The madly bright traditional baby quilt....

Beautifully quilted by a new quilter found on eBay.

The busy blocks just weren't working til I added the aqua borders to tame things down.

Moving the letters up into the body of the design helped too.

And the cutest ever not-girly backing! OMG I love it.

Guaranteed to make a tired new mom smile....

Then there is the blue baby quilt, one of my random freestyle quilts.

It was eliminated for the above recipients because of its brilliant color, but I was sad, I loved it. So...an extra row of heart blocks...

and NO rubber duckies!

... the top is finished and ready to be quilted. It can go on etsy or into my someday bin, who knows a child might someday visit and LIKE bright colors?

And this is the repro doll quilt from Lori at  Humble Quilts ' quilt along.

I added the pink borders because it seemed too long and narrow, but mostly to stabilize all the bias ruffling at the edges. I can always remove the  bands of pink later.

The backing is this amazing feedsack.

It just needs to be re-layered and squared up, then I will store it in my beach bag for hand quilting under my beach umbrella in June. The original was lightly quilted and also tied with pink pomopom knots, so I have pinned the pink floss to the top, so I remember. Now  all it needs is a story and some long summer days....

More show and tell soon! Thses are not all, oh no...

love


lizzy

....gone to the beach

Happy St-Paddy's Day

Have fun! Enjoy that green beer!

Shamrock hearts - my esty shop



Hearts for St Paddy's Day
my etsy shop
some sold



antique Irish lace, ecru with violet
 [sold, similar by special order]



beachcombed Irish soda bottle, near mint
marked DUBLIN

 PS This week's slow cooker experiment will be traditional corned beef. I  think I'll make the cabbage and potatoes seprate, somehow cooking them in the beef brine seems, um, ick? Any hints, ladies?
Wish me luck?

detail, lavender heart with hand enamelled
vintage green shamrock charm
my etsy shop

love

              lizzy

~~~gone to the beach