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Turkey Tracks:  March 27, 2013

“Coastal Pleasures” Quilt

There are many of my quilts in my oldest son’s home.

But, none were made especially for Mike.

Bryan, my younger son, has one–“The O’Bryan,” pictured elsewhere on this blog.

Both Tami and Corinne have one.

All the grandchildren have one.  The older four  have two as they got another when they graduated to big beds from cribs.

But, Mike had nary a one.

So, I made him “Coastal Pleasures” for his birthday this summer–made from my pre-cut blue squares and a lovely, swirling white on white fabric, “Ramblings” from P&B Textiles.  (Both of my sons and their families live two blocks from each other on Isle of Palms, SC, just north of Charleston, and both are two blocks from the beach.)

Here is the backing:

Here is the backing with the binding and a bit of the front:

Here is a close-up of the quilting–a pantograph called Threadz from Urban Elementz, by Patricia E. Ritter (copyright 2012).  I loved the swirling energy of this pattern; it felt like wind moving on water and was very fun to quilt.

Here’s a wider view, but still close up.

Here’s the binding from the front on a white spread:

Here’s the quilt at the foot of Mike and Tami’s bed:

The pattern idea, “Blue Lagoon,” was seen in JELLY ROLL QUILTS by Pam and Nicky Lintott.  I pretty much used the same colors they did—and found a similar quilting pattern.  However, this pattern is pretty basic and could lend itself to many variants.  I’m going to try more blue squares in a low-impact variant.  I found a big floral I’ll use as the white is used in this quilt.  I can hardly wait!!!