Summer Picnic Dish is one of the quilts, along with Farmer’s Delight, that I want to finish the piecing of this summer. Hmm, am I setting my sights too high with all these things I want to finish? Probably, but this one does grow quickly — the blocks are 12″ which is, for me, huge. I love putting this together as it’s so easy to get perfect arcs and points with the Inklingo Pickle Dish collection. At the moment, I’m debating whether to make it a lap quilt or a bed-sized quilt.
On Barbara Brackman’s blog yesterday I saw an absolutely fabulous pattern — a marriage of clamshells and pickle dish! If you go here, scroll down a bit in the post and see the design in different fabrics. What a great design that would be to put together. Wonderful curved piecing and triangles. What more could one want?
Another quilt I definitely want to finish this summer is the Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses. I’m going to try stitching the cream hexagons that surround each block by machine as that might make the goal a bit more attainable. I’ll still be joining them to each block by hand, but that goes quite quickly. Then all I’ve got to do is figure out what I want to use for the centre squares in between the blocks and add the outer edging pieces. This picture only shows a few of the blocks — there are quite a few more.
The Drunkard’s Path baskets are something else I want to finish fairly quickly. It will be a large wallhanging. I just need to sort out the centre block for it, which is different from the one in the picture. It won’t take long to do the printing and piecing.
Also on the list to, at the very least, spend some time stitching: blue and white Seven Sisters blocks, pink and white Pink Ice snow crystal blocks, the Harpsichord Quilt, more klosjes, the hexagon stripe quilt — oh, the list is endless!! I wonder which will be finished first!
Thursday was another lovely warm day. We wandered up to a fruit and vegetable store and picked up some fabulous Ontario wild blueberries and Ontario raspberries. The flavour of both is just incredible — nothing comes close. I’m going to try freezing some of our raspberries to use in smoothies in the winter.
Lester had windowsill time on Thursday.
As did Smudge.
Quilt Obsession 
beautiful, just beautful!!!
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Your pickledish blocks are gorgeous as are all your projects. I just drool each time I see them. I am loving having your posts come straight into my emails too… Wonderful!!
Love your kitties 😉 They are beautiful. Ellyx
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My goodness, you are going to be busy! How long are you expecting your piecing summer to last?
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Hi Cathi, am so anxious to see what you do with the chintz circles- I know it will be on the machine- do you already have a pattern in mind? …..how is the pink clam shell story going? fondly, Sandy
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Oh my. So beautiful to behold it all! I would love the opportunity to just sit beside you and watch….
I promise I would not ask too many questions! 🙂
You are a wealth of knowledge! and your hands seem to able to implement it all so well!
I enjoyed going over to Barbara’s sight this morning. Very unique quilts! Oh, did you notice on her log cabin pineapple, that she was using modern prints?! hmmmm.. (recent discussion on traditional…) So glad we have no reins on our creativity!!!! The sky is the limit!!!! LUCKY US! and in your case, it’s TRULY over the top endless!
XO
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I really like those pickledish blocks–so summery!
Those are a lot of finishes for the summer. When you finish, what do you have left for autumn? lol
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Cathi – your Summer Picnic Dish is GORGEOUS!! Now I’m confused – I thought I was going to start the Alabama Beauty this weekend (since I sewed the last seam on my batik hexagons yesterday) but the Pickle Dish is sooo pretty – hummmm… decisions, decisions.
What is the cream fabric you are using for your POTCs? My 24 POTC blocks are languishing in a box because I don’t have a background fabric yet. I’ve ordered several online and didn’t like them.
Thanks for the link to Barbara’s post about the unique clamshell – that’s another one Linda could do – I’d buy it!
You’ve got a busy summer ahead – and I’ll bet you start something new to add to the mix.
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A visual FEAST!
And it’s nice to see Smudge out of bed. ; )
~ Ronda
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Of all your projects, that Summer Pickle Dish is one of my favorites, as well as the POTC.
My friend Linda (you know from the hand piecing forum?), pointed out that quilt, on Barbara’s blog, to me yesterday and asked me to draft it up in EQ, which I did :0) I made the one with 11 points as there are 3 different ones (8, 11 & 13). I think I will probably do those up too :0)
Crispy
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So loving the pickledish you are piecing. I have always admired this pattern but I would be paperpiecing it! The sleeping kitties from the other day—too sweet! Thanks for the Barbara Brackman link!
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An ambitious list, Cathi but I’ve got faith in you that you’re going to meet your goals. *wink*
Everything looks so beautiful and I’ll be cheering you along from the sidelines.
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Absolutely breathtaking!! You have been working hard during my holiday hihi! My list of UFO’s is about the same length as yours hihi grrrrr! Hang in there and 1 at the time! Happy stitching!!!!!!!! Hugs, Daniëlle
PS Hmmmmm berries
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My! You are keeping busy! I love that you have a POTC going! Something I want to get started at soon:)
I surely enjoy your blog and seeing all the beautiful work you do with your creativity:)
Blessings
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lovely, lovely stuff. I admire your hand work- I cant do it at all, and only machine quilt, but you have a great knack for turning out some amazing project.s I really like the pickle dish. I have about 10 years wirth of apple cores I’d like to do something with- one day.
Kimmen
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Your ‘want to do’ list sounds like mine. I think that is what keeps us young, knowing we still have a lot to accomplish. You can do it!
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I assume you are hand piecing the pickle dish since you are using Ink Lingo. Looks so good!
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Loving these pickle dish blocks Cathi & they really do show off that gorgeous pansy fabric beautifully.
I fell in love with those pickle dish clams on Barbara’s blog too, such an unusual design but stunningly effective.
Have a great weekend 🙂
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those are just gorgeous Cathi, I wish I had more time to quilt, too busy with the garden………
Gill
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Love the pickle dish blocks! Your summer list is great! Lots of projects to rotate through. I’m trying a new goal of sticking to one (or maybe two) projects until they are finished to try to have less UFOs all over the place.
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All of your work is just lovely. That Summer Pickle dish is really stunning.
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That is a pretty long list of summer goals!! But, I know you can do it! 🙂
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Cathi,
My heart skipped a beat when I saw the pansies blocks! I do love them.
Your POTC blocks are so sweet looking too! Love the orange/yellow “Sunburst” block!
Are you going to add appliqued flowers to those basket? I can see some ruched flowers for a three-dimensional look.
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You have so many gorgeous projects in the works…how do you decide what to work on each day?!? I think I might have to order the pickle dish collection…love it!
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