Sewing projects.

Projects I made from patterns I actually paid for? Never! I know, I'm slipping.



I'm calling this the "Zebra Beach Bag" because I can't think of anything better to call it. It's got clear vinyl pockets and a neat polyester lining with black and white hibiscus and hurricane plants. I also made a clear vinyl zip pouch for essentials. It's made to coordinate with my dress for the zillion weddings I'll be attending this summmer. Thankfully, they're all with different sides of the family or different groups of friends, so I'm in the clear. Maybe a picture of the ensemble to follow.



This is my take on the Bullseye cushion from Denyse Schmid's Quilting book. She used more solids, but this was conceived as a (very minimal) stash-buster, so I used what I had. I'm happy with it, and it whipped up in about 6 hours, so maybe I'll make it a twin.

Island Wedding

Last weekend, we went to a wedding on Martha's Vineyard. It was at the Edgartown lighthouse; the weather was perfect! Somebody had the great idea to hand out parasols, so I didn't even get burned. They invited a lot of people but it didn't get too stuffy. No assigned tables, no ushers, no flower girls, no ring-bearers, no garters, no bouquets: it was great.

It was nice to see Jaime (an old Transit friend). She got married back in May but I skipped the wedding. I was only "sorta" invited, I had to work earlier that day (a Saturday!), and the next day was my birthday party. Jamie likes her husband Anthony, they talk nerdy while we girls giggle.

Jamie and I left before everyone else. We were tired from getting up so early. It was good that we did, because we got to stop off at Jim and Claire's. They were having a graduation party for their son Nate. We got to hear all about his canoe trip with Jordan into the wilds of Maine. We stayed until about 9, then Jon followed us back and stayed over. On Sunday we stayed inside and hid from the heat.