What’s your favorite taste of summer? Mine is crisp, juicy watermelon, although buttered sweet corn, or thick slabs of homegrown tomato on white bread with mayo are right up there too.
The ripe berry reds, sunny yellows, fresh garden calicoes, and crisp gingham checks of this little quilt are the very essence of summertime!
It's a project I set aside years ago when I gave up doing handwork. Fortunately, my friend Ruth offered to finish it.
Just look at her beautiful stitches! She crosshatched through the 2" squares...
and quilted cables in the daisy-print border. I love how the perle cotton catches the light.
Look, there are strawberries on the back too.
It's a little bit of summer to savor when I please!
"Strawberry Preserves"
15” x 17”
2019
