This quilt was made entirely on the Bernina 1008 Treadle conversion. It is another one in the "Let's use up all of the solids fabric that have" series. It answers the Question; What would Jimmy use. As you can see it is replete with the Official Margaritaville color scheme. 9 Patch nod to tradition, and wool batting for those cood nights sleeping out on the deck of the sailboat. What better way to spend watching the sunset than from underneath this quilt with the faint glow of twilight surrounding you, and the slapping of the rigging on the overhead mast. Size 66" x 66".
Jimmy Buffett's Quilt
Apr 01, 2009
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John
Looks great John. I'm thinking they aren't using too much wool in margaritaville though. : ) Glad that you are enjoying that treadle so much. Taria
They can always pull the wool over their or somebody else's eyes ;>)
John
Dang you get a lot done! And it's all good. Sigh.
Sunny
So are you lending out the quilt, the sailboat, and the margarita maker? ;)
We owned a 25' wooden sail boat that we sailed on San Francisco Bay. S.F. Bay gets winds that are gale force in other locales, but normal on the bay. I loved it as it was always my dream to do that, but my wife was not a great sailor. We had it for a few of years and she finally said, that she really didn't enjoy all the thrills involved in sailing on that particular piece of water, so we sold it. I guess you are either a sailor or a landlubber. When you lose your crew it isn't as much fun, but I do have a lot of fond memories of being healed over in a very stiff gale force wind and racing through the water like a banshee. I do still have the Blender, though.
John (shiver me timbers)
LOL! Somehow the idea of margaritas in gale force winds isn't as attractive. Still, the blender should work fine for margaritas served on your terrace .... :)
Au contraire. The challenge is to match the color of the margarita to the color of your passenger's face. :)
--pig
Also, everybody gets it with the salted rim, regardless of how they wanted it.
John
It's a good thing I'd put down my wine glass before reading this, Piglet!
Gee, Jimmy's quilt could live well in the Pacific Northwest. I'll be glad to host it!
It is gorgeous!
Lenore
I will think about doing one in a Mocha Grande color scheme that is more appropriate to the Pacific Northwest region.
John
I think you're going to have to send Jimmy's quilt to him, so he can fully enjoy it:)
DH & I had a 34' Beneteau that we sold a couple of years ago - with mixed feelings. Yes, sailing in the SF Bay can be a thrill, but, I, unlike your wife loved the thrill of sailing sideways, with the rails in the water:) We miss it & have toyed with picking up another sailboat. Especially now, since luxury items are priced very attractively.
Pauline Northern California
We owned a 25' wooden sail boat that we sailed on San Francisco Bay. S.F. Bay gets winds that are gale force in other locales, but normal on the bay. I loved it as it was always my dream to do that, but my wife was not a great sailor. We had it for a few of years and she finally said, that she really didn't enjoy all the thrills involved in sailing on that particular piece of water, so we sold it. I guess you are either a sailor or a landlubber. When you lose your crew it isn't as much fun, but I do have a lot of fond memories of being healed over in a very stiff gale force wind and racing through the water like a banshee. I do still have the Blender, though.
John (shiver me timbers)
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