I am redecorating my guest bedroom with a beach theme and needed a new quilt for that bed. Since flip flops are my footware of choice, that seemed the logical pattern. I had purchased the "Slippahs" pattern by TRS designs a couple of years ago and bought the perfect "sand" fabric for the backgrounds at the same time. When I purchased the fabric, I had planned to make a throw for the living room---not a double bed quilt. I used every bit of that fabric and even resorted to piecing scraps for the backgrounds. All the blocks are finished so off I go on the quest for the perfect sashing fabric---I wanted something grey-ish to look like the boardwalk. Looked and looked until I found just what I needed on a flat fold counter at Hancock's. I never even look at the flat folds but something drew me over there. It is not the highest quality fabric but I can live with it. I am setting these appliqued blocks on point. I am cutting away this afternoon and realized that I had made an error in my fabric calculations----you guessed it!!! Might not have enough fabric---well, I pieced everything that I could together and even had to resort to making one or two sashings on the bias but I had just enough fabric!!!! There are just a few tiny scraps left. Now off to find the perfect ocean waves print (after I sew the rows together, that is). I am actually leaning toward a marshy, grassy print but DH says we need the ocean. I promise that , this time, I will measure and calculate more accurately. What a way to spend a Sunday afternoon!
No photos yet but I will post something when I get the borders on
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