Next Quilt

I came back from Quilt National with renewed enthusiasm and a resolve to send more time in my studio. So far so good. I have finished one quilt, shown in yesterday's blog, then spent all yesterday morning cleaning up the huge mess I had made. Then I reorganized what was left of the grays (quite a bit) and went through my turquoises, since that's what I decided to use as my second color for my next Gray Plus One challenge quilt. I do like this color combination. I had two yummy gray Dupioni silk pieces in my stash and one scrumptious dark turquoise, or teal Dupioni silk.  I bought some embroidery thread and Pearle cotton yesterday and I might do some hand stitching. I also have a lot of turquoise beads in my stash so I pulled a few of those. Now to get to work.


After I had made my lunch yesterday, I looked at the plate and thought that it was so pretty that I had to take a picture. I love the yellow and reds against the blue and white plate. This summer has been one of the best for peaches. Usually I throw away more than I eat since they are either sour, hard as a rock, mealy or mushy. This summer they have been sweet and juicy, the eat-over-the-sink-with-the-juice-running-down-your-arm variety. I also have delicious cherry tomatoes growing on my deck. The orange ones are "Sun Gold' and the red are "Super Sweet One Hundreds" Both are very sweet. I know that this sounds like a strange combination, but the peach and tomato combo is fabulous. I also happen to be very fond of cottage cheese so this makes a perfect summer lunch for me.