Picnic anyone....

Summer is definitely back again..."they" were right! Yesterday, I promised to put up some fabric pictures. Well, like I said yesterday, you might need some oilcloth for your picnic table for the end of summer. This is a picture of a fun project from this bright and clean print called "Elanor's Picnic" (no, it's not a misspelling...that's the way they spell Elanor - think I read it's named after the designer's granddaughter? But don't quote me on that!). This is a super simple project and we have a free handout on how to make it. The middle is a striped print and the whole thing will really be set off by a blue on blue stripe print cut on the bias as the binding. There are other coordinates as well.

This isn't a fabric picture, but instead a picture of a project that Diane is working on and going to teach as a class in late August and September called "Spring Storm". Isn't it just fabulous!?! And, I am showing you the project because this is really Diane's forte. And the judges at the Northwest Washington Fair agree. She also is one of our award winning staff - she received a blue ribbon at the Fair!

Well, I enjoyed sitting outside the shop once or twice and talking on the phone to my Mom and my son, Dave today while Jan held down the fort inside! It was a productive day, since the two of us decided on choices for next month's block of the month! I figured the cutting directions for the 50 kits and Jan got 3 of the four block kits all cut and ready to bag - hooray!

Enjoyed sitting outside tonight for a bit with some citronella candles to keep those pesky bugs away. Finishing some laundry and then off to bed. Enjoy summer tomorrow! (FYI...we're air conditioned...just in case you'd like to come and hang out with some of our "cool" fabric!)