Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Travel stitching...

I stitched a grand total of one strawberry this week while enjoying our days in San Diego!  The days and evenings were just spent too differently from the usual times at home when I sew.


We did go to the Coronado farmers market and bought some locally grown California strawberries.  Yummy!


And the view for stitching was pretty neat - the Shelter Island marina was right outside our hotel room for these last couple days.  


It's always fun to go, but I am also glad to be home again.  Maybe there will be time for some slow stitching after I get caught up on laundry and groceries today!

Sharing at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.






17 comments:

The Cozy Quilter said...

Glad you had a good time on your trip. I’m sure you will get lots of stitching done this week now that you are home. Those strawberries look delicious. Our farmer’s market had local strawberries yesterday. Yum!

Vicki in MN said...

I always take something to stitch when we go on vacay and most of the time I don't get much done anymore. When I were younger it seemed I did more. Welcome home and happy stitching!

Libby in TN said...

San Diego is one of my favorite places. Those strawberries look scrumptious.

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

I love that green quilt as you go placemat, Diann. How neat to get a little getaway...a break is as good as a rest! And a cute little strawberry to remember those beautiful ones at the market.

Michele McLaughlin said...

Wow, I love your photos and those strawberries look delicious--including the one you are embroidering! :) Have a great day!

Deb A said...

Always fun to travel but it is so nice be come home to your own house and routine! The berry looks good enough to eat!

Linda said...

Love that photo of your view! We shall count eating strawberries as research for stitching them - lol! I had one memorable trip to San Diego with my Mom and daughter, back in the mid 1990s. We drove from her home in Riverside and had the most wonderful day exploring a zoo and rose gardens. It was a beautiful town.

Kathy S. said...

Looks like a relaxing place to stitch. Stiching is probably the only time that I can only do one strawberry. Ha Ha.

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

those are huge strawberries - do you remember how much they were selling them? My strawberries are much smaller with only a few that get really large. Sounds like you had a nice trip and a break from routine.

Susie H said...

Great statement there -- so busy having a wonderful vacation that you were too busy to sew. Sometimes we just have to enjoy life a bit before stepping back into reality. I will say you stitched that lone strawberry beautifully!

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

Glad you had a wonderful trip and that there wasn't down time available for much stitching! Home is a great place to be, I agree with you about traveling!

Laura said...

How fun to visit sunny San Diego! And eat strawberries! Decadent! :)

Jeanna said...

One stitched strawberry is better than none. And sometimes, we just need to be in the moment and enjoy. Speaking of strawberries, those were some huge ones at the farmer's market.

Kate said...

Finding those slow stitching minutes when you are on the road is tough. Hope you've had a chance to get unpacked and get a bit of laundry caught up.

Vivian said...

With distractions like that farmers market and the marina view, no wonder you got little stitching done! Sounds like it was a wonderful and relaxing trip!

CathieJ said...

We came home from CA on Monday. Tuesday was laundry, today was food shopping. I'm glad to be home too. I like that little strawberry.

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

Mmm fresh strawberries. Yummy! Your little berry basket is looking fabulous, Diann. The fabric you are stitching it on is so pretty. I hope you enjoy this little stitch. Hugs.