Thursday, June 26, 2025

Life's a Beach

Table Scraps for June - 

When I saw that our theme for a June project was "Life's a Beach," I thought - oh, if only it was!  I love going to the beach, walking along the sand, listening to the waves, picking up treasures from the ocean.

But how to translate that into fabric?   Using up a few Scraps is always a fun challenge - I have plenty of those!

First I needed the sand - add in some footprints and shells, too.



Add some water - I always have to get my toes in!



And really my favorite part - watching the sunset over the water - here's where June's orange comes in.



It all came together in this little piece - just 12 x 6.


Since it didn't seem like this project needed a frame around it, I decided to try a faced binding.  I've only done that once before so had to hunt down a tutorial.  I used this one from Victoria Gertenbach.

There's some more orange, under the sea!

Now I just need to find a little spot to hang this!


Sharing at Alycia Quilts for Finished or Not Friday 
and at The Joyful Quilter for the June Table Scraps Challenge.
SoScrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday. 
And at Melva Loves Scraps for Sew and Tell Monday.



















23 comments:

  1. What a fun little memory piece! I could see the sand, water and sunset!

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  2. What a great piece, Diann! And did your Hubster take the sunset photo...the sun setting behind the rock? I love it so much! :)

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  3. Oh , Diann this little quilt is a perfect interpretation of the beach. I can smell the salty air and hear the sea gulls now. LOL. I loved your photos of the beach.

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  4. And now you have some beachy vibes in your sewing room! Gail at the cozy quilter

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  5. The perfect theme for you! You nailed it perfectly!!

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  6. How cool, DIann. I love your wall of mini quilts!

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  7. What a pretty, pretty piece Diann - it does look like a beach! My husband loves beaches too, but he likes to lie on a lounge chair and bake in the sun, so you would find me doing what you do instead. :D

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  8. The orange color of the month, perfectly places as a sunset! My vision too, now if I can execute it! Pretty, pretty, pretty!

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  9. What a fun little project. It looks great.

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  10. Great memories and a fun project to remind you of them! I completely forgot about the challenge this month.

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  11. love that sunset on the beach behind the rocks - it is so pretty. Your little wall hanging turned out great!!

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  12. Those tiny footprints are so cute!!! Love your wall quilt collection, too!!!

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  13. Very pretty beach scape. Have a great weekend.

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  14. Awesome finish, Diann! It just stole this born-and-raised Southern California girl’s heart!

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  15. Oh, my, I totally love that sunset on the beach wall hanging. Beautiful!

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  16. That's so cute, Diann. The footprint got me. Only a few prints sewn together but the story they tell is so big. Well done! ;^)

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  17. This little quilt is so perfect and facing works so well so I can 'see' all the elements! :)

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  18. Super cute, Diann! I love how you focused on the sand and the ORANGE sky.

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  19. Hi Diann, what a wonderful mini - it's perfect! I love putting my toes in the water - no matter the temperature or where, there goes me feet! I need to remember that and do it :-)

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