Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

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.



















4 comments:

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

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

Laura said...

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

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

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.

Anonymous said...

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