It was a warm week, and I had my fair share of cold beverages... on the rocks. ;)
I had some strawberries that needed to be used before they went bad. I chopped into small bits, placed them in an ice tray and filled with filtered water. Once they were frozen, I removed them from the tray and placed them in a small baggie. I have enjoyed them in a glass of sunset blush wine at the end of the day and in afternoon summer mock-tails made with pineapple juice, coconut water and a splash of lime juice. Nice and refreshing!
As I said, we had a few warm days and one very warm night. Fortunately, I had a brilliant suggestion for Dave... Let's plug in the camper and use the AC in it for the night. He was a little slow in response thinking I was suggesting we leave and go camping... though that would have been nice, I was simply saying "Let's cool off the camper and sleep in it while the house is uncomfortably warm."
It was a few hours later that he realized what I really meant. LOL! I'll blame the heat for our miscommunications. Hahaha.
It worked out beautifully! We opened wide the windows in the house we felt comfortable leaving wide open (the ones high enough or small enough that a bear would have to work at to climb in), strategically placed our various fans and locked the doors as we headed to the bed in the camper. It was a pleasant 73 degrees F in the camper when we closed our eyes for the night. Aaaaaaaah... The crazy things we do! The house had cooled overnight, not as much as we had hoped, but it did cool off to a bearable temperature.
As I quilted the Crown Royal quilt, I had a fan nearby so that my studio was comfortable with a little air movement.
The backing includes extra 4-patch blocks from the top and the 50th anniversary quilt that I made last year. I had just enough units to make a strip the width of the quilt. This was the reason I didn't put a border on the quilt top. I wanted to add a little "extra" for the binding since the quilt didn't get a border... that is the reason I chose to do a two-color flange binding.
A two-color binding offers a fun little pizzazz that is really easy to achieve. Here's how you do it.
Once you determine which two colors you are using for your binding and you decide which color is the "binding" and which is the "flange"... cut the binding color strip 1-1/2" wide (in this example it is the black) and cut the flange color strip to 1-3/4" (gold in this example). Sew strips together...
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| Press in half... |
Turn the binding to the front and machine stitch the binding along the narrow color of the binding.
Ta-da! The effect is a nice frame for the quilt... much as a border offers, but on a smaller scale.
This quilt finishes at approximately 60" x 80"... a generous throw that is perfect for snuggling under as you watch your favorite show in the winter... or as you enjoy an evening outside around a fire in the summer... or you can proudly display on the back of your couch year 'round. Your choice! Cheers! 🍹
What's your favorite summer beverage to keep cool?
Leave a comment... I'd love to hear from you!
Keep Piecing,
Melva
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You whipped that up fast! I love how you used the CR bags and added in the yellow blocks, very nice finish. I am glad you were able to use your camper and get some good sleep! I can't imagine having to worry about bears:0
ReplyDeleteCamping at home, a cool drink and a beautiful quilt!!! Sounds like a fun time! Thanks for joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteThat's a fun finish, Melva! I like the layout and the pops of other colors among the purple and yellow. Sleeping in the camper on that hot night was a great idea! We didn't cool down up here much on Wednesday night either. But finally tonight we have - so much more pleasant!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous quilt that made! I love the flange binding. Your drinks sound wonderful. I don't have a fave summer beverage, it's usually just water or a Coke for me. I could not handle heat without AC. I don't know why, because I grew up handling it! I keep ours around 78 during the day and 77 at night. i would keep it cooler but Hubs complains "it's too cold". ;) I would come closer to handling the cold in a house without heat!
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific finish. . the addition of the flange binding was pure perfection! I like an iced coffee or plain water as my summer beverage.--TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteHi Melva, what a great finish! I love your binding. I like your idea of sleeping in the camper. I used to do that in early summer when our camper was parked in our driveway. Eventually we would head out to the cottage - where we didn't realize that it was hot in the summer! Thanks for linking up to FM Mavericks.
ReplyDeleteLove it!!! it is a beautiful quilt - the yellows and purples are just perfect together. thankfully no bears visited your house while you were cooling in the camper.
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