Sunday, June 21, 2020

Stitching Sunshine Blog Hop





Hello from sunny HOT California!  Today begins the Stitching Sunshine Blog Hop, the brainchild of Carla of Creatin' in the Sticks.  Thank you, Carla, for hosting this fun hop.  Just the name of it makes me smile.

It is expected to reach 102 degrees today here with plenty of sun!  How appropriate that Carla has us stitching sunshine!  For my sunshine project, I decided to make a welcoming pineapple table runner.  We love to vacation in sunny Hawaii where they are famous for their hospitality, symbolized by the pineapple.  We are still on partial lockdown here, so my invitation to visit has to be virtual.


Yellow is not a color I have much of in my stash.  A table runner was the perfect size to use the odd bits and pieces of my yellow fabric.  To add a little pizzazz, I threw in a few splashes of color.  For extra interest, I added prairie points to the corners.  


 
I'm not much of a quilter.  I usually just stitch in the ditch.  But I thought this little piece might be the perfect one to try my hand at some machine quilting.  For now though, I think I will call this project good, and head to the pool.  Be sure to visit the other sunshine girls and see what they're stitching this summer!


    Monday, June 22nd


Stay safe and stay cool!


40 comments:

  1. The addition of the prairie points made this shine!

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  2. I love pineapple-themed pieces, and yours is so pretty and sunny! The prairie points are a clever addition.

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  3. Beautiful pineapples--very cheery. The prairie points are a nice addition!

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  4. Perfect for a sunny summer day!!!😎

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  5. Fun pineapples! I love the little splashed of other colors.

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  6. Love the splashes of color in your pineapples and the prairie points are a great eye catcher for the piece. Good luck on staying cool.

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  7. Cool, I love pineapple and I love the colors you paired.

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  8. Lovely table runner, from Northern California where we are expected to be 102 today too!

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  9. Your prairie points are so cute in the corners of this runner. I love the color combos of your pineapples...definitely some added sunshine for our day! Thank you for sharing!

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  10. As always another beautiful, fun quilt! Miss seeing your smiling face, my friend, and hope we can get together soon!!

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  11. Your pineapples are so cute. Love the fabric and the cute prairie point corners.

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  12. Now that's a tropical sunny delight. Those pineapples are just too cute and the way you finished off the runner is just perfect. 102 degrees you say??? Yikes. Hope you are able to keep cool!

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  13. Darling pineapples! Love the prairie point finish in your binding.

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  14. This is definitely sunshine in a table runner. Great little quilt.

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  15. The prairie points are a great finish. The pineapples will really brighten up your table.

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  16. I love pineapple blocks, and yours make a fun tablerunner! I really like the pops of other color in with the yellow squares of the pineapple!

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  17. Thanks for the super scrappy, sunshiny welcome for the Hop. Your Pineapple runner is SEW darling!

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  18. What a fun pineapple! I love it.

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  19. Love your cute runner. I will try some prairie point once. Thanks for showing us.

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  20. The prairie points do add an extra spark. What's not to love about a sunny sweet pineapple.

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  21. What delicious looking pineapples. Lovely runner.

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  22. Sunny and hot is how I always remember Bakersfield. I grew up in the San Fernando valley in L.A. and can't imagine the heat index there. I now live on the East Coast in N.J. but the humidity is something else!! I love your sunny pineapple and it does make me smile thinking of visits to Hawaii.

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  23. Your pineapple table runner makes me think of sun ... warmth and sun! It's lovely!

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  24. Really sunny pineapples. Cute quilt. It is very hot and stormy here, too.

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  25. Great pineapples and a very sunshine-y project it is! I have been wanting to make these, you reminded me to add it to my list!

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  26. Did you enjoy your sunshine at the pool? That's a perfect way to spend a hot day. The pineapples are so sweet - they look superb in your table runner. Love the touch of prairie points.

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  27. Your runner is so bright and cheerful. It does remind me of Hawaii and that always make me smile. Thank you for bringing a whole lot of sunshine to my day!

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  28. Fabric choices are cute and fun. Love it.

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  29. Wonderful! Thank you for sharing!

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  30. Really cute. Have fun at the pool!

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  31. Stay cool! Thank you for sharing your sunny pineapple. I'm actually growing a pineapple on my patio this year, and it is about as big as my fist now. So exciting!

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  32. I love your pineapple, it's just perfect for this hop!

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  33. That’s really cute. I love he pineapples and the prairie points make such a nice addition.

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  34. How fun, perfect for summer and outdoor meals. x

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  35. What a cute table topper! I really should make a few for my table.

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  36. Pineapple! How sunshiny is that!

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  37. So cute with the pineapples.

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  38. Heya Charlene I am loving that pineapple runner. Really cool design..

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