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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

What's on the Table?

 What's on the table today?  It's one of my "holiday" tableclothes which was started during our 2018 summer caravan trip touring the South Island. 

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 I prepared little blocks using New Zealand designed fabrics, with plain cream to write messages on.  Each evening after our adventures, I wrote where we stayed, and places of interest that we visited. 

 

These are the blocks I prepared for our trip

While we were travelling around I started stitching the New Zealand floral wreath blocks.  I can remember sitting outside under the caravan awning, stitching away, a very pleasant way to pass the time for an hour or two after we had comnpleted our sightseeing for the day.


My first block stitched during our South Island holiday.

We had wonderful trip and this tablecloth is full of memories.

10 comments:

Maria said...

A beautiful way to remember your trip.

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

Jenny, your holiday table quilt is such a fabulous idea. I bet it is a joy to look back at all of the blocks and reminisce on your adventures. Enjoy your day.

Julierose said...

What a wonderful way to keep your trip memories...lovely idea;)))
The floral wreath is so pretty...

We are blanketed in fog these mornings lately, with dew points right up to the actual temperatures...very humid and muggy...We are trying to stay in AC as the air quality is not good.
Last evening we went to the CT Riverside boardwalk and sat in the breezes off the river for a bit before the fogbank rolled in and it got hard to breathe. We are having the strangest weather lately here....
Hugs, Julierose

The Cozy Quilter said...

What a great way to savour the memories of your trip!

Helenchaffin said...

What a beautiful way for a memory quilt

Lyndsey said...

What a really great way to celebrate and remember an adventure.

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

pretty table cover!

Carole @ From My Carolina Home said...

That tablecloth is lovely. Great to have so many memories with it!

bunw1125@gmail.com said...

That is so cool! What a nice reminder of your adventure.
Bun

Jackie said...

Such a perfect way to remember your travels. I can see you sitting and stitching those flowers.

God bless.