No quilting in BVI

I did not do any sewing in the BVI. BUT!

My sister-in-law asked me if I would make her a quilt for their bed. Absolutely everything has to be shipped in--there is no industry and no production on the island. EVERYTHING is an import. I took measurements and talked with them about my general idea, and they loved it. So now to buy fabric!

My general idea is built around stripping, and mimicking the color flow of sand-water-sky. Some white thrown in occasionally for a whitecap or two, maybe an interpretive palm tree off to the side. I think I want to use batiks for the water, to get the illusion of movement. I know I want tone-on-tone or very close for the sand--it's white sand there, so I may veer toward ivory to make it not so harsh. Depends what I can find for blue-teal-aqua batiks. For the sky I'm considering not piecing at all, and just using yardage.

Oooooh, cool! Just had an idea!! They want it so that they can fold the top back when the bed is made. I was going to just do a solid backing, but what if I did a line of appliqueed seagulls/pelicans that showed when it was folded back? COOOL!!! Oh, I'll have to try that...

I need to hunt for fabrics!!

My sister-in-law also requested a messenger bag like the one that I was carrying around the island, in blues and greens. So I REALLY need to hunt for fabrics! I think I'll do a tutorial about making the bag. Once I have fabric!