We have just arrived back in Montevideo from the family visits up in the US.

The recently finished quilt was well received, with GS#3 rolling around in it, carrying it around folded, sleeping under it, and clearly very happy that at last he has one of his own.

GS #2, different family, is rather miffed that younger #3 has one already, and I hope this might be enough to push him over the hurdle of sleeping in his own bed, consistently, and thereby qualify for one, too. Fingers x – I’ll start it pretty soon, just in case.

I found some more lovely fruit and veg pattern fabrics and am now ready, mentally and logistically, to whizz off a couple of picnic quilts in time for the northern summer. DD bowled me over with strongly expressed desire for a quilt of her own, after all these years, so I have a fullish looking program ahead. At the same time I am going to really focus on more of the wool and leather ideas, with a particular fibre deadline in view much later this year. 

Saturday’s warm muggy morning with sunshine chasing clouds warned of the stormy weather which broke out early this morning and continues to rumble around overhead. We did the sensible thing and headed down to the port for lunch, sitting out under awnings and umbrellas catching the breeze and crowd watching. To make this textile related, these were two very eye catching shirts I saw yesterday – and unusual for this part of the world. I am guessing both are from Thailand….although their wearers aren’t. Yesterday there were quite a few tourists around, although it is high summer season and for Montevideo residents and uruguayans generally “summer” means “Punta del Este” 

This second eye catching shirt more accurately reflected yesterday’s temperature !
When he approached our table, I was able to confirm it is a polyester fabric, which I find too sticky to wear when it is hot and humid, but he looked pretty cool. This lottery ticket man is always there, selling or attempting to sell lottery tickets.

Yesterday for the first time I actually saw someone buy one. but he must sell enough day after day to make it worth his while.

And just in time for next week’s visit.
Machine pieced and machine quilted, for durability and washability when absolutely necessary. It features bright kiddy prints and others, plus hand dyed fabric frames around each block, and a thanksgiving-harvest theme print on the back. 

Mind blowing, and makes me think the builder MIGHT have first dibs on all properties around him with plans to buy them up and raze them as they become available …. forming the parkland setting this screams out for – but a decent storm might take care of the ‘ruins’ before that is achieved.
I JUST LOVE IT !!!