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6 Quilts in 6 Weeks Challenge Week 5…The Beach Edition

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Hello Quilty Friends!

Happy Thursday to you!

Welcome to Week 5!

Wow! Hard to believe we are already at Week 5. How’d that happen???

Week 5 is coming live to you from Myrtle Beach, SC. I came, I saw the ocean, and I’m toting home every blessed seashell I can find. LOL! And I’m wondering if I can tie a hot tub on the roof of the car on the way home…. I’m thinking probably not, but I can dream, right?

Yes, so far I’ve been spending more than my share of time in the hot tub, which is literally steps outside our condo patio door as we are on the pool level. Hot tubs make me very happy. Especially before and after a hard day of vacation. WHEW! If you know me at all, you’ll probably giggle when I tell you that I even did absolutely nothing for exactly ten minutes today. Whoah! That was such hard work for me. Not sure if I’ll be up to doing that again tomorrow.

Here are a few of my favorite photos so far:

A sandy beach with a clear blue sky, featuring beachgoers in the distance, grass dunes in the foreground, and a trash bin near a post.
Seeing the ocean for the first time.
Shadow of hands forming a camera shape on a rocky surface
A photo of me taking a photo of me.
A balcony view overlooking the beach with two white chairs and a railing, featuring a clear sky and ocean in the background.
The view from our condo patio.
Illuminated Ferris wheel at night with purple lights, surrounded by palm trees and a street view.
The Sky Wheel at Night
A serene view of a beach at sunset, with gentle waves lapping at the shore and a clear blue sky.
I was mesmerized by the foam.
A group of small birds walking along the shoreline, interacting with the gentle waves of the ocean.
Pipers.
A collection of various seashells scattered on a sandy beach.
Shells on the beach
A colorful sunset view with shades of orange and pink in the sky, partially obscured by a building.
Sunset
Four women posing in front of a large Hard Rock Cafe guitar sign on a sunny day.
The 4 of Us at Hard Rock
A woman standing on a surfboard in front of a large wave sculpture at Ripley's Aquarium in Myrtle Beach, smiling and posing with her arms outstretched.
Yep, this is me!

I am having such a great time at Myrtle Beach and we’ve only been here for a couple days. We’ve been to Broadway at the Beach and down on the boardwalk. We ate at Hard Rock Cafe. I just love searching for shells on the beach! And I’ve spent a fair amount of time in the hot tub.

I’ve also done a little sewing, too. Today I sat outside on the patio and stitched some Drunkard’s Path quilt blocks by hand. I really enjoyed that. Really. And that surprised me because stitching by hand is slower than stitching by machine. Huh. Maybe, just maybe I am relaxing a teeny tiny bit, which is exactly what I needed to do.

Of course, I brought my laptop and my iPad along as well as some different projects I’ve been working on. But this kind of work isn’t really work, if you know what I mean. I love what I do for VRD as well as being a quilt designer. I just know I’ll be taking home a lot more than photos and seashells – I am recharging my creative batteries so I can keep on creating. And I’ve needed that for a while now.

And now……..quilt shopping!

WOOHOO! I had the opportunity to stop and shop at Quilting on the Beach, located here in Myrtle Beach, SC. What a delightful shop! And the ladies were really great!

Interior view of a craft and fabric store, showcasing various colorful craft supplies, fabrics, and sewing materials displayed on shelves and racks.
Interior of a craft studio with tables and chairs, featuring colorful wall hangings and quilt displays.
A display rack filled with various colorful fabrics and quilting supplies, showcasing organized stacks of patterned fabric, rolls, and packaged quilt kits in a craft store.
Shelves displaying various blue and purple fabric rolls in a craft store.
Interior of a fabric store featuring colorful fabric rolls on shelves, a central table with fabric bundles, and a variety of sewing supplies in the background.
Interior view of a fabric store featuring numerous colorful fabric bolts, a cutting table, and sewing machines. Shelves display various quilting patterns and designs.

And of course they had Villa Rosa Designs Rose Card patterns – of course they did!

Display of various quilt patterns and designs shown in a retail setting, featuring colorful covers with titles such as 'Coffee Break,' 'Tradewinds,' and 'Silver Star' arranged in clear holders.

We really enjoyed searching for treasures in the shop! Oh my goodness – their selection of beachy and ocean fabrics was amazing. Here’s a selection of beachy fabrics I just had to get! Not quite sure what I’m going to create with them yet, but you’ll see it eventually. LOL!

A collection of colorful fabric bolts stacked horizontally, featuring various ocean-themed patterns including coral, fish, and starfish. The background shows more fabric bolts arranged neatly.

You can check them out on Facebook HERE – tell ’em Tricia @ VRD sent you!

Speaking of quilting, I also finished my Week 5 quilt right here in Myrtle Beach, out on the condo patio. I could get used to this vacation vibe thing.

6 Quilts in 6 Weeks Week 5

This week for Week 5 I finished my half size Eclipses quilt. I made this quilt top back in 2024 for the Eclipse (you can find the tutorial HERE) but of course, it got folded and added to my to-be-finished pile and now 2 years later, it is finally time for Eclipses to shine.

Yeah, I’ve noticed that I seem to have about a 2 year lag in completing my quilt tutorial tops. Hmm. I’m going to need to work on that, I guess.

A colorful quilt titled 'Eclipses' featuring an intricate pattern of octagonal shapes in black, gray, orange, and blue. The quilt is framed against an orange background with decorative design elements. The design is attributed to Creative Sewlutions for Villa Rosa Designs.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Wanna see my Week 5 Finish???

Here’s my BEFORE image:

A colorful quilt featuring geometric patterns with yellow, orange, gray, and navy blue fabrics arranged in vertical strips.

And here’s my AFTER image:

A colorful quilt draped over a blue lounge chair by a pool with ocean views and a no smoking sign in the background.

You knew I was going to take it with the ocean in the background, didn’t you? Tehehe……

Here’s a close up:

A vibrant quilt displaying geometric patterns in shades of orange, yellow, gray, and blue, folded on a blue lounger.

I used a selection of Hoffman Batiks for my half-size version of Eclipses for the front and binding. I chose a fun blue industrial-looking fabric for the backing and I machine quilted with blue cotton thread in a whimsical loop and zigzag design, which I think add a nice texture to the quilt, or it will once I launder it and the quilt puckers. This week I hand-stitched the binding down in the car on the way to Myrtle Beach and I finished sewing the hanging sleeve down out on the patio, overlooking the ocean.

And while I’m here at Myrtle Beach, Pat, Leann, and Catherine of Running Doe are in Chicago at the H&H Show. I can’t wait to hear all about the show and all new exciting things going on or coming soon in our quilt universe. You can check in with Catherine on Facebook HERE to see what’s happening at the H&H show.

6 Quilts in 6 Weeks Week 4 Winner

Well, I guess it’s time to announce our Week 4 winner!

Deedee Fisher

Wowee!

Way to go, Deedee!

Congratulations!

Here is Deedee’s fun version of Star Spangled, just in time for the big 250th birthday celebration on July 4th this year:

As soon as I get the go ahead from Deedee, I’ll add a photo of her version of Star Spangled here.

A colorful quilt titled 'Star Spangled', featuring red and blue stripes with white stars and polka dots, designed by Running Doe Quilts for Villa Rosa Designs.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Well, that’s it for me this week. I’m going to go back to my vacation now. See you next week from back home in good ol’ Pennsylvania.

Sew. Laugh. Finish. Repeat.

Always,

Tricia @ VRD