Vintage Picnics

We're moving into my favorite time of year-the time of year when all meals can be eaten outside.  There is something simple and wonderful about taking a meal to the ground.  It's almost full circle to enjoy a meal on the ground in which it was grown.  For the most part, the preparation of picnic meals involves gathering fresh bread, cheese, fruit and vegetables.  Sometimes a bit more thought goes into it, but really my picnics are simple. They are all about sun and sharing with others.

The other day I made a picnic quilt out of some vintage sheets I had used for various other projects.  I have a hard time parting with vintage sheets since they are so hard to come by for me but a picnic quilt seemed like the perfect way to enjoy them.  My beach/picnic quilt from last year is just too small to really use for more than two people so a larger quilt became essential for this year. I cut 20 18 inch squares of sheeting and sewed them together.  I actually quilted this on my machine at home which would have been moons easier if I could have found my walking foot.  I do love the 'looser' look of a only slightly quilted quilt at times.  Loops and stipples have their place, but the look of simple line quilting was just right for this project.  (Excuse the wrinkly look--it was so windy yesterday that the quilt kept flying across the schoolhouse lawn).

Now picnic season can begin.  The farmer's market will open soon and I'm hoping to add a bolga basket from the co-op to carry the food.  I'm thinking my craft lull is a thing of the past.  Thank you all for your encouragement--it was just what I needed.