Last Updated on 03/23/26 by Rose Palmer
Quilt Inspiration – The colors of the surf and sand
I used two charm packs in shades of blue and yellow by Stonehenge to design a quilt that reminds me of a warm day on a California beach. I set half-square triangle blocks in a fishhook pattern, randomly mixing the different shades of blue and gold together.
To make the back interesting, I used leftover half-square triangle blocks, along with leftover fabric strips and fabric left over from the binding, to make the blue and yellow stripes.

The quilt was longarm quilted with an edge-to-edge swirly wave pattern by Longarm Quilting of Chadds Ford.
I photographed both sides of the quilt along the California coast in the Monterey area when I was attending an Empty Spools quilting class.
Other quilts:
Paris-inspired quilt: “I Love Paris in the Springtime”
Greece-inspired quilt: “Greek Key”
Alaska-inspired quilt:” Under the Midnight Sun”
Venice-inspired quilt: “Remembering Venice”
Watercolour quilt: “Step Into My Garden”
Thanks for visiting.
Rose
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