Ava's Wish

I've been vacationing in Florida for Spring Break - my 7 year old granddaughter's spring break that is!  The Hubs and I took the Amtrak AutoTrain down to Sandford, Florida which is very near DeLand.  This was our first stop so I could visit the Quilt Shop of DeLand.  I did manage to find some interesting fabrics for the electric box cover project.  I will audition these fabrics later this week to see which one (or both) works as a suitable disguise for the ugly gray circuit breaker box in our family room.  I will post the completed cover or covers when it is in place.

I also was able to visit one more quilt shop (Peggy's Heirlooms of Tomorrow) in Ocala, the town where we were staying for the week.  There were many more quilt shops in years past but one by one they have closed.  This one is in a new outdoor mall and is very near two sporting goods shops which keeps the Hubs busy while I shop to my heart's content. 

This trip, I had my granddaughter with me.  As we entered the shop, she noticed a particular fabric on display.  She loved it and she said she wished I would make her Dad a quilt from it.  Of course I said I would, so one more, no two more, projects have been added to my list.  Here are the fabrics she picked:

 

These folks in Florida sure love their football teams and the Florida Gators are one of the favorites, and my son is a big fan - a big fan!  Gator stuff is ubiquitious no matter where you go!  So we bought some Gator fabric and the coordinating colors - dark green, royal blue, orange and white.  I have not yet decided if I want to do 9-patch blocks for fence rail blocks for the front (or maybe the back will be the blocks).  But the quilt will be called "Ava's Wish". 

 

The second project is to make a pillow case from the same fabrics for my sweet granddaughter, but shhhhh, don't tell, it's a surprise!