Sunshine Makes You Happy

I feel lucky to live in

a place that has on average

300 sunny days a year.

John Denver said it beautifully

in his lyrics 

"Sunshine on my Shoulders 

Makes Me Happy".

I thought of that song 

while I worked on my August mini.

"Sunshine Makes Me Happy"

34" X 34"

I found all of the hst's hiding out

in a zip lock baggie and rescued 

them from an unused fate.

I think I had made extras

when I was working on something else.

No sense saving them any longer.

Yellow is one of those colors

that doesn't seem to get used very often.

I tried lots of different fabrics for 

the border, but this older yellow

print was the perfect choice.

I machine quilted it with

# 2110 Aurifil thread, a soft pale yellow.

A simple design in the alternating 

plain blocks.

A gentle wavy curve in the borders

was all that was needed.

When I was deciding about the 

binding every color seemed so dark. 

 Not like the sunshine on my shoulders. 

The best choice:

just a tiny flange of the blue

I had used in the narrow border

and then the same yellow as the border.

It even made me smile

when I was sewing the binding.

Every once in a while 

the tiny design in the blue flange

would be perfectly centered.

Sometimes when you're

outside you suddenly realize

how happy the sunshine has made you feel.

The only other thing that could make

you feel happier

would be wearing yellow shoes!

Until Next Time-

Kyle