Quilts and color by the sea
We took a little road trip to kick off the summer and (like many quilters, I suspect) vacations for me always involve two things: a few quilts and a lot of color inspo. Usually I'm taking the quilts along for the photo opportunities, but without fail it turns I actually need them where I'm going (for bedding, for a picnic, etc.)
I have two favourite bags for this purpose: "Ye Modern Quilts ..." (top) is from Project Leasa and the Doable Duffel (bottom) is a bag I made using the pattern by Ma Tante Quilts.
This year I had one new project that I'd just completed so of course into the bag it went, with the hopes that I could snag a few photos by the water. The trip started off quite rainy (which I actually don't mind ... the waves were in full swing when we reached our destination). By the third day the sun came out and I took advantage of the clothesline to capture my pink and blue Blackletter quilt top in the breeze. 
Then it was time to explore. We were at the South Shore of Nova Scotia, so of course the main attraction is the ocean.
But a close second is definitely the houses and towns. There are little saltbox and cape style homes everywhere you look, often with weathered grey shingles, but also in pastels and even brights. The best place to see these in concentrated numbers is probably Lunenburg, a UNESCO world heritage site. It's completely charming, location for many film and tv productions (I think the most recent one I've seen was The Sinner season 3), and well worth a day trip if you're anywhere within a two hour drive.
A pink house in Lunenburg
This place had a sign that said "quilts" but I didn't actually find any inside!
Sightseeing is nice but it's also pretty heavenly to just spend days on end curled up with a quilt and a stack of books by the shore. (Will share more about these reads in a future post!)
A bright-palette Sugarcubes quilt indoors on a grey day
My "beach reads" had a real fabric/sewing theme!
A place to curl up with a book and a quilt