Solstice Unboxing

 It is the summer solstice here, and of course, it is rainy, again. All the rain has made everything green and lush. The picture on the left is early March, and the right is this week, standing basically in the same spot in the yard.

I promised a Quilt the North unboxing, so here it is.

This box's designer is Andrea Tsang Jackson, from Halifax. This looks like a fun box.

As always, the box is beautifully presented. The first thing you see as you open it, is a piece of clear vinyl. I had already removed it when I took this picture and it is currently sitting under a couple of bins in my sewing room, to flatten it.

A designer card, and some information about Halifax, and Andrea's favourite places.

This is Andrea's pattern. It is a project bag, with a vinyl front and a quilted back. The design looks like a twirling ribbon, and we have paper piecing this time. Not everyone's favourite, but I enjoy it.

The highlight of every box, for me, is the designer's choice of fabrics. This box had a bonus.

We can choose to make the bag in either solids or prints. Isn't that great. I can see making one bag with the paper piecing in solids and a second one, with some additions from my stash. I'm loving those Anna Maria fabrics. 

We got some nice Maritime swag.  There is a card with a print from a Halifax artist. There is a rope bowl, from Warm, Woolie, and Woven. There are tags with kisses on one side, and made with love on the other. The tags are designed by Andrea.

Of course, Monica , the creator of the Quilt the North boxes, sent us another block for our Canadian collection. This is a lobster claw.

And finally, the zipper I teased you with, last time.

I have a purse to make this week, but I think I will follow it with this project.

Confession: While preparing this post, I realized that I never did a March unboxing. I'll try to do that later this week.

Happy Solstice!