Fizzy Drinks

 For many decades, I have lived on the Gulf Coast of Texas, where summers are steamy, and the best thing to do is to stay inside and pray for October to get here! But when I was a kid, our family lived in Wisconsin, and summers were actually enjoyable.  

We kids would stay out all day, coming in only to consume pitchers of Kool-aid.  And every now and then, as a special treat, we got Fizzies!

Fizzies were little tablets that you dropped in a glass of ordinary water, and then watched it transform into a flavorful bubbly beverage, that was almost as good as real root beer or soda! It was not just a taste treat; it was entertainment!

The theme of Effervescent brought back those memories, so I have captured them here in vintage and reproduction fabric, trims, and buttons.  One large button represents the fizzy tablet, and the resulting bubbles are shown with free-motion quilting and small buttons.

Fizzy Drinks

Strawberries and Citrus

Lemonade

I looked up Fizzies, and it seems they were tablets of sodium citrate, with flavorings and saccharine to cover up the salty taste.  Once saccharine was taken off the market, Fizzies sadly followed.  They have been brought back a few times with different artificial sweeteners, but they have not been successful and are not currently being produced.

This piece could use more quilting in the background, and I would love to add some textile paint for shadows and highlights, and finish up with embroidery stitches and beads. But I really loved working on this theme.  Working on this piece not only brought happy memories from childhood, but memories of where I got each piece of fabric and trim.