Starting last July, Meadow Mist Designs had a mystery quilt called “Magnificent Mystery.” I LOVE the mysteries by Cheryl. If you’re not into mystery quilt, you can take a peek at the finished quilt before you start. I refrain from doing that as I love a good mystery quilt.
The mystery sew-a-long goes at a great pace. One clue a month! I followed the directions, falling behind on occasion, but I did finish the quilt. It is a great quilt and one I’m keeping!
A close up of the quilting:
The quilt in progress:
I’ll be linking to Meadow Mist Designs to show the quilt! (It’s worth going to see the variety of quilts!)
Don’t Forget!
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
Which speed do you sew at? Depending what I’m doing, I can sew at both speeds!
Stitching Stuff
Kate, from Life in Pieces, is hosting “Stitching Stuff” and the goal is to sew for at least 15 minutes a day. I use Kate’s guideline, but my personal goal is to sew for 30 minutes a day. On those “blah” days, it does motivate me to sit at my machine and 30 minutes often turns into several hours. Thank you Kate for the motivation!
Donna at Quilt Paint Create hosts a weekly linky party where you can display your stash numbers. This has really kept my stash from growing (somewhat!) Before I buy anything, I am always mindful of the fact that I need to report it on my blog … That sometimes stops me in my tracks!
No shopping so far this year! I’m wondering how long this will last?
I finished the SAHRR (you can see the post HERE). It used a total of 8.5 yards of fabric.
Fabric used this week: 8.5 yards
Fabric Used in 2026: 70yards (49.5 yards from non-Island Batik)
Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
Fabric Added this year: 0 yards
Net Fabric used: 70 yards
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
Rainbow Scrap Challenge: March’s colour is RED . I have two 9 patch blocks using scraps of Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) and a quilt using fabric from my stash.
Monthly Colour Challenge
I have participated in the monthly colour challenge with Patterns by Jen in past years. There was a break last year, but Jen is back with the monthly blocks this year. The theme is frogs … here is what Jen says about the theme: This year our color inspiration is coming from the amazing frog. I was a little concerned as I started researching frog colors that there wouldn’t be enough colors for the year, I mean, they are all green, right? 😉 Imagine my delight when I found frogs of (almost) every color of the rainbow, as well as a black frog that makes me want to take him home and love him.
Each month, the patterns are free, but when the month is over, there is a small fee to pay for the pattern. I got behind on sewing the blocks, but did download the patterns for the first 3 months this year. As with all my previous monthly colour challenges, I am using scraps of Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics). Here is my March block and the other blocks so far.
Now, I’m patiently waiting for April’s block … I wonder what colour it will be?
This is a Sew-a-long by Red Boot Quilt Company. Here is the 2nd and 1st blocks. I did a small zigzag to attach the applique and there is batting behind the flowers for a slight trapunto look. However, it doesn’t show in the photos …
To Do
Carol from Quilt Schmilt is hosting “To Do” every week.
To Do from last week:
Finish binding and labeling a guild ‘Hospice’ quilt. √ DONE.
Work on Toni’s Garden – piece February block. √ DONE.
Quilt Baby Challenge Quilt for Boundary Bay’s Quilt Show (theme is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star). Not Started
Finish adding hanging sleeves to the ‘Featured Quilter’ quilts for the guild show. In progress
Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √ DONE.
Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.√ DONE.
To Do for this week:
Work on Toni’s Garden – piece March block.
Quilt Baby Challenge Quilt for Boundary Bay’s Quilt Show (theme is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star).
Get “Tilt-a-Whirl” test quilt for Songbird Designs to a flimsy stage.
Finish adding hanging sleeves to the ‘Featured Quilter’ quilts for the guild show.
Add Hanging Sleeves to my quilts for the BBQG quilt show.
Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder!
Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.
SAHRR 2026
The SAHRR is almost finished for 2026. If you want to join in (better late than never!) the links are below. The parade of all of the assembled quilts is happening now at Kathleen McMusing‘s blog.
The SAHRR team will be using a random number generator to select prizes from our sponsors. Hopefully, next weekend!
Don’t Forget
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
Link your 2026 SAHRR at Kathleen McMusing ‘s blog! And see all the wonderful quilts that have been made!
Other’s Finished SAHRRs
Thank you to all the participants that sent me pictures of your quilts! I love the variety of each of the quilts and how each one is unique and special!
Sharon Gratz’s quilt is being long-armed:
Rosie used leftovers from hourglass round to make stars for the corners and then added borders to bring it to QOV size.
Jan H’s is quilted and bound!
Katie Y says, “I added uneven 9 patches and one of my larger fish to try to balance out the yellow.”
Robin’s is quilted and bound!
And here’s Donna R’s
The Schedule
January 14 Each of the co-leaders will be sharing their centre blocks (you will have to visit each of their blogs to see them). I will host the first linky party where you can show your centre block.
Kate, from Life in Pieces, is hosting “Stitching Stuff” and the goal is to sew for at least 15 minutes a day. I use Kate’s guideline, but my personal goal is to sew for 30 minutes a day. On those “blah” days, it does motivate me to sit at my machine and 30 minutes often turns into several hours. Thank you Kate for the motivation!
Toni’s Garden – is a sew-a-long that started in January … It looks pretty, so I decided to join in! (check it out HERE). The first is fused and needs to be sewn down. Am deciding if I want to trapunto the flowers?
Patterns by Jen – 2026 Monthly Colour Challenge
Rainbow Scrap Challenge: Red for March
Quilting Projects:
Guild Baby Quilt Challenge
Bind Hospice quilt that is quilted.
Sunday Stash
Donna at Quilt Paint Create hosts a weekly linky party where you can display your stash numbers. This has really kept my stash from growing (somewhat!) Before I buy anything, I am always mindful of the fact that I need to report it on my blog … That sometimes stops me in my tracks!
No shopping so far this year! No finishes that I can show! So the main numbers do not change this week!
Fabric used this week: 0 yards
Fabric Used in 2026: 61.5yards (46.5 yards from non-Island Batik)
Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
Fabric Added this year: 0 yards
Net Fabric used: 61.5 yards
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
March’s colour is RED . I have two 9 patch blocks using scraps of Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) and a quilt using fabric from my stash.
Monthly Colour Challenge
I have participated in the monthly colour challenge with Patterns by Jen in past years. There was a break last year, but Jen is back with the monthly blocks this year. The theme is frogs … here is what Jen says about the theme: This year our color inspiration is coming from the amazing frog. I was a little concerned as I started researching frog colors that there wouldn’t be enough colors for the year, I mean, they are all green, right? 😉 Imagine my delight when I found frogs of (almost) every color of the rainbow, as well as a black frog that makes me want to take him home and love him.
Each month, the patterns are free, but when the month is over, there is a small fee to pay for the pattern. I got behind on sewing the blocks, but did download the patterns for the first 3 months this year. As with all my previous monthly colour challenges, I am using scraps of Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics). Here is my March block and the other blocks so far.
Did you know there were AQUA frogs?
This is a Sew-a-long by Red Boot Quilt Company. Here is the first block, fused, but not sewn. I am using Island Batik fabrics.
To Do
Carol from Quilt Schmilt is hosting “To Do” every week.
AMAZING!!! I was able to tick √ DONE. for every item on last week’s list!
To Do from last week:
Finish quilting and binding Dancing Shadows Test Quilt for Songbird Designs. √ DONE.
Work on Toni’s Garden – piece January block √ DONE.
Finish adding hanging sleeves to the ‘Featured Quilter’ quilts for the guild show.
Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder!
Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.
SAHRR 2026
The SAHRR is almost finished for 2026. If you want to join in (better late than never!) the links are below. There will be a parade of all of the assembled quilts on March 25 at Kathleen McMusing‘s blog.
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
Often, on Worldwide Quilting Day, I can be found hanging out quilts for the drivers-by and neighbours to see. But on this sunny Saturday, that isn’t happening. Instead, I’ll be going for a long walk and quilting my heart out!
Don’t Forget!
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
Kate, from Life in Pieces, is hosting “Stitching Stuff” and the goal is to sew for at least 15 minutes a day. I use Kate’s guideline, but my personal goal is to sew for 30 minutes a day. On those “blah” days, it does motivate me to sit at my machine and 30 minutes often turns into several hours. Thank you Kate for the motivation!
Toni’s Garden – is a sew-a-long that started in January … It looks pretty, so I decided to join in! (check it out HERE). I’ve downloaded the first 3 clues and I’ve cut fabric for 2 of them …
Donna at Quilt Paint Create hosts a weekly linky party where you can display your stash numbers. This has really kept my stash from growing (somewhat!) Before I buy anything, I am always mindful of the fact that I need to report it on my blog … That sometimes stops me in my tracks!
No shopping so far this year!
I posted 4 Clam-up bags (2 yards) and 1 quilt 3.5 yards this week! For a total of 5.5 yards
Fabric used this week: 5.5 yards
Fabric Used in 2026: 61.5yards (46.5 yards from non-Island Batik)
Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
Fabric Added this year: 0 yards
Net Fabric used: 61.5 yards
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
March’s colour is RED . I have two 9 patch blocks using scraps of Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) and a quilt using fabric from my stash.
Monthly Colour Challenge
I have participated in the monthly colour challenge with Patterns by Jen in past years. There was a break last year, but Jen is back with the monthly blocks this year. The theme is frogs … here is what Jen says about the theme: This year our color inspiration is coming from the amazing frog. I was a little concerned as I started researching frog colors that there wouldn’t be enough colors for the year, I mean, they are all green, right? 😉 Imagine my delight when I found frogs of (almost) every color of the rainbow, as well as a black frog that makes me want to take him home and love him.
Each month, the patterns are free, but when the month is over, there is a small fee to pay for the pattern. I got behind on sewing the blocks, but did download the patterns for the first 3 months this year. As with all my previous monthly colour challenges, I am using scraps of Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics). Here is my January block and February blocks:
To Do
Carol from Quilt Schmilt is hosting “To Do” every week.
Work on Toni’s Garden – piece January block NOT DONE
Piece February and March’s blocks: Jen’s Colour Challengein progress
Work on Baby Challenge Quilt for Boundary Bay’s Quilt Show (theme is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) in progress
Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √ DONE.
Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.√ DONE.
To Do for this week:
I have my list, but I’m not going to stress about getting it done! There’s too much to get done in a week!
Finish quilting and binding Dancing Shadows Test Quilt for Songbird Designs
Work on Toni’s Garden – piece January block
Piece March’s blocks: Jen’s Colour Challenge
Work on Baby Challenge Quilt for Boundary Bay’s Quilt Show (theme is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder!
Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.
SAHRR 2026
The SAHRR is almost finished for 2026. If you want to join in (better late than never!) the links are below. There will be a parade of all of the assembled quilts on March 25 at Kathleen McMusing‘s blog.
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
This week, it’s my turn to host TGIFF!!! If you weren’t aware, Thank Goodness It’s FINISHED Friday is a Link Party for you to show off your lovely finishes each week. And since it’s a party, it’s good to socialize and visit others to see their finishes as well!
To be honest, it had slipped my mind that I was to host TGIFF this week. Yes, it was written on my calendar, but that doesn’t help when I don’t look at it! Anyhow, Anja, one of the managers, sent me a lovely email earlier in the week reminding me … SEW ….
The colour for March in the Rainbow Scrap Challenge is Red. I had a disappearing 9 patch quilt in mind using some red fabric that I got from a Trend-Tex tour when Quilt Canada was in Vancouver … several years ago! And I had a hunk of white fabric hanging around …
It didn’t take long to cut enough 5″ red and white squares for 7 nine patches. It was quick work to sew them up together and then slice them up. When I put them on the design wall, I realized that I needed to make 2 outside rows of 2 1/2” red squares, separated by 2 1/2” x 5″ white rectangles to make the quilt symmetrical. Thankfully, I had enough of the red fabrics left over to make enough of the red squares. But, I had left one set of blocks on the cutting table, so I added them to the mix in order to make the quilt a better size for a baby quilt.
Then the quilt was webbed together and the borders on … This took most of one day to get the flimsy finished.
The next day, I sandwiched the quilt and quilted it with straight line quilting. The binding was added and Ta Da! the quilt was done! It even got a label for a donation to the baby quilt committee!
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
Lunar Glow is a Signature collection by Jerry Khiev of Lumin Fabrics for Claudia of Create with Claudia. It’s an absolutely gorgeous collection!
Claudia sent me enough fabric to make 2 medium sized Clam-Up bags. However, I discovered that with some strategic cutting, I was able to cut out 4 bags: X-small, small, medium and large. The fabrics on the left and centre were intended for the outside of the bags, while the fabric on the left was for the lining.
These are the 3 fabrics I chose:
Aurifil #2600 (Dove grey) was used for the uneven straight line quilting and #2815 (Teal) was used for the construction.
And Claudia is having a give-away … be sure to visit her and enter the give-away!!
Don’t Forget!
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
Kate, from Life in Pieces, is hosting “Stitching Stuff” and the goal is to sew for at least 15 minutes a day. I use Kate’s guideline, but my personal goal is to sew for 30 minutes a day. On those “blah” days, it does motivate me to sit at my machine and 30 minutes often turns into several hours. Thank you Kate for the motivation!
Toni’s Garden – is a sew-a-long that started in January … It looks pretty, so I decided to join in! (check it out HERE). All I’ve done so far is download the patterns for the first 2 blocks … hopefully I’ll be able to show you my first block soon!
Donna at Quilt Paint Create hosts a weekly linky party where you can display your stash numbers. This has really kept my stash from growing (somewhat!) Before I buy anything, I am always mindful of the fact that I need to report it on my blog … That sometimes stops me in my tracks!
No shopping so far this year!
The Magnificent Mystery used up 12.5 yards from my stash!!! I love using up my stash!
Fabric used this week: 12.5 yards
Fabric Used in 2026: 56yards (43 yards from non-Island Batik)
Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
Fabric Added this year: 0 yards
Net Fabric used: 56 yards
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
March’s colour is RED . I have one 9 patch block sewn, using scraps of Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics):
Monthly Colour Challenge
I have participated in the monthly colour challenge with Patterns by Jen in past years. There was a break last year, but Jen is back with the monthly blocks this year. The theme is frogs … here is what Jen says about the theme: This year our color inspiration is coming from the amazing frog. I was a little concerned as I started researching frog colors that there wouldn’t be enough colors for the year, I mean, they are all green, right? 😉 Imagine my delight when I found frogs of (almost) every color of the rainbow, as well as a black frog that makes me want to take him home and love him.
Each month, the patterns are free, but when the month is over, there is a small fee to pay for the pattern. I got behind on sewing the blocks, but did download the patterns for the first 3 months this year. As with all my previous monthly colour challenges, I am using scraps of Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics). Here is my January block:
Meadow Mist: Magnificent Mystery
You can access all the clues at THIS BLOG POST. Here it is, all quilted and bound! I didn’t have much of the red/burgundy fabric left. The binding fabric was cut at 2″ and I had a total of 14″ left when it was finished! Yup, I was playing binding chicken! and I WON!!
And a close up of the quilting:
Quilt Stats:
Size: 60″ x 72″
Block size: 12″
Fabric: from my stash … most of it was bought at Wild Rose (in Orting, WA) years before they closed.
Claudia is having a give-away, so make sure you check in with her! Create with Claudia
SAHRR 2026
The SAHRR is almost finished for 2026. If you want to join in (better late than never!) the links are below. There will be a parade of all of the assembled quilts on March 25 at Kathleen McMusing‘s blog.
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
This is my SAHRR ’26 with all the rounds on. It will be quilted and ready for the parade on March 25.
Other’s Round #6
For those of you that don’t have social media, I will post pictures of your quilts. Please send me your picture by noon (Pacific time) on March 23.
Jan W:
Jan H:
Rosie said, I used leftovers from hourglass round to make stars for the corners. It looks finished but still need to add something to bring it to QOV size.
Robin’s:
Donna R says she was away at a conference and put Round #6 together in a morning!
The Schedule
January 14 Each of the co-leaders will be sharing their centre blocks (you will have to visit each of their blogs to see them). I will host the first linky party where you can show your centre block.
March 25: Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs!
We have Sponsors!
We reached out to several companies that we all LOVE and many of them agreed to sponsor the SAHRR 2026!!! (That means prizes for YOU!!!). We will keep track of all of the participants that link to our Linky parties each week. We will make a list and use a random number generator to choose the winners for each prize! So, if you link up to 3 Linky parties, you will have 3 opportunities to win! If you don’t have a blog or Instagram account, contact me, or one of the other co-hosts, and we will post your SAHRR on our blog. This way you still have an opportunity to win!
Kate, from Life in Pieces, is hosting “Stitching Stuff” and the goal is to sew for at least 15 minutes a day. I use Kate’s guideline, but my personal goal is to sew for 30 minutes a day. On those “blah” days, it does motivate me to sit at my machine and 30 minutes often turns into several hours. Thank you Kate for the motivation!
As I was doing the numbers for this week, I realized that I had goofed the % for last week. It’s fixed now!!
Toni’s Garden – is a sew-a-long that started in January … It looks pretty, so I decided to join in! (check it out HERE). All I’ve done so far is download the patterns for the first 2 blocks … hopefully I’ll be able to show you my first block soon!
Donna at Quilt Paint Create hosts a weekly linky party where you can display your stash numbers. This has really kept my stash from growing (somewhat!) Before I buy anything, I am always mindful of the fact that I need to report it on my blog … That sometimes stops me in my tracks!
No shopping so far this year!
I finished quilting my SAHRR, but I won’t count the yardage until I post it (on March 25)
Fabric used this week: 0 yards
Fabric Used in 2026: 43.5yards (30.5 yards from non-Island Batik)
Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
Fabric Added this year: 0 yards
Net Fabric used: 43.5 yards
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
March’s colour is RED Nothing sewn yet … haven’t even attacked my scrap bag! But soon!
Leader and Ender Scrappy continues …
When I finished my Irish Chain with stars, there were several partial components, so I’m going to continue to use the same blocks for my next leader and ender project.
Meadow Mist: Magnificent Mystery
The blocks are being webbed together. Ready to quilt … sorry, no picture.
To Do
Carol from Quilt Schmilt is hosting “To Do” every week.
To Do from last week:
Finish Webbin Magnificent Mystery and sandwich it. √ DONE.
Work on 2026 SAHRR√ DONE.
Work on Toni’s Garden – piece January block NOT DONE
Piece January & February’s blocks: Jen’s Colour ChallengeNOT DONE
Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √ DONE.
Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.√ DONE.
To Do for this week:
I have my list, but I’m not going to stress about getting it done! There’s too much to get done in a week!
Piece January, February and March’s blocks: Jen’s Colour Challenge
Work on Baby Challenge Quilt for Boundary Bay’s Quilt Show (theme is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)
Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder!
Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.
SAHRR 2026
The SAHRR ’26 is almost finished. All of the rounds have been announced and participants have until March 25 to assemble (and possibly quilt) their projects!
Claudia is having a give-away, so make sure you check in with her! Create with Claudia
Don’t Forget
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
This is my SAHRR ’26 with all the rounds on. It will be quilted and ready for the parade on March 25.
Other’s Round #6
For those of you that don’t have social media, I will post pictures of your quilts. Please send me your picture by noon (Pacific time) on March 23.
Jan W:
Jan H:
Rosie said, I used leftovers from hourglass round to make stars for the corners. It looks finished but still need to add something to bring it to QOV size.
Robin’s:
Donna R says she was away at a conference and put Round #6 together in a morning!
The Schedule
January 14 Each of the co-leaders will be sharing their centre blocks (you will have to visit each of their blogs to see them). I will host the first linky party where you can show your centre block.
March 25: Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs!
We have Sponsors!
We reached out to several companies that we all LOVE and many of them agreed to sponsor the SAHRR 2026!!! (That means prizes for YOU!!!). We will keep track of all of the participants that link to our Linky parties each week. We will make a list and use a random number generator to choose the winners for each prize! So, if you link up to 3 Linky parties, you will have 3 opportunities to win! If you don’t have a blog or Instagram account, contact me, or one of the other co-hosts, and we will post your SAHRR on our blog. This way you still have an opportunity to win!
Last week, I showed you my leaders and enders project in progress …
Well, with a destination in mind, it became my focus: piecing, quilting and scrappy binding. No pattern is available at the present time, but I’m willing to teach it in person or by zoom.
Here are some close ups! All over swirls on my domestic sewing machine.
Quilt Stats:
Size: 50″ x 70″
Block size: 10″ x 10″
Fabric: Scraps of Island Batik fabric with Island Batik’s solid White
Binding: Scraps of binding strips left over from Island Batik projects
Essem was having a ‘soft opening’ prior to their “Official Re-Opening” on Saturday, Feb. 22. So wanting to see their new space, I stopped in. I needed NOTHING and had no intention of buying anything … and I didn’t! Although they have LOTS of new and wonderful fabric in!!!
However, I ended up walking to my car with components for a cute and quick panel quilt. The panel was super narrow, compared to most panels, so I added a 6″ border on the sides and 3″ borders top and bottom. It didn’t take long to do! And it was quilted with my latest favourite, swirls.
The panel is “Willow’s Farm” and the borders are “Organic Gingham.” This baby quilt was backed with a fabric called “Teddy Plush” in beige. It’s 100% polyester and I wasn’t sure how it would quilt. It quilted like a dream!!! The quilt slid under my foot with ease. The binding was cut on the bias, using left-overs from the borders. If you go into Essem, I’m sure Simina will make up a kit for you!
Stitching Stuff
Kate, from Life in Pieces, is hosting “Stitching Stuff” and the goal is to sew for at least 15 minutes a day. I use Kate’s guideline, but my personal goal is to sew for 30 minutes a day. On those “blah” days, it does motivate me to sit at my machine and 30 minutes often turns into several hours. Thank you Kate for the motivation!
Oh, it is so very nice to be sewing each and every day!
Toni’s Garden – is a sew-a-long that started in January … It looks pretty, so I decided to join in! (check it out HERE). All I’ve done so far is download the patterns for the first 2 blocks … hopefully I’ll be able to show you my first block soon!
Patterns by Jen – 2026 Monthly Colour Challenge
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
Quilting Projects:
SAHRR ’26
Sunday Stash
Donna at Quilt Paint Create hosts a weekly linky party where you can display your stash numbers. This has really kept my stash from growing (somewhat!) Before I buy anything, I am always mindful of the fact that I need to report it on my blog … That sometimes stops me in my tracks!
No shopping so far this year!
I estimated that the Scrappy Irish Chain was approximately 9 yards … 4 yards for backing and at least 5 yards for the scraps and binding. It probably used more, but I’ll leave it at 9.
Even though I came out of Essem with fabric, I didn’t buy any and the sample was back in the store in a couple of days. So, I’m not counting it as fabric bought, nor fabric used.
Fabric used this week: 9 yards
Fabric Used in 2026: 43.5yards (30.5 yards from non-Island Batik)
Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
Fabric Added this year: 0 yards
Net Fabric used: 43.5 yards
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
February’s colour is GREEN. I’ve sewn (8) 9 patch blocks … using scraps of Island Batik fabric. I showed this last week, there’s nothing new this week.
Leaders and Enders
OK … confession here. Once I put the above Scrappy Irish Chain with Stars together, I had several more components of the blocks made. So I’m going to continue to make even more to make another quilt.
Meadow Mist: Magnificent Mystery
The blocks are being webbed together.
To Do
Carol from Quilt Schmilt is hosting “To Do” every week.
To Do from last week:
Work on Magnificent Mystery: February’s clue in progress
Work on 2026 SAHRR√ DONE.
Work on Toni’s Garden – piece January block NOT DONE
Piece January & February’s blocks: Jen’s Colour ChallengeNOT DONE
Leader’s & Enders Scrappy Irish Chain with Stars√ DONE.
Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √ DONE.
Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.√ DONE.
To Do for this week:
I have my list, but I’m not going to stress about getting it done! There’s too much to get done in a week!
Finish Webbin Magnificent Mystery and sandwich it
Quilt 2026 SAHRR
Work on Toni’s Garden – piece January block
Piece January & February’s blocks: Jen’s Colour Challenge
Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder!
Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.
SAHRR 2026
The SAHRR ’26 has started!! It’s not too late if you want to join in. We’re only half way done! See these posts for more details:
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
Did you see all the Round #4s from last week’s Link Party? You can see them at Pieceful Thoughts
It’s my turn this week. I have chosen 2 colours. I figure after a few of the comments I received about last week’s curves, you needed something simple!
This week, we’re going to use 2 colours and you can make anything you like, but you’re going to use 2 colours. If you want, you can add in a neutral, which some would say is 3 colours. However, the SAHRR does NOT have quilt police, so you can do it YOUR way! There are probably over a million different blocks out there, so you can choose. I’m going to keep it simple and use a 4 patch.
Would you believe that I neglected to take pictures as I made my 4 patches. Gee … you’d think that I’d learn to consistently take pictures, but I didn’t. I strip pieced the blue and purple fabrics with Egg White. The strips were all cut at 2 1/2“. I had to fudge a little along the top and bottom borders, the the sides fit perfectly!
My SAHRR measures 37″ x 48.” Here it is:
Be sure to link up your Round #5 below.
The fabric I am using for this years SAHRR is Lumin Fabrics (Island Batik) “Radiant Burst” by Jerry Khiev, along with the Egg White neutral and solid white.
The Schedule
January 14 Each of the co-leaders will be sharing their centre blocks (you will have to visit each of their blogs to see them). I will host the first linky party where you can show your centre block.
March 25: Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs!
We have Sponsors!
We reached out to several companies that we all LOVE and many of them agreed to sponsor the SAHRR 2026!!! (That means prizes for YOU!!!). We will keep track of all of the participants that link to our Linky parties each week. We will make a list and use a random number generator to choose the winners for each prize! So, if you link up to 3 Linky parties, you will have 3 opportunities to win! If you don’t have a blog or Instagram account, contact me, or one of the other co-hosts, and we will post your SAHRR on our blog. This way you still have an opportunity to win!
I thought I had shown you this quilt already, but I can’t find it in my feed. Did I delete the post? I don’t know … but, you get to see it again! It was the fall mystery from Laundry Basket Quilts, but I changed the star blocks and didn’t do a couple of the final rounds.
There is a mixture of ruler quilting and free motion. Here are some close up pictures of the quilting. I really enjoyed quilting this one!! There’s a LOT of ruler quilting! And all quilting is done on my domestic machine (Janome M7).
Kate, from Life in Pieces, is hosting “Stitching Stuff” and the goal is to sew for at least 15 minutes a day. I use Kate’s guideline, but my personal goal is to sew for 30 minutes a day. On those “blah” days, it does motivate me to sit at my machine and 30 minutes often turns into several hours. Thank you Kate for the motivation!
Oh, it is so very nice to be sewing each and every day!
Toni’s Garden – is a sew-a-long that started in January … It looks pretty, so I decided to join in! (check it out HERE). All I’ve done so far is download the pattern … hopefully I’ll be able to show you my first block soon!
Patterns by Jen – 2026 Monthly Colour Challenge
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
Leader’s & Enders Scrappy Irish Chain with Stars
Quilting Projects:
None at the moment!
Sunday Stash
Donna at Quilt Paint Create hosts a weekly linky party where you can display your stash numbers. This has really kept my stash from growing (somewhat!) Before I buy anything, I am always mindful of the fact that I need to report it on my blog … That sometimes stops me in my tracks!
No shopping so far this year!
I think the fabric from Laundry Basket quilt was already included in these totals.
Fabric used this week: 0 yards
Fabric Used in 2026: 34.5yards (26.5 yards from non-Island Batik)
Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
Fabric Added this year: 0 yards
Net Fabric used: 34.5 yards
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
February’s colour is GREEN. I’ve sewn (8) 9 patch blocks … using scraps of Island Batik fabric.
Leaders and Enders
I’ve been working on a Scrappy Irish Chain with Stars as my Leaders and Enders … I’m using scraps of Island Batik fabric and solid white to make the blocks …
Well, as with all Leaders and Enders, there comes a point when it all of a sudden becomes a current work in progress.
I started with lots of squares and made the chain rows, and smaller squares and half-square triangles for the stars and viola, I have 2 blocks.
Hopefully, it will be a quilt soon!
Meadow Mist: Magnificent Mystery
The final clue came on Feb. It was a few days before I could start assembling it. I’m liking it so far! Here are the first 2 blocks:
To Do
Carol from Quilt Schmilt is hosting “To Do” every week.
To Do from last week:
Work on Magnificent Mystery: February’s clue in progress
Work on 2026 SAHRR in progress
Work on Toni’s Garden – piece January block NOT DONE
Piece January & February’s blocks: Jen’s Colour ChallengeNOT DONE
Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √ DONE.
Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.√ DONE.
To Do for this week:
I have my list, but I’m not going to stress about getting it done! There’s too much to get done in a week!
Work on Magnificent Mystery
Work on 2026 SAHRR
Work on Toni’s Garden – piece January block
Piece January & February’s blocks: Jen’s Colour Challenge
Leader’s & Enders Scrappy Irish Chain with Stars
Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder!
Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.
SAHRR 2026
The SAHRR ’26 has started!! It’s not too late if you want to join in. We’re only half way done! See these posts for more details:
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
Did you see all the Round #3’s from last week’s Link Party? You can see them at The Darling Dogwood
This week is Round #4. Wendy has chosen “Curved Block.”
This is what she says, “This week let’s show off our curves! Curved blocks, that is! Make a curved block border for your quilt this week. Curved blocks can be intimidating, but they really are easier than they look. Here are just a few ideas for constructing your blocks:
Use templates to cut and piece
Use the improv method (no templates, just your rotary cutter)
Use applique method
Think out of the box – fabrics with a curved print? Bias tape curves?
Once the blocks are done, there are several ways they can be arranged into a border, so play with them a bit before you sew up your border. Have fun!
I chose to make circles … lots of circles and put them on a curved line on each side of the quilt. I don’t have an accuquilt die that cuts circles, so I used a plastic template and cut circles 1 1/4” in size. Because I did them by hand, they are not perfect … but they are close enough. I glued them on the border with a dab of Elmer’s Disappearing Purple glue, but I didn’t trust them to stay in place. I used the largest stitch on my machine and basted them in place. Once I quilt the quilt, they will be well secured!
And here is my SAHRR so far:
Be sure to link up your Round #4 on Wendy’s blog: Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts
The fabric I am using for this years SAHRR is Lumin Fabrics (Island Batik) “Radiant Burst” by Jerry Khiev, along with the Egg White neutral and solid white.
You can see my previous SAHRR ’26 posts at these links:
January 14 Each of the co-leaders will be sharing their centre blocks (you will have to visit each of their blogs to see them). I will host the first linky party where you can show your centre block.
March 25: Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs!
We have Sponsors!
We reached out to several companies that we all LOVE and many of them agreed to sponsor the SAHRR 2026!!! (That means prizes for YOU!!!). We will keep track of all of the participants that link to our Linky parties each week. We will make a list and use a random number generator to choose the winners for each prize! So, if you link up to 3 Linky parties, you will have 3 opportunities to win! If you don’t have a blog or Instagram account, contact me, or one of the other co-hosts, and we will post your SAHRR on our blog. This way you still have an opportunity to win!
Robin added cats to her quilt … why am I not surprised? She will fill in the middle once she finds out what this week’s prompt is!
Donna added 2 moose to the side of her quilt:
Dena Emeneau posted this on IG, but sent the link to me. (Dena, could you please send me your email address – thx!)
Katie said, “I had a hard time with the animal theme–I finally decided on a fish, but had trouble making one small enough–this one finishes at 1-1/2″ high and it stll looks huge compared to the sailboat”
Sedona Starburst is a pattern by Songbird Designs. Isn’t it fantastic? I used an older fat quarter pack to make this quilt. I have no idea what the line of fabric is … but I know I got it around 2017 or earlier. If you would like the pattern, visit Songbird Designs and she will tell you how to get the. pattern for yourself!
There is a mixture of ruler quilting and free motion. Here are some close up pictures of the quilting. I really enjoyed quilting this one!! There’s a LOT of ruler quilting! And all quilting is done on my domestic machine (Janome M7).
For the back, I used the left-over fat quarters. I love how the quilting shows up on the back!
Kate, from Life in Pieces, is hosting “Stitching Stuff” and the goal is to sew for at least 15 minutes a day. I use Kate’s guideline, but my personal goal is to sew for 30 minutes a day. On those “blah” days, it does motivate me to sit at my machine and 30 minutes often turns into several hours. Thank you Kate for the motivation!
Oh, it is so very nice to be sewing each and every day!
Toni’s Garden – is a sew-a-long that started in January … It looks pretty, so I decided to join in! (check it out HERE). All I’ve done so far is download the pattern … hopefully I’ll be able to show you my first block soon!
Patterns by Jen – 2026 Monthly Colour Challenge
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
Quilting Projects:
None at the moment!
Sunday Stash
Donna at Quilt Paint Create hosts a weekly linky party where you can display your stash numbers. This has really kept my stash from growing (somewhat!) Before I buy anything, I am always mindful of the fact that I need to report it on my blog … That sometimes stops me in my tracks!
No shopping so far this year!
Sedona Starburst used 6 yards from my stash.
Fabric used this week: 12.5 yards
Fabric Used in 2026: 34.5yards (26.5 yards from non-Island Batik)
Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
Fabric Added this year: 0 yards
Net Fabric used: 34.5 yards
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
February’s colour is GREEN. I’ve sewn (3) 9 patch blocks … the top right block is actually a dark dark green. These are from my Island Batik scraps.
To Do
Carol from Quilt Schmilt is hosting “To Do” every week.
To Do from last week:
Work on Magnificent Mystery: February’s clue in progress
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
Most of my friends know that I will NOT quilt their quilt(s). I always encourage them to do it themselves … or … quilt it by cheque! (ie send it to a long armer!)
However, when my dear friend (Heather) was in palliative care, I was told about a quilt that she started when her eldest daughter was 12 or 14. The quilt sat for many years, but Heather had worked hard that summer to complete the quilt … but alas, it didn’t get finished. Heather was a well known costume designer/sewer in the Abbotsford/Chilliwack area and she definitely knew how to sew. Her 1/4” seam was perfect! The blocks were all exactly the same size! Totally amazing for her first quilt!
Oh, and I must tell you that this eldest daughter is over 50 and a grandma herself! So, it’s obvious the quilt languished for many many years. Also, when the daughter was around 5 or 6, my husband and I babysat her and her sister … and they were so easy to take care of and such lovely kids, that it was soon after that when we started our own family!
I agreed to finish the quilt. It needed quilting and binding.
I was given the quilt in mid-November. No promises were made as to when it would be finished (this is when I was dealing with my fractured ribs). However, I managed to finish quilting and binding it by late December. They were having the memorial service for Heather on New Years Eve.
So, once the quilt was finished, my husband and I took the quilt and gave it to Heather’s husband a few days prior to the service. What a true honour it was to finish this quilt for them!!
Here are some pictures of the daughter receiving the quilt and it’s place of honour at the memorial service.
And a picture of the completed quilt:
Here is a close-up of the back where I used Silly Moon’s “Drop” ruler for the flower and “Rocket” for all the straight lines.
As I said previously, it was a great honour to be able to finish this quilt for Heather.
Don’t Forget!
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
Did you see all the Round #1s from last week’s Link Party? You can see them at Songbird Designs.
This week is Round #3. Animal Kingdom. Emily says, “This week, we’re taking inspiration from the animal kingdom! Any animal counts, from the smallest ant to the biggest of sharks. There are lots of ways to interpret Animal Kingdom. Here are some ideas:
Block named after an animal: Bear Paw, Monkey Wrench, Snail’s Trail, Birds in the Air, Shoo Fly, Puss in the Corner, etc.
Applique of an animal
Pieced block that looks like an animal
Fabric that contains animals
I googled “Butterfly” blocks. Lots came up, but nothing was quite ‘right.’ Then, I went to Quilt Blocks Galore and found this 6″ paper pieced Butterfly block. (HERE). I admit, that I wasn’t thrilled with the sample butterfly, but my imagination took the block, added in my glorious “Radiant Burst” fabrics and I KNEW it would work!
I made 6 paper pieced butterflies. Put 3 on the top and 3 on the bottom. I just want to make sure that the quilt is a rectangle! The next round will be on the sides.
Be sure to link up your Round #3 on Emily’s blog: Emily @ The Darling Dogwood
The fabric I am using for this years SAHRR is Lumin Fabrics (Island Batik) “Radiant Burst” by Jerry Khiev, along with the Egg White neutral and solid white.
The Schedule
January 14 Each of the co-leaders will be sharing their centre blocks (you will have to visit each of their blogs to see them). I will host the first linky party where you can show your centre block.
March 25: Parade: showing all of your finished SAHRRs!
We have Sponsors!
We reached out to several companies that we all LOVE and many of them agreed to sponsor the SAHRR 2026!!! (That means prizes for YOU!!!). We will keep track of all of the participants that link to our Linky parties each week. We will make a list and use a random number generator to choose the winners for each prize! So, if you link up to 3 Linky parties, you will have 3 opportunities to win! If you don’t have a blog or Instagram account, contact me, or one of the other co-hosts, and we will post your SAHRR on our blog. This way you still have an opportunity to win!
Katie Y: She says, “Here are my first two rounds–I started with an orphan block–the sailboat and added the hour glasses at the top–thought they looked kind of like clouds, and then double four patches at the bottom to resemble waves.”
Donna R says, “I know it’s lopsided, but this will get me to a rectangle shape rather than a square. The block is Double Spinwheel from Quilter’s Cache.“
How true is that? But, I haven’t bought any fabric yet this year.
One Finishthis week
I finished quilting the “Arabesque” Pattern from mmmquilts. I used 2 different sized Silly Moon Beanies and Rocket for the ruler work. The swirls were all free motioned without rulers.
This quilt pattern was Sandra’s (mmmquilts) SAHRR from 2025. If you take a look at my SAHRR (HERE) you would NEVER ever guess that she used the same prompts! If you want the pattern, you can purchase it from Sandra at mmmquilts etsy site.
And here is the back! And yes, the top left corner has the label for the Boundary Bay Quilt Guild, so it’s destined as a donation quilt.
Kate, from Life in Pieces, is hosting “Stitching Stuff” and the goal is to sew for at least 15 minutes a day. I use Kate’s guideline, but my personal goal is to sew for 30 minutes a day. On those “blah” days, it does motivate me to sit at my machine and 30 minutes often turns into several hours. Thank you Kate for the motivation!
Oh, it is so very nice to be sewing each and every day!
Meadow Mist MagnificientMystery: I’m all caught up, just waiting for February’s clue. Apparently we’ll be told which blocks to make and how to finish the quilt … I’ll find out on February 5
SAHRR ’26
Toni’s Garden – is a sew-a-long that started a couple of days ago … It looks pretty, so I decided to join in! (check it out HERE). All I’ve done so far is download the pattern … hopefully I’ll be able to show you my first block soon!
Donna at Quilt Paint Create hosts a weekly linky party where you can display your stash numbers. This has really kept my stash from growing (somewhat!) Before I buy anything, I am always mindful of the fact that I need to report it on my blog … That sometimes stops me in my tracks!
No shopping so far this year!
The Arabesque quilt used 6 yards from my stash.
Fabric used this week: 6 yards
Fabric Used in 2026: 14yards (6 yards from non-Island Batik)
Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
Fabric Added this year: 0 yards
Net Fabric used: 14 yards
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
January’s colour is BLUE. Usually with blue, I would make at least a baby quilt, but I just made 7 nine patch blocks. The Island Batik 2.5″ squares were in my stash, no cutting involved! Just 3 different ways to do 9 patches with blues and a neutral.
To Do
Carol from Quilt Schmilt is hosting “To Do” every week.
To Do from last week:
Laundry Basket Mystery: Sandwich and Quilt in progress
Continue to work on a Test quilt for Songbird Designs Sandwich and Quilt. in progress. sandwiched and binding made!
Sandwich and Quilt Arabesque Quilt for mmmquilts√ DONE
Work on Magnificent Mystery: November & December √ DONE. All caught up!
Work on 2026 SAHRR in progress
Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √ DONE.
Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.√ DONE.
To Do for this week: needs to be updated.
I have my list, but I’m not going to stress about getting it done! There’s too much to get done in a week!
I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.
Quilting Gail 