Are you following along with the Summer Mystery Quilt? You can see the latest clue HERE.

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Design Wall

Piecing

#1. Country Panels: No work on it this week!

#2 It’s A Secret: you’ll see it in October! (And yes, I HAD to start something NEW to give myself a break!)

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Quilting: 

#1 Amish panels: I finished the quilting and when I went to put the binding on I discovered that the rows of swirls in the border were HORRID!!! So bad that I’ve spent more than a couple of days taking it out. That’s why it’s not finished, the quilt above isn’t finished piecing.

Quilting #2: Island Batik August is ready to quilt – but I have to fix the other one first!!!

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Stash Report

I didn’t need any more fabric this week and I only finished my Island Batik project which used 1 yard of fabric for the backing.

• Fabric Used this week     0 yards
• Fabric Used this year:       70 yards
• Fabric Bought this week:  0  yards
• Fabric Added this year:      27.75 yards  (my husbands amounts as well)
• Net Fabric used                  42.25 yards 
• Husband’s purchases:  0 yards (which are added into my total amount of Fabric added this year). For those of you who don’t know … my husband often buys more fabric than I do … so, I’m keeping track! Unfortunately, he doesn’t sew!

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Stitchin’ Time

I’m aiming for at least 30 minutes a day.

I have stitched for over 30 minutes all days this past week. And, I’m including “unsewing” as part of my 30 minutes / day!

• January – May–  180 / 180
• July – 18 / 18
• Percentage = 99 % 

For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces

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TO DO 

Chris from ChrisKnits is hosting “To Do” every week. You can check out her blog HERE.

Last week:

This week it was hard to get everything done. Like most people, I highly dislike unsewing. OK … if I’m honest, I HATE it!!! Its taken me ages to get all the horrid quilting out … and I’m not finished yet! GROAN!!!. I do have a personal policy of taking out the mistakes before quitting for the day … but more than a couple of days of unsewing is discouraging! It’s OK … it’s almost all done … and then I can start moving forward again!

1.  Add sashing to  Country Panels: not done
2. Finish IB August top   √   done 
3. Finish quilting Amish Panel not  done 
4. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS!   sort-of …
5. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes     √   done    

This week’s list:

1. Add sashing to Country Panels
2. Fix Amish Panel , finish quilting, bind
3. Start quilting IB August
4. Finish Secret project (listed at KY book in my UFO tally)
5. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
6. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes

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One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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Linking to:

• Tish @  Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
• So Scrappy @ Scrap Happy
• Sunday Stash @  quiltpaintcreate
• Oh Scrap @  Quilting is More Fun than Housework
• 15 minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
• Frédérique  @ Quilting Patchwork Applique
• Monday Making @  Love, Laugh, Quilt
• Design Wall Monday @  Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
• To-Do Tuesday @ Chris Knits