Month: October 2022

PHD in 2022: October Report

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Happy Halloween

These are pumpkins that my niece, Ashley and Rob carved! They have a new puppy – so the dog fit in quite well! LOL!

October’s Accomplishments!

Well, I didn’t finish ANY UFOs this month. None, Nada, not a one … hmmm … I think I said that last month!

I did finish 3 new starts …

  • The Candles that I started in January (see details HERE)
  • Winter Branches Table Runner (see details HERE)
  • 3 Buckets (see details HERE)

I have 2 more UFOs to finish before the end of the year and 2 new starts … for me, I think it’s doable! I hope!

The Tally Sheets

Here is an Excel File for you to use (if you want). PHD Tally 2022- with formulas

My Task sheet has not changed … And here is the link where you can find the colourful Task Sheet at Ms P Designs.

The Linky Party

Show us your PHD in 2022 Progress!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Favourite Finish of the Month

It’s hard for me to choose my favourite finish of the month. There is the byAnnie “A Place for Everything” bag and the Heart quilt made for the Breast Cancer Awareness Blog Hop. Both are made with Island Batik fabrics! For more info on these projects see HERE and HERE. Check out Meadow Mist Designs for more “Favourite Finishes”.

DrEAMI

DrEAMI stands for Drop Everything And Make It. I dropped everything to make these baskets … I needed a gift for the retreat … but I made 3 baskets … They were fun to make and I used up fabric that I had bought to make them!

Fabric Draw

OK … WAY back in September, when I posted my Island Batik project, (using Studio 180 rulers), I offered fabric to a Canadian reader … The fabric was set aside … as was the list … I had a lot going on at the time, emergency eye surgery plus other stuff (that’s my excuse & I’m sticking to it!)

Today, I remembered and the number generator chose #5. Sandra K. has been sent and email and the fabric will soon be on it’s way to her house! Congratulations, Sandra!

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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Have you cleaned your Wheels?

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What? What wheels? Do sewing machines have wheels?

I know you’re asking!

If you’ve ever sewn with me or taken a class from me, or followed my blog for awhile, you KNOW that I will often tell you to clean the lint from your bobbin case! If there’s a problem, it’s one of the first things you should do. Get rid of the lint!

But wheels?

Yup, wheels!

Years ago, I bought a rolling chair from a quilt store that was closing … the other day, my husband was sitting in the chair and realized that the wheels were not moving smoothly! I think I never noticed it because I’m too busy sewing or quilting.

He took the chair out to the garage and called me in to take a look at the wheels. Look at all the thread!

Well, I helped to pull some of the threads out … using a seam ripper and tweezers. Hubby ended up taking some of the wheels apart to get thread that was in the shaft (?) … I think that’s what he called it. He said if I talk about it on my blog to tell you that if it’s really bad – it might be worth just buying new wheels.

Here’s a picture of all the thread … and some wool that came out of the wheels. I know I’ve never had wool scraps in my sewing room, so some of it must have gotten twisted around before I even bought the chair.

My wheels are now clean and oiled and my chair rolls very easily!

So, my Friday Finish (with the help of my husband!) is clean wheels!

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail :

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Fall 2022 Scrappy Mystery Quilt: Clue #2

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This is a super simple mystery quilt! It is my own design. I designed it for the Boundary Bay Quilt Guild, but I’m going to be sharing it with YOU as well!

There will be 8 clues. This quilt will finish at 43″ x 53″ … unless you decide to make it bigger or smaller.

Clue #2

clue-2-fall-2022-mystery-quiltDownload

The Schedule

  • Oct 18: Clue #1: Fabric Requirements and Cutting HERE
  • Oct 25: Clue #2
  • Nov 1: Clue #3
  • Nov 8: Clue #4
  • Nov 15: Clue #5
  • Nov 22: Clue #6
  • Nov 29: Clue #7
  • Dec 6: Clue #8
  • Dec 13: Mystery Quilt Parade

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

Monday Moments: October 24 ’22

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I finished a project that I started in January … playing with Inktense pencils. I did the quilting while at the retreat last week. Once I was home, I found the perfect dark green fabric for the binding. This project was a free-motion quilt-along by Helen Godden. The design is free and there are youtube tutorials to guide the quilting. You can access the free design HERE. (Christmas 2019)

My quilting is nowhere near perfect, but I find doing these little projects certainly helps my quilting and I learn lots as I do the projects.

I used Black Aurifil thread and red, green and yellow Glide thread. Hobbs 80/20 batting is in the center.

The Mystery has started!

This is a super simple mystery quilt! It is my own design. I designed it for the Boundary Bay Quilt Guild, but I’m going to be sharing it with YOU as well!

This quilt will finish at 43″ x 53″

There will be 8 clues. They will all come out on Tuesdays, starting October 18.

  • Oct 18: Clue #1: Fabric Requirements and Cutting HERE
  • Oct 25: Clue #2
  • Nov 1: Clue #3
  • Nov 8: Clue #4
  • Nov 15: Clue #5
  • Nov 22: Clue #6
  • Nov 29: Clue #7
  • Dec 6: Clue #8
  • Dec 13: Mystery Quilt Parade

New Classes

I will be teaching several classes at Essem in November. You can register for them HERE.

Stitching Time

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!

Lots of stitching in the past week!

  • January – September: 234 / 272
  • Oct :  24 / 24
  • Total:  252 / 297
  • Percentage = 84% 

Stash Report

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!

But, I was at a retreat last week … and The Steam Trunk Craftworks had a pop-up shop … I absolutely NEEDED fabric … so 2 yards just happened to come home with me! Along with some snowflake buttons and tassels. Well, I only needed the white with the blue dots … but the other fabric is so pretty, I couldn’t resist!

However, the project I finished this week (see the top picture) used 1 yard of fabric.

  • Fabric Used since the last report   1  yards
  • Fabric Used this year:       84 yards
  • Fabric Bought this week:   2 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    22 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:                62 yards 

To Do

Linda from Texas Quilt Gal is hosting “To Do” every week.

The To Do list from last week:

  1. Winter Branches table runner – MUST do √   DONE and delivered to Essem
  2. Work on and Finish a UFO not DONE I worked on my wallet at the retreat, but I needed eyeglass screwdriver to attach the thing-a-ma-jig …
  3. Quilt the Fall Mystery Quilt not DONE
  4. Work on Melodic Mystery Quilt! √   DONE
  5. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder!  √   DONE
  6. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes √   DONE

This week’s list:

  1. Work on and Finish a UFO (a wallet)
  2. Quilt the Fall Mystery Quilt
  3. Work on Melodic Mystery Quilt – and fix all the mistakes!
  4. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  5. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes

Design Wall

Donna, at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, hosts a linky party for “What’s on your Design Wall” every week.

Piecing:

  1. Melodic Mystery Quilt: I was working on this at the retreat … I was very tired and made a ton of mistakes … I need to fix those and finish the September clue! It’s not too late for you to start … the clues are at Meadow Mist Designs.
  2. Spicy BOM: Nov & Dec blocks

Quilting:

Fall Mystery Quilt

Upcoming Blog Hop

Creatin’ in the Sticks: Music Blog hop

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail :

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Retreat Fun!

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I was at a 4 day retreat earlier this week … and if you’ve ever been to a retreat, you know that they are a LOT of fun. A friend (Cheryl) and I have been organizing this retreat for several years (not including when Covid was at its height). The venue has been Edenvale, near Abbotsford … it’s a wonderful place with great accommodations, excellent food, a well lit sewing area and a beautiful forest nature hiking area. Unfortunately, this was our last retreat as they are switching to having long-term residents.

I know I didn’t get pictures of everyone’s projects. There was so much going on! Here’s a snapshot of some of the projects:

I worked a little on several projects, but I managed to finish one … this Winter Branches table runner. I will be teaching this at Essem on November 30. You can register for the class HERE. Simina will have a few kits with this exact fabric. Let her know if you want a kit!

We played a game for the secret gift exchange and I ended up receiving this very cute little boxed zipper pouch! A long with a tape measure book mark with sewing machine ends, some sewing bandaids (not shown), a pencil that says “If only sewing machines had erasers,” and 3 yummy Aero chocolate bars. Thank you, Juli!

I’ve already shown you what I made for the secret gift exchange, but I didn’t say what it was for:

Here’s a picture of most of us …

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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Fall 2022 Scrappy Mystery Quilt: Clue #1

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This is a super simple mystery quilt! It is my own design. I designed it for the Boundary Bay Quilt Guild, but I’m going to be sharing it with YOU as well!

There will be 8 clues. This quilt will finish at 43″ x 53″ … unless you decide to make it bigger or smaller.

Clue #1

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If you don’t want to print out the picture, just print the 2nd page of the pdf.

The Schedule

  • Oct 18: Clue #1: Fabric Requirements and Cutting
  • Oct 25: Clue #2
  • Nov 1: Clue #3
  • Nov 8: Clue #4
  • Nov 15: Clue #5
  • Nov 22: Clue #6
  • Nov 29: Clue #7
  • Dec 6: Clue #8
  • Dec 13: Mystery Quilt Parade

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

Monday Moments: October 17 ’22

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Helping at a Class

On Saturday, the guild had Carola from Carola’s Quilt Shop come and teach a free motion class. Amy & I were asked to help. Carola didn’t need our help … but, we pretended to assist!

I had a good chuckle when I saw Nora’s “speed control” for her machine! Isn’t it a great idea?

It was a great class and everyone learned a LOT!

There was a small “pop-up” store … with fabric and notions. But, I was almost good, and only bought a “Silly Moon” ruler! Although, some of the beautiful wide back fabrics were to die for!

New Fabric Sewn!

The Fabric I showed you last week was sewn into buckets! The pattern is “Storage Solutions Bucket Bags” by Among Brenda’s Quilts.

Upcoming Mystery!

This is a super simple mystery quilt! It is my own design. I designed it for the Boundary Bay Quilt Guild, but I’m going to be sharing it with YOU as well!

This starts on Tuesday, October 18!

This quilt will finish at 43″ x 53″

There will be 8 clues. They will all come out on Tuesdays, starting October 18.

  • Oct 18: Clue #1: Fabric Requirements and Cutting
  • Oct 25: Clue #2
  • Nov 1: Clue #3
  • Nov 8: Clue #4
  • Nov 15: Clue #5
  • Nov 22: Clue #6
  • Nov 29: Clue #7
  • Dec 6: Clue #8
  • Dec 13: Mystery Quilt Parade

New Classes

I will be teaching several classes at Essem in November. You can register for them HERE.

Stitching Time

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!

With company here, very little stitching happened!

  • January – September: 234 / 272
  • Oct :  16 / 16
  • Total:  245 / 290
  • Percentage = 84% 

Stash Report

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!

I used the 2 yards I reported last week to make the buckets and there was 4 yards used for the backing of my Pinktober quilt (HERE).

  • Fabric Used since the last report   6  yards
  • Fabric Used this year:       83 yards
  • Fabric Bought this week:   0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    20 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:                63 yards 

To Do

Linda from Texas Quilt Gal is hosting “To Do” every week.

The To Do list from several weeks ago:

  1. Finish Secret Quilt (I have quilting and binding to do) √   DONE and mailed to Colorado!
  2. Winter Branches table runner – if I finish Secret Quilt, I’ll work on this! not DONE
  3. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder!  √   DONE
  4. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes √   DONE

This week’s list:

  1. Winter Branches table runner – MUST do
  2. Work on and Finish a UFO
  3. Quilt the Fall Mystery Quilt
  4. Work on Melodic Mystery Quilt!
  5. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  6. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes

Design Wall

Donna, at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, hosts a linky party for “What’s on your Design Wall” every week.

Piecing:

  1. Melodic Mystery Quilt
  2. Spicy BOM: Nov & Dec blocks

Quilting:

Winter Branches table runner

Current and Upcoming Blog Hops

Pinktober is hosted by Brianna of Sew Cute and Quirky and Island Batik … my day was October 13! You can see my quilt HERE.

Creatin’ in the Sticks: Music Blog hop

Here are the links to the various PINKtober blogs:

DateWhoCollectionWhere to find them
Monday, October 3Jennifer ThomasPositively Pinkhttps://curlicuecreations.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, October 4Lisa PickeringHope and Heartlisascompassion.wordpress.com
Thursday, October 6thMaryellen McAuliffePositively Pinkhttps://www.marymackmademine.com
Monday, October 10Emily LeachmanPositively Pinkhttp://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com
Tuesday, October 11Jane HauprichPositively Pinkwww.stitchbystitchcustomquilting.com
Wednesday, October 12Marlene OddiePositively Pinkwww.kissedquilts.com
Thursday, October 13Gail SheppardPositively Pinkhttps://quiltinggail.com

Friday , October 14
Jerry StubeHope and Hearthttps://www.facebook.com/TheQuiltersQuarter
Monday, October 17Brianna RobertsHope And Hearthttps://www.quirkyb.com/blog
Tuesday, October 18Terri Vanden-BoschHope And Hearthttps://lizardcreekquilting.com/
Wednesday, October 19Mania HatziioannidiHope And Heartwww.maniaforquilts.com
Thursday, October 20Laura PilandHope And Hearthttps://www.sliceofpiquilts.com/

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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PINKtober leftovers & TGIFF!

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Yesterday, I posted my quilt for the PINKtober blog hop. You can see details of it HERE.

However, I did have a few left-overs, and I’m currently determined to use the leftovers from a quilt right away. That way, they are not waiting around until I can find time to deal with them!

Sew … I had partial quarter square triangles and quarter square triangles. Not enough to do much with them, but I resorted to my “go to” for small pieces!

Sew, I put them together and made these cute bags! I had enough of the white patterned fabric to line the small bag … the large bag used Island Batik solid white fabric. There is scraps of Hobbs 80/20 in between the lining and the outside. They were quilted and sewn with Aurifil thread.

TGIFF Linky Party

Here’s the link to the Linky Party … show us your TGIFF!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter
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Upcoming Mystery!

This is a super simple mystery quilt! It is my own design. I designed it for the Boundary Bay Quilt Guild, but I’m going to be sharing it with YOU as well!

This quilt will finish at 43″ x 53″

There will be 8 clues. They will all come out on Tuesdays, starting October 18.

  • Oct 18: Clue #1: Fabric Requirements and Cutting
  • Oct 25: Clue #2
  • Nov 1: Clue #3
  • Nov 8: Clue #4
  • Nov 15: Clue #5
  • Nov 22: Clue #6
  • Nov 29: Clue #7
  • Dec 6: Clue #8
  • Dec 13: Mystery Quilt Parade

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

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Pinktober Blog Hop

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month! Brianna from Sew Cute and Quirky has organized Pinktober Blog Hop to honour breast cancer patients.

The main sponsor for the blog hop is Island Batik and I received the Positively Pink fabric stack (40 – 10″ squares), along with background fabric (Eggwhite) and binding fabric (Magenta). Isn’t it pretty?

Two other Sponsors for Pinktober Blog Hop are Quilter’s Perfect KLIP it and Aurifil Thread # 2423 (baby pink). I received these in the mail in August!

After pressing all of the 10″ squares, I paired them up and sewed them into half-square triangles. Here they are cut in half.

I paired the Half-Square triangles (HST) with either a background square or another HST, then trimmed them to 8 1/2″.

The Klips were used to keep groups of HST together and to hold the edges when webbing the quilt.

I used Aurifil # 2423 (baby pink) for the quilting and #2460 Dark Carmine Red for the binding.

I used the Silly Moon 6″ Cupid ruler for most of the quilting … there were a few spots where the smaller Cupids were used.

The Klips were also used for holding the binding in place. These Klips are a great size and work well for this. With 2 packages of Klips, I was able to hold all of the quilt binding in place before I started sewing it down!

Here is the completed quilt!

My Story

So, why did I volunteer to make a quilt for breast cancer?

First, my mother-in-law, who died before I met my husband lived in an area with very little health information. She had breast cancer, but did not visit the doctor until it was too late. So sad!

Second, in my nursing class of 55 graduates, 3 have died from different forms breast cancer. That’s a lot, considering that, as far as I know, there have been no other deaths.

I was anticipating that this quilt will provide comfort to someone who is struggling with breast cancer! I had no idea who it would go to.

My husband and I recently went on a week-long camping trip to Vancouver Island. Just before we left, I put the quilt in the camper. While on the island, we connected with some dear friends that we hadn’t seen in a long time. As we were chatting, M. mentioned that her daughter discovered a lump in her breast and ended up having a double mastectomy. The daughter is in her 40s and lives in Ontario. Unfortunately, the Ontario government decided to save money and not do screening mammograms until women are over 50. This lump would have been found sooner if they had not changed their policy! Consequently, following the double mastectomy, and later a hysterectomy, chemotherapy and radiation were part of the treatment. The daughter is not considered cancer free at the moment. With near tears in my eyes, my hubby got the quilt out of the camper and it is now on it’s way to the daughter in Ontario! Some may call this a coincidence, but I firmly believe that it was a God-incidence! It was definitely meant to be!

Here’s a picture of the parents with the quilt!

Sponsors

Island Batik, Quilter’s Perfect Klip, and Aurifil Thread

Quilt Stats:

  • Size: 66.5″ x 66.5″
  • Fabric Used: Island Batik Positively Pink with Eggwhite (Island Batik basic) and Magenta (Island Batik basic) Backing: “Fit for a Queen” pink flannel
  • Batting: Hobbs 80/20
  • Thread: Piecing: Aurifil #2600 (Dove Grey); Quilting: Aurifil #2423 (Baby Pink); and binding: Aurifil #2460 (Dark Carmine Red)

The Pinktober Blog Hop Participants

DateWhoCollectionWhere to find them
Monday, October 3Jennifer ThomasPositively Pinkhttps://curlicuecreations.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, October 4Lisa PickeringHope and Heartlisascompassion.wordpress.com
Thursday, October 6thMaryellen McAuliffePositively Pinkhttps://www.marymackmademine.com
Monday, October 10Emily LeachmanPositively Pinkhttp://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com
Tuesday, October 11Jane HauprichPositively Pinkwww.stitchbystitchcustomquilting.com
Wednesday, October 12Marlene OddiePositively Pinkwww.kissedquilts.com
Thursday, October 13Gail SheppardPositively Pinkhttps://quiltinggail.com

Friday , October 14
Jerry StubeHope and Hearthttps://www.facebook.com/TheQuiltersQuarter
Monday, October 17Brianna RobertsHope And Hearthttps://www.quirkyb.com/blog
Tuesday, October 18Terri Vanden-BoschHope And Hearthttps://lizardcreekquilting.com/
Wednesday, October 19Mania HatziioannidiHope And Heartwww.maniaforquilts.com
Thursday, October 20Laura PilandHope And Hearthttps://www.sliceofpiquilts.com/

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

Monday Moments, October 10 ’22

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Today is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. Both of our kids have gone to the US to see a football game. So, for me, it’s a great excuse to NOT cook a turkey dinner! PLUS, we are going into Vancouver to have lunch with our nephew, niece and great nephew! Looking forward to this special time!

My Cousins’ Visit

My cousins, Connie and Paul have been visiting for the last few days. It’s been a LOT of fun. Last week when we were on Vancouver Island, we had an unexpected meeting with them. They were coming out of the Coombs store with ice cream cones and we were just heading to the store to buy some! It was such fun!

The fun continued once they made it to the mainland. We went to the Granville Island and of course Connie and I had to visit the Cloth Shop! I was good and only bought some stabilizer. (you don’t need to see a picture of stabilizer!) Then we took the Aqua bus and toured False Creek. Then, we just happened to drive by “Dress Sew” and we gals popped in for a few minutes to have a look! We couldn’t resist the sale items!

The next day was a trip to Dinkydoo fabrics and I did 2 yards worth of damage. This fabric was on sale … and who can resist the sewing themed fabrics? I obviously couldn’t!

This was followed by a walk at Redwood Park and at Crescent Beach to watch the sunset. (Photo credit to Connie!)

New Classes

I will be teaching several classes at Essem in November. You can register for them HERE.

Stitching Time

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!

With company here, very little stitching happened!

  • January – September: 234 / 272
  • Oct :  4 / 9
  • Total:  238 / 283
  • Percentage = 84% 

Stash Report

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!

  • Fabric Used since the last report   0  yards
  • Fabric Used this year:       77 yards
  • Fabric Bought this week:   2 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    20 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:                57 yards 

To Do

Linda from Texas Quilt Gal is hosting “To Do” every week.

The To Do list from several weeks ago:

  1. Finish Secret Quilt not DONE
  2. Winter Branches table runner – if I finish Secret Quilt, I’ll work on this! not DONE
  3. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder!  √   DONE
  4. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes  not DONE

This week’s list:

  1. Finish Secret Quilt (I have quilting and binding to do)
  2. Winter Branches table runner – if I finish Secret Quilt, I’ll work on this!
  3. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  4. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes

Design Wall

Donna, at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, hosts a linky party for “What’s on your Design Wall” every week.

Quilting:

Secret Quilt …

Current and Upcoming Blog Hops

Pinktober is hosted by Brianna of Sew Cute and Quirky and Island Batik … my day is October 13!

Creatin’ in the Sticks: Music Blog hop

Here are the links to the various PINKtober blogs:

DateWhoCollectionWhere to find them
Monday, October 3Jennifer ThomasPositively Pinkhttps://curlicuecreations.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, October 4Lisa PickeringHope and Heartlisascompassion.wordpress.com
Thursday, October 6thMaryellen McAuliffePositively Pinkhttps://www.marymackmademine.com
Monday, October 10Emily LeachmanPositively Pinkhttp://thedarlingdogwood.blogspot.com
Tuesday, October 11Jane HauprichPositively Pinkwww.stitchbystitchcustomquilting.com
Wednesday, October 12Marlene OddiePositively Pinkwww.kissedquilts.com
Thursday, October 13Gail SheppardPositively Pinkhttps://quiltinggail.com

Friday , October 14
Jerry StubeHope and Hearthttps://www.facebook.com/TheQuiltersQuarter
Monday, October 17Brianna RobertsHope And Hearthttps://www.quirkyb.com/blog
Tuesday, October 18Terri Vanden-BoschHope And Hearthttps://lizardcreekquilting.com/
Wednesday, October 19Mania HatziioannidiHope And Heartwww.maniaforquilts.com
Thursday, October 20Laura PilandHope And Hearthttps://www.sliceofpiquilts.com/

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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It’s in the Bag Challenge: byAnnie

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 ByAnnie sent me EVERYTHING I need to make “A Place for Everything 2.0.” The Island Batik fabrics are Humming Bird Nectar, Dots-Multi Blue Green and Honeycomb – Purple, all from the “Bee Kind” fabric collection. (the Bee Kind fabric collection should be available in stores now. I’m loving the fabrics! (I should, I got to pick them out!)

The “A Place for Everything” pattern comes with a coupon for an Add-on Video. These videos were invaluable. They don’t replace the pattern, but they certainly make certain steps a LOT easier!

By Annie patterns come with a label chart on the back. I find that it is extremely important to photocopy this sheet and use it to label EVERYTHING as you cut it. When you do this, there is no second guessing if a piece of fabric is the correct one – it says it on the label!

Here is a picture of most things cut, labelled and pinned on my design wall for easy access. The clear vinyl is not on the design wall as I didn’t want to poke holes in it.

I started with quilting the Humming Bird Nectar fabric and the Dots-Multi Blue Green with Soft & Stable between. 505 spray does not adhere to the Soft & Stable and since I really dislike pins, I used Elmer’s Disappearing Purple glue stick and the fabric stuck like a charm. The fabric was quilted with my walking foot, using a serpentine line, alternating with a straight line. I used Aurifil Thread: #4225 (Eggplant).

Then, I started to assemble the various parts of the bag … following the directions.

Here’s the parts, prior to the bag construction: Most of the zippers are in, the pages, with vinyl and mesh are constructed. The straps are made … all ready for the bag assembly!

I used clips (as suggested in the instructions and videos) and it sure makes sewing the bag together much easier! The clips come off easily and they don’t poke my fingers! {grin}

I was pretty excited when the bag was finally put together! And I’m in LOVE with my “A Place for Everything” bag! I plan to use this bag to store all my ruler quilting rulers!

Things to think about when making ByAnnie bags

  • Read the instructions.
  • Read the instructions AGAIN!
  • Follow the cutting diagrams in the pattern – this is especially important when cutting the mesh fabric!
  • Take your time.
  • Do each step in the order written in the pattern.
  • Watch the add-on videos before starting the bag making process.
  • Watch any other appropriate byAnnie videos.
  • Take your time.
  • Enjoy the process and you will thoroughly enjoy the finished bag!

Thank you!

Disclosure: The fabrics, batting, thread and needles were generously supplied by the following companies: Thank you, Island Batik  Aurifil Thread  ByAnnie & Schmetz Needles !!

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

Monday Moments Oct. 3’22

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We Went Camping!

We went over to Vancouver Island for a week of camping! Except for one rainy day, the weather was perfect!

We enjoyed French Beach, Port Renfrew, Stoltz Pool, the Malahat Skywalk, Rathtrevor’s Beach and a quick drive up to Courtenay to see our old home. I found that the Malahat Skywalk was absolutely stunning! Of course, I’m biased because my daughter’s structural engineering firm designed it. But, I think I still would have enjoyed it!

Holiday Shopping

We only stopped at a few quilt stores. Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures of the stores. At Bib and Tucker in Victoria, I found some Island Batik neutrals (Almond and Egg white) and bought 2 yards of each, plus some Aurifil thread. Then at Sweet Pea in Parksville, I bought a pattern. Huckleberries in Courtenay had some spool bobbin thingies that I thought I’d try. I’ll let you know how they work out.

Favourite finish in September

Meadow Mist has a linky party each month for our favourite finishes … Mine was an Island Batik challenge using Deb Tucker tools and the “Flourish” fabric collection. You can read about it HERE.

New Classes

I will be teaching several classes at Essem in November. You can register for them HERE.

November 2 & 9: Puzzle Quilt

This is a 2 day class. From the book, Fat Quarter Baby. This looks like a super easy quilt, but when you deviate from the absolute directions in the book, there is a bit of a challenge. However, it is a very doable quilt to make – with my handy hints! This was made with a Fat Quarter Bundle that Semina put together!

November 16: Travel Posts

From the book, Color Block Quilt Making. This quilt is fairly easy to make. And you might get the top done in a day! It’s a nice lap sized quilt!

I made the top with Grunge fabrics … Semina will make you a kit if you want!

November 23: Scrappy 4 Patch and Easy Angle.

This quilt has many different layouts and sizes … All use the same basic block and use the Easy Angle Ruler. The class will have you making half square triangles with ease and you’ll be well on your way to finishing the top!

You can use your scraps … or choose to make a 2 colour quilt (like the blue one).

November 30: Winter Branches Table Runner

This is an easy table runner to make and you should finish the top in class. It’ll be perfect for Christmas gifts! Semina can make you a kit, or you can use your own fabrics.

Stitching Time

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!

  • January – September: 234 / 272
  • Oct :  0 / 2
  • Total:  234 / 274
  • Percentage = 85% 

Stash Report

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!

  • Fabric Used since the last report   0  yards
  • Fabric Used this year:       77 yards
  • Fabric Bought this week:   4 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    18 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:                59 yards 

To Do

Linda from Texas Quilt Gal is hosting “To Do” every week.

The To Do list from several weeks ago:

  1. Work on Secret Quilt (The deadline is soon … so it’s almost all I’m working on) √   top is DONE
  2. Winter Branches table runner … I’m making this as a leader & ender … will be teaching it at Essem in November √   top is DONE
  3. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder!  √   DONE
  4. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes  not DONE – I wasn’t home

This week’s list:

  1. Finish Secret Quilt
  2. Winter Branches table runner – if I finish Secret Quilt, I’ll work on this!
  3. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  4. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes

Design Wall

Donna, at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts, hosts a linky party for “What’s on your Design Wall” every week.

Need to Sandwich:

Winter Branches Table Runner

Quilting:

Secret Quilt …

Upcoming Blog Hops

Pinktober is hosted by Brianna of Sew Cute and Quirky and Island Batik … my day is October 13!

Creatin’ in the Sticks: Music Blog hop

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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