One Gift a Month

This month’s gift is Soup Bowl Cozies. You can go to Days Filled With Joy for information and links to several different on-line tutorials.

So far for the One Gift a Month, I have made January’s, February’s, and April’s gifts.

I need to pick out my fabric for my Soup Bowl Cozies … and to find some 100% cotton batting. Cotton fabric and cotton thread (Aurifil) I have.

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!

• January – April:  117 /120
• May: 28/ 28
• Total: 145 / 148
• Percentage: 98%

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!

The past week’s finishes is this blue & green Hugs and Kisses quilt. It used 6.5 yards. You can read more about this quilt HERE.

Yearly Tally:

• Fabric Used the last week: 6.5 yards
• Fabric Used in 2023:    107.5 yards  from non-IB: 46.5
• Fabric Bought this week:   0 yards
• Fabric Added this year:    12.5 yards 
• Net Fabric used:             95 yards 

Just an FYI: I do not count any fabric that is given to me (Island Batik), but this year, I am going to count it as fabric used.

To Do Tuesday

Carol from Quilt Schmilt is hosting “To Do” every week.

My To Do list from last week: 

1. Finish Mystery Quilt (making and writing). Partially done. I have someone who agreed to test it – so I need to get the pattern to her soon! And, I am starting to quilt it!
2. Finish June IB challenge √   DONE just need to finish writing the blog post and I’ll be posting in June, sometime.
3. X’s & O’s #1 & #2: bind Partially done. #1 was bound and I blogged about it on Friday see HERE. #2 still needs binding! The binding is cut and ready to go on …
4. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √   DONE
5. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. √   DONE I actually spent over an hour vacuuming and tidying … but I’m thinking that perhaps I need to spend more time each day!

This week’s list:

1. Finish Mystery Quilt (making and writing).
2. Finish “When Pigs Fly” project
3. Finish the Secret Project for Kelly Young’s new book – I’ll be telling you all about it in June!
4. Lone Star Left-overs – get it to a flimsy stage.
5. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
6. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

Design Wall

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

Piecing projects:

1. Secret Project for Kelly Young’s new book (mostly the purples and greens from the Island Batik Napa Valley collection – 1st picture)
2. Using Left-overs from a Lone Star that I made earlier this year. (Blocks being made from the left-overs)
3. Project for When Pigs Fly

Quilting: These are sandwiched and ready to quilt …

• Nutcracker
• Bird Panel

Upcoming Blog Hops

Moose Stash Quilting: Sew It – Show It: When Pigs Fly (My day is June 19)

Just Let Me Quilt: Sew It – Show It: Picnic Party. (My day is July 20)

Moose Stash Quilting: Sew It – Show It: Call Me Crazy

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One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

Linking to:

• So Scrappy @ Scrap Happy
• Sunday Stash @  quiltpaintcreate
• Oh Scrap @  Quilting is More Fun than Housework
• Frédérique  @ Quilting Patchwork Applique
• 15 Minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
• Sew and Tell @ Melva Loves Scraps
• Design Wall Monday @  Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
• Monday Musing @ Songbird Designs
• To Do Tuesday @ Quilt Schmitt