Month: August 2023

PHD in 2023: August Report

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Did you decide to join us with PHD in 2023???

Are you determined to finish a bunch of UFOs and to NOT increase the number of quilts or projects on your UFO list???

Congratulations on making that choice!!!

Slow Progress

Last month I talked about Celebrating the little things … When we celebrate the little things, the bigger goal becomes a closer goal. It is progress … and progress is good!

I must admit, when I look back at the sewing I’ve done in August, I’m feeling a bit discouraged. I had hopes to finish at least one UFO … but alas, with all that was happening around here and going on holidays, that didn’t happen. However, I need to take my own advice and celebrate the little things: the small amount of progress that I did make.

  • My Island Batik September project is moving along
  • I did a small amount of work on my Upholstery wallet (UFO #11).
  • Part of the Colour Challenge (UFO #10) is being done as a leader and ender

SEW, I’m going to celebrate this little bit of progress! These projects will be finished eventually!

Keep on Celebrating and progressing!

My Tally Sheets

This month, I finished the “Call Me” pouch, my housecoat/robe for August’s Island Batik project and the Composition Cover. You can read more about them Call Me HERE, Housecoat/robe HERE and the Composition Cover HERE.

I didn’t finish any UFOs this month.

Here’s my tally sheet:

If you want to keep track of your own progress, please feel free to download the 2023 Template.

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Here’s my Task Sheet of my UFOs. This helps me keep track of what I’ve accomplished and what I need to do. This hasn’t changed since last month.

You can download your own Task list from Ms P Designs HERE.

Linky Party

Show us your progress with your PHD in 2023! Or show us what YOU are celebrating in the quilting realm!

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Favourite Finish of the Month

Cheryl, from Meadow Mist Designs hosts a monthly linky party where you post your favourite quilt of the month.

I’m loving my housecoat / robe. It’ll be so nice and cozy in the cooler weather!

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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Monday Moments

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Holidays!

We were in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia for the last while. We were tourists for parts of it and had family and friend visits as well. We travelled with carry-on luggage, so that certainly limited what I could buy! But I did find a few special treats for me!

My first “quilty” stop was the East Coast Quilt Co on Water Street in St. Johns. My intention was to buy a fabulous book, “Quilted Stash” by Ralph Jarvis and Corey Follett. I ended up buying some “Jelly Bean Row” fabric and the third picture is of my niece and her fiancé sitting on a fabulous couch in the store.

Jelly Bean Row is famous in St. Johns! The colourful row houses are definitely a must see! And of course, I couldn’t resist buying the fabric. Below is a sample of some Jelly Bean Row houses.

Another stop near St. John’s was Fibre Lily! Here’s a glance at some of the displays:

This store has some fabulous row-by-row kits. The last time I was there, I bought “The Narrows.” And finished it last summer. You can see some of the colourful houses (they’re buttons) perched on the sides of the hills.

This time, I bought the 2023 kit, “Caplan Row.” The kits are available on-line HERE.

I’ll share more about my quilty fun in Newfoundland in a later post.

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!

I was going to say that I didn’t sew a stitch while I was away. But, that would be a lie. I borrowed my sister-in-law’s machine to make a minor repair. It only took a few minutes, so I can’t even count it as sewing for 15 minutes! 😅

  • January – July:  209 / 212
  • August:  13 / 27
  • Total: 222 / 239
  • Percentage: 92%

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 not when I’m on holidays!

When we were in St. John’s, Newfoundland, I bought 2 pieces of “Jelly Bean Row House” fabric. And, since we were away, I didn’t get a thing finished!

Yearly Tally:

  • Fabric Used the last week: 0 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2023:    146 yards  from non-IB: 59.5
  • Fabric Bought this week:  2 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    17.5 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:             128.5 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.

The To Do list from a few weeks ago: 

  1. Get “Splendor” Quilt to flimsy stage: FIX those mistakes !!!!! Not done
  2. Work on September’s IB challenge. Not done
  3. Work on Pin Dot Floral Quilt. Not done
  4. Cut out Malted Mystery Fabrics. Not done
  5. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √   DONE
  6. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. Not done

This week’s list: is the same as before.

  1. Get “Splendor” Quilt to flimsy stage: FIX those mistakes !!!!!
  2. Work on September’s IB challenge
  3. Work on Pin Dot Floral Quilt
  4. Cut out Malted Mystery Fabrics
  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. This hasn’t changed since the last report.

Piecing projects:

  1. “Splendor” Quilt: Fix mistakes and adding borders
  2. Island Batik September challenge … lots of Paper Piecing blocks
  3. Work on another Pin-Dot Floral quilt

This picture shows “Splendor” blocks and part of the August Island Batik challenge and part of September’s Island Batik challenge.

Quilting:

  • Nothing at the moment

Upcoming Blog Hops

Island Batik: Pieced to Perfection (My day is September 11)

Just Let Me Quilt: Sew It – Show It: It’s a Dog’s Life (September 18 is my day)

Moose Stash Quilting: Sew It – Show It: Monster Mash

Moose Stash Quilting: Sew It – Show It: Turkey Trot

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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How to Care for your Alpaca / Wool Pressing Mat

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Do you have an Alpaca/Wool Pressing Mat? Mine came from Prairie Spirit Alpacas in Alberta, Canada. You can order one HERE. It is totally made in Canada.

You will find that many commercial mats will say they have wool from a specific country, but read the small print: “Made in China.” But the Prairie Spirit mats are totally Canadian! 🇨🇦 The alpacas live in Alberta, their fleece is sent to Ontario for processing and then the mats return to Alberta.

Why use an alpaca/wool pressing mat? 

The mat will enable you to ensure perfectly crisp pressed seams with little or no shifting.  The surface of the mat ‘grabs’ your fabric, so it doesn’t shift.  The alpaca/wool pressing mat has little, if any “wet wool” or “wet dog” odour compared to wool mats.

I use my mat EVERY time I press my seams … if I press them open or to one side, I’m using my mat. I also use it to press my fabric prior to cutting. It gets out the wrinkles which aids in having perfect cuts!

I am allergic to wool. My Alpaca/Wool pressing mat has very little wool in it … I’m not sneezing my nose off when I use it! Nor am I itchy after touching it! BONUS!!

Here’s a few pictures of where I’ve used my Alpaca/Wool pressing mat:

How to Care for your Pressing Mat

Do not place the mat directly on furniture.   Even though your Alpaca/Wool mat is ½” thick, the intense heat you use when pressing may penetrate the mat and ruin the surface below.  Place a protective underlay or use it on your ironing board.

BE AWARE: many pressing mat instructions will say that you can place mats directly on furniture … please do not risk ruining your furniture!

Do not spray Best Press or any starch directly on the mat.  If you are going to use spray, it is wise to make a cotton covering for the mat.  This covering can be taken off and washed to remove excess spray.

You can spray water directly on the mat.  Then use a dry iron to achieve perfectly pressed seams.  Or you can use a steam iron.

If you HAVE to wash your mat, do it by gently placing it in cool water and rubbing your hand over the surface. Lay it flat to dry. Do not place mat in a washing machine or dryer.  

You may find that occasionally threads will stick to your mat. The solution is simple: use a lint roller to collect all those loose threads.

When using a pressing mat, you will find that all of your seams are perfect! Well, as long as your stitching is straight! LOL!!

If you want a pressing mat, I highly recommend Prairie Spirit Alpacas. HERE.

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

Sew It – Show It: Call Me Crazy

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August 21-24 –   Call Me Crazy  (Joan – calicojoan@aol.com)

Joan of Moose Stash Quilting is the organizer of this blog hop. Here’s what she had to say about this Blog Hop:

We all know that crazy and scary feeling of wondering what we were thinking, when we started or were in the middle of sewing something out of our comfort zone.
Now’s the time to share them with us all!
It always make me feel better, knowing I’m not truly the only crazy person out there!
The rules are simple, make your project, write a post and have it scheduled to publish by midnight EST, the day your scheduled.

Well, I OBVIOUSLY did not read the instructions. I took it to mean that we had to do some Crazy Quilting. Probably since I’ve made a few projects in recent months … You can read about these projects HERE and HERE.

I used a pattern by Karen Overton, The Quilt Rambler. You can access the pattern HERE and the Youtube video HERE.

I was inspired by a fellow Island Batik ambassador who made a crazy quilted book cover for the “Crazy Quilt” challenge. You can see Emily’s (Darling Dogwood) book cover HERE.

I used an Island Batik fabric collection called Wild Blooms. There is Hobbs 80/20 batting in the middle and Aurifil thread was used for the piecing and quilting. The button came from my button box and I think it might have been one of my mom’s buttons! That translates to “It’s likely OLD!”

I’m always asked about my quilting. I quilt on a domestic sewing machine, a Janome M7. I LOVE my M7!!!!

Here is mine:

The following pictures show the Back insert, the button applied, the zipper and vinyl pocket and the bookmark in the composition notebook!

Here are the rest of the Crazy Blog Hoppers

Be sure to visit each of them! I promise you’ll be inspired!

Monday August 21

Tuesday August 22

Wednesday August 23

Thursday August 24

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

My 3rd Island Batik box of the summer!

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Yes, we all received a 3rd box. Full of Island Batik goodness!

Here’s a summary picture of what I received:

  • 10″ Stack of Limerick
  • 2 yards of Celery & 2 yards of Teal (to coordinate with Limerick!)
  • 4 yards of
    • black solid
    • white solid
    • dark grey solid
  • 3 packages of Stash-builder rolls. There are 5 rolls in each package and each roll contains four 5″ width of fabric strips.

It’ll be fun to see what I make with all these beautiful fabrics!

Thank you!

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

Sunday Summary: August 13

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This Made Me Smile!

I couldn’t resist taking a picture of the animals reading amongst mushrooms and beautiful flowers!

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 – July:  209 / 212
  • August:  13 / 13
  • Total: 222 / 225
  • 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!

My Housecoat / Robe took about 6 yards of fabric. I used Hobbs silk batting, Accuquilt dies and Aurifil thread, along with a multitude of Island Batik fabrics. For more details, see this BLOG POST.

Yearly Tally:

  • Fabric Used the last week: 6 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2023:    146 yards  from non-IB: 59.5
  • Fabric Bought this week:  0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    15.5 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:             130.5 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.

The To Do list from last week: 

  1. Finish August IB challenge √   DONE and posted HERE.
  2. Get “Splendor” Quilt to flimsy stage Not done
  3. Work on September’s IB challenge √   DONE but still In Progress
  4. Work on Pin Dot Floral Quilt √   DONE but still In Progress
  5. Cut out Malted Mystery Fabrics Not done
  6. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √   DONE
  7. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. √   DONE

This week’s list:

  1. Get “Splendor” Quilt to flimsy stage: FIX those mistakes !!!!!
  2. Work on September’s IB challenge
  3. Work on Pin Dot Floral Quilt
  4. Cut out Malted Mystery Fabrics
  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. “Splendor” Quilt: Fix mistakes and adding borders
  2. Island Batik September challenge … lots of Paper Piecing blocks
  3. Work on another Pin-Dot Floral quilt

This picture shows “Splendor” blocks and part of the August Island Batik challenge and part of September’s Island Batik challenge.

Quilting:

  • Nothing at the moment

Upcoming Blog Hops

Moose Stash Quilting: Sew It – Show It: Call Me Crazy (My day is August 21)

Island Batik: Pieced to Perfection (My day is September 11)

Just Let Me Quilt: Sew It – Show It: It’s a Dog’s Life (September 18 is my day)

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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August: It’s All Up to You

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So, this month, Island Batik has given us freedom to make whatever our heart desires. My heart has many desires, but unfortunately not enough time to make everything!

When I was at a retreat at Over the Rainbow at the beginning of April, one of the retreaters, Dana, was wearing her quilted housecoat / robe and it looked great. It is super scrappy and very beautiful!! I’ve been meaning to make my own for some time. I’m always cold these days, so a quilted house coat will be perfect for me. Pamela, from Pamela Quilts made a quilted jacket for the Island Batik Fly Away challenge and I fell in LOVE. You can see her jacket HERE.

Now blue and teal are my favourite colours, so that was an easy decision to make. I went through my old garment patterns and found a few housecoat patterns. I pulled them out and none of them would be good for what I wanted to do. BUT I had a silk robe (that was bought in China eons ago) that was perfect. Boxy sleeves, a rectangle front and back. So, with seam ripper in hand, deconstruction began. I made my pattern pieces from the deconstructed robe.

I started out with cutting Hobbs silk batting larger than my pattern pieces; wanting to leave extra room in case the quilting shrunk the pieces too much. I drew the 45o lines on the batting and then using, a Brilliant Blues gradations strip pack that I received in January, I did a quilt as you go and got the sleeve bases done.

My plan was to do the quilt as you go on the batting and then later line the housecoat/robe with rayon.

The housecoat/robe was basically designed as I went along …. After I had fun making the sleeves, I pulled out my AccuQuilt Tree of Life block and made it. It was quilted onto the back.

This picture is making sure the dark blue border around the Tree of Life is the correct width! I was turning the edge under 1/4” so that the other pieces could be added.

I was zoom sewing with my sister and she said that with having a Tree of Life, I needed something “earthy” below. These Prairie Dreams strips were left-over from a Bargello quilt that I made for our March “It’s All Up to You” Challenge. You can read about it HERE. I did it as a quilt as you go under the Tree of Life and slipped each piece under the dark blue border around the Tree of Life.

Then I made 10 Glorified 9 patches, made with the Accuquilt die. These squares use “Rice,” a lovely neutral, a variety of dark teals along with “Nautilus teal” from Claudia Pfeil’s Mystery collection that I received a few years ago. These are intended for the front of the housecoat.

And here are the pieces laid out on my design wall. Once I had them on the wall, I realized that the sleeves made with the Brilliant Blue strips was a “NO.” They are beautiful and I’ll use them in another project – they won’t be wasted.

I dug through my Island Batik stash and found the teal/gold print with turtles on it. It’s a piece I’ve been hoarding keeping for something special. So why not use it for my cozy housecoat? A much better fit, right?

The edge of the robe, the tie, and the back lining is made with an Island Batik rayon “Night Moves” that I received a few years ago in one of my boxes. The half stars above the tree of life were made with Studio 180 Wedge Tool using a blue fabric that was in a stash builder’s roll.

Housecoat / Robe Stats:

  • Fabrics: Variety of Island Batik cotton and rayon
  • Needles: Schmetz Microtex
  • Thread: Aurifil:
    • #2785: 50 (very dark navy) wide binding and hem
    • #4661: 40 wt (variegated mint julep) sleeve quilting
    • #4655: 50 wt (variegated storm at sea) Tree of Life quilting
    • #4182: 50 wt (dark turquoise) Glorified 9 patch quilting
    • #2600: 50 wt (dove) piecing
  • Hobbs Batting: Silk
  • Accuquilt dies: Tree of Life, Glorified 9 patch
  • Studio 180 tool: Wedge

So would I make this housecoat/robe again? The answer is “not this way!” If I were to make another one, I’d quilt the lining as I quilted the top and simply serge the inside seams. But that won’t be happening anytime soon! 🤪

Thank You!

Disclosure: The fabrics, batting, thread and needles were generously supplied by the following companies: Thank you, Island Batik,  Aurifil Thread,  Hobbs Batting,  Schmetz Needles,   Studio 180 Designs, Accuquilt

Island Batik Ambassadors

Visit the rest of the Island Batik Ambassadors to see what they have made for this challenge:

Brenda Alburl ~ Songbird Designs
Renee Atkinson ~ Pink Tulip Quilting
Pamela Boatright ~ PamelaQuilts
Susan Deshensky ~ Lady Blue Quilts
Brittany Fisher ~ Bobbin with Brittany

Preeti Harris ~ Sew Preeti Quilts
Mania Hatziioannidi ~ Mania for quilts
Reed Johnson ~ Blue Bear Quilts
Victoria Johnson ~ Forever Quilting for You
Randi Jones ~ Randi’s Roost

Connie Kauffman ~ Kauffman Designs
Emily Leachman ~ The Darling Dogwood
Denise Looney ~ Quiltery – For The Love Of Geese
Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights
Maryellen McAuliffe ~ Mary Mack Made Mine

Elita Sharpe ~ Busy Needle
Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail
Sandra Starley ~ Textile Time Travels
Jennifer Thomas ~ Curlicue Creations
Suzy Webster ~ Websterquilt

Anorina Morris ~ sameliasmum.com
Lisa Pickering ~ Lisa’s Quilting Passion
Sarah Pitcher ~ Pitcher’s Boutique
Claudia Porter ~ Create with Claudia
Lana Russel ~ Lana Quilts

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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Monday Moments: Aug 7, 2023

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Classic Cars: Monthly Colour Challenge

August’s Classic Car colour is brown …. Visit Patterns by Jen HERE for your free download of this month’s block … it’s an easy one!!!

Here’s my August block, followed by the rest of the monthly blocks. I’ve used scraps of Island Batik for all of my blocks.

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 – July:  209 / 212
  • August:  6 / 6
  • Total: 215 / 218
  • 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!

Since the last report: The Amish panel quilt used 7.5 yards of fabric and the Call Me pouch used 1/2 yard.

Yearly Tally:

  • Fabric Used the last week: 8 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2023:    140 yards  from non-IB: 59.5
  • Fabric Bought this week:  0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    15.5 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:             124.5 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.

The To Do list from last week: 

  1. Finish August IB challenge. not finished … In Progress
  2. Get “Splendor” Quilt to flimsy stage … not finished … need to fix an error and add borders … In Progress
  3. Work on September’s IB challenge … I worked on it, it’s still In Progress
  4. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √   DONE
  5. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. √   DONE

This week’s list:

  1. Finish August IB challenge
  2. Get “Splendor” Quilt to flimsy stage
  3. Work on September’s IB challenge
  4. Work on Pin Dot Floral Quilt
  5. Cut out Malted Mystery Fabrics
  6. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  7. 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. “Splendor” Quilt: Adding borders
  2. Island Batik August challenge: Still working on portions of it
  3. Island Batik September challenge … lots of Paper Piecing blocks
  4. Work on another Pin-Dot Floral quilt

This picture shows “Splendor” blocks and part of the August Island Batik challenge and part of September’s Island Batik challenge.

Quilting:

  • Some of August’s Island Batik challenge

Upcoming Blog Hops

Moose Stash Quilting: Sew It – Show It: Call Me Crazy (My day is August 21)

Island Batik: Pieced to Perfection (My day is September 11)

Just Let Me Quilt: Sew It – Show It: It’s a Dog’s Life (September 18 is my day)

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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A DrEAMI for Friday’s Finish!

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Just in case you’re not aware, a DrEAMI stands for “Drop Everything And Make It.” And I did. I put all the things I was working on aside and made this cute “Call Me” pouch. It’s a free pattern byAnnie and is super easy to make!

Our grand-dog is here and we go for daily walks. It’s too warm to wear a jacket and I HATE carrying my phone in my jeans … so I made this! I tried it out this morning and it’s perfect!!!

Island Batik fabrics were used: Nautilus Floral Baja, from the Mystery collection and Cherio – Bermuda from basics. Quilted and pieced with Aurifil Thread. The Annie’s Soft & Stable, mesh, vinyl and fold-over elastic were left-overs from a previous by Annie bag.

At the end of the month, Sandra, from MMM Quilts holds a link party for DrEAMIs. Since it’s the beginning of the month, I’ll have to wait until the end to link up!

A Mistake

When I finished my pouch, I went back to working on a few works in progress. There are 2 mistakes in this Splendor quilt … can you find them?? Time to get the seam ripper out! And then give this one a good press!

I was Featured

Featured the Trivet I showed last week!

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

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PHD in 2023: July Report

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Did you decide to join us with PHD in 2023???

Are you determined to finish a bunch of UFOs and to NOT increase the number of quilts or projects on your UFO list???

Congratulations on making that choice!!!

Do you?

Yes, we have to Celebrate the little things …

  • like finally choosing which fabric to use
  • making the first cut into that fabric that you weren’t sure you ever wanted to cut
  • sewing the first seam on a quilt
  • choosing how to quilt the quilt
  • putting the binding on a quilt
  • and many many more …

Do you remember at June’s PHD report, I said, “As I was writing this … I decided to pull out the UFO I was thinking of … It’s this Amish panel that I cut apart and added sashing. I just need to add borders, sandwich it, quilt and bind it and I can call it done.”

Well, it took almost the WHOLE month to get that done!!!

  • Celebration #1: I did get the borders on last week
  • #2: I got it sandwiched the following day
  • #3: I spent 3 days quilting it, being encouraged by my sister as we zoom sewed
  • #4: I finally got the binding done on Sunday!!!

So yes, I’m celebrating that this UFO is done, done, DONE!!! And, my granddog is inspecting it!

Here’s a picture of me quilting it on my domestic machine (Janome M7) and a close up of the free motion quilting.

Now this quilt will go on one of the twin beds in one of the spare rooms. It’s relative has been on the other bed since it was finished 2 years ago!! Different panels, same sort-of theme.

As you work towards finishing your PHd in 2023, make sure you celebrate the little things! Each one of those little things is progress to completing those UFOs!

My Tally Sheets

I finished lots this month, but most of them I can’t show you until later! Sorry! The pictures below show the trivet and the picnic tote.

Here’s my tally sheet:

If you want to keep track of your own progress, please feel free to download the 2023 Template.

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Here’s my Task Sheet of my UFOs. This helps me keep track of what I’ve accomplished and what I need to do.

You can download your own Task list from Ms P Designs HERE.

Linky Party

Show us your progress with your PHD in 2023! Or show us what YOU are celebrating in the quilting realm!

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Favourite Finish of the Month

Cheryl, from Meadow Mist Designs hosts a monthly linky party where you post your favourite quilt of the month.

This donation quilt is a favourite of mine!!! You can read about it HERE.

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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