Finishes since the last Sunday Summary:

The first is Taylor the Tiger, a Funky Friend pattern. It was challenging, but fun to make! You can read all about him/her HERE.

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!

• Jan – Mar:  80 / 90 days
• Apr 1 – 14: 14 / 14 days
• Total: 94 / 104 90%

Design Wall Mondays

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

Piecing projects:

• Island Batik May project.
• Canuck Quilter: Mystery Project. I’m using a 10″ stack of Island Batik “Constellations” and the light fabric is “Fondant.” Visit Canuck Quilter HERE and shoot her an email if you want to join in the fun! I’m behind on the last clue … hopefully, I’ll catch up soon!

Quilting: to do

• Finish Quilting “Gardenia“
• April Showers: blog hop
• BBQG Baby Quilt Challenge: Sorry, no picture until after the show
• Lone Star Left-overs (you can see details of the Lone Star HERE)

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!

When I go to a retreat at Over the Rainbow, I really, really struggle to NOT buy fabric. And this year’s retreat was no exception! Although, I did resist going on the first day! However, on the 2nd day it was another story … and then I needed to go back to check on things for next years’ retreat … and then I needed to go back to pick up some thread. The picture below shows what I bought. The 2 fabrics on the right are Island Batik fabrics: Ravine and solid white. The 2 fabrics on the left are flannel. A total of 12 yards.

• Fabric Used in the last week:   2.5 yards
• Fabric Used in 2023:     59.5 yards  from non-IB: 26
• Fabric Added this week: 12 yards
• Fabric Added this year:     20 yards 
• Net Fabric used:              39.5 yards

To Do

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

I have a bit of progress on many things … but nothing completed …

To Do from the last report:

1. Finish quilting “2023 Fall Mystery Quilt”. √   DONE. I’ll show you this after the BBQG quilt show.
2. Finish Quilting “Gardenia“ not done
3. Finish IB April project √   DONE and posted HERE.
4. Finish piecing Lone Star Left-overs from Pin Dot Floral lone star √   DONE now in line for sandwiching and quilting.
5. Work on Canuck Quilter Mystery Quilt not done need to catch up
6. Start April Showers: blog hop project √   DONE. Need to finish it …
7. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √   DONE
8. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. √   DONE. 

To Do for next week:

1. Finish BBQG baby quilt challenge
2. Finish Quilting “Gardenia“
3. Sandwich and Quilt Lone Star Left-overs from Pin Dot Floral lone star
4. Catch up on Canuck Quilter Mystery Quilt
5. Finish April Showers: blog hop project
6. Pull fabric for Luminous Layers. See HERE.
7. Work on May IB project: Holiday Paper Piecing
8. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
9. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

Commitment

This year, I am committed to finishing all the projects that I start, plus finished the 6 UFOs that I started the year with. From my chart it appears that I do have several projects that are started that I need to finish!! At least I only have 4 UFOs left!

Upcoming Blog Hops

• Moose Stash Quilting: April Showers : April 22
• Island Batik: Holiday Paper Piecing: May 15
• Just let Me Quilt: On the Road Again: May 22
• Moose Stash Quilting: For the Birds: June
• Create with Claudia: Prisms: June 19

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