Sunday Summary: September 29

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Ain’t this the truth!

We were Away

I was away for most of this month. First I had a quilt retreat at Loon Lake. Retreats are always lots of fun! Then we made a quick trip to the interior to try out our new (to us) 5th wheel. It was good that we were just doing a trial run. The water pump in the 5th wheel broke and needed replacing, so we were home for several days while handy hubby fixed it.

Our next trip took us to the east. We were dry camping. (That means no electricity!). This can be a hardship for a die-hard, must sew EVERY day quilter!! But, I took along my hand crank! Here I am, at the Kettle Valley Provincial Park, working on the sashing strips for the monthly colour challenge.

Here are some pictures of my set up and view. Although I didn’t get a picture of one, I was able to occasionally watch deer!

Floral Fusion Blocks

Denise at A Quiltery is doing “Floral Fusion” – a Sew Along with new blocks each Monday. This promises to be beautiful!!! Hurry and get this week’s block while it’s still free! (See HERE).

While we were glamping, I was able to cut out some appliqué flowers and glue them onto background squares. Then, there is a picture of my flower blocks to date. I’m using a variety of Island Batik scraps.

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 got lots of sewing done while I was at a retreat, but not a lot while we were dry camping. However, I did count the time I spent cutting out appliqué pieces as sewing time.

  • January – August:  225 / 243 days
  • September: 23 / 29 days
  • 27 missed days since January 1
  • Total: 237/ 272 87 %

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:

  • Appliquéing Floral Fusion blocks
  • Rope bowl
  • Twilight blog hop project
  • SAHRR ’25: working on Prompt #3

Quilting:

  • “5 fat quarter” quilt is partially quilted.

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!

I figure that the tissue holders used up about 1.5 yards of fabric. Yes, I used bits and pieces, but they all came from my Island Batik stash.

  • Fabric Used in the last week:   1.5 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2024:     153 yards  from non-IB: 63.5
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:     29.5 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              108.5 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the last report:

A little bit of this and a little bit of that was done, but nothing finished from the list this week.

  1. Appliquéing Floral Fusion blocks. in progress
  2. 2025 SAHRR get prompt 3 done in progress
  3. Working on sashing and borders for Monthly Colour Challenge. √   DONE. I finished this on my hand crank sewing machine, but no pictures until December after the final block is revealed!
  4. Twilight Blog Hop project in progress
  5. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √   DONE. 
  6. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. √   DONE. 

To Do for next week:

  1. Get Jelly Roll Mystery blog post ready!
  2. Appliquéing Floral Fusion blocks
  3. 2025 SAHRR get prompt 3 done
  4. Monthly Colour Challenge – need to sandwich, quilt and bind
  5. Twilight blog hop project
  6. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  7. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

Jelly Roll Mystery Quilt

On Tuesday, October 1, the fabric requirements will be given. Each following week the clues will be published on Tuesdays. I hope you will join this mystery quilt!

Upcoming Blog Hops

Don’t Forget

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Happy Quilting! 
Gail 

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23 thoughts on “Sunday Summary: September 29”

  1. Love that meme Gail! It is definitely true! Your Floral Fusion blocks are looking great. I’m glad you had a hand crank machine to take with you. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one – lots of treadle machines, but I don’t recall a hand crank! Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings!

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    • I’ve had my hand crank for several years, but have rarely used it. It is slow going, but it does get some sewing done!! I’m LOVING Floral Fusion!!! I think it’s so pretty (and yes, I know I’m biased!). LOL!!!

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  2. hi Gail. I’m in love with your sweet hand crank machine. Talk about perfect when you get to go dry camping! I’m sure we were in the Okanagan at the same time since I was there twice this month 😉. Thank you for joining To Do Tuesday. I’m sure looking forward to your reveals in the upcoming hops 😉 Carol

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  4. September must be the month for travel. That’s some pretty die-hard sewing! I didn’t take a thing with me on our trip but usually I take travel time as the time to read–I no longer make time for it when I’m at home. Maybe next time some knitting tho…

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  5. That looks like the perfect sewing machine for your camper! That right arm will build a lot of muscle, too. Your floral blocks are really pretty!

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  6. Hi Gail, it must be difficult guiding the fabric and cranking the machine at the same time! Good for you for keeping at it! Your Floral Fusion blocks are looking good. I need to print up the templates and get caught up!

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  7. A hand cranked machine – you are awesome to keep sewing on a dry camping trip – I don’t think I could. And you are up to prompt 3 on SAHRR!! I am going to start looking at mine in October, but its a good reminder to get it onto the list!

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    • Hand cranking is SLOW … but I then I could sew when lazing at the campsite! And yes, prompt #3 is in progress!! I’m hoping to finish the quilt before we start! But hoping doesn’t always materialize into being done! 🙂

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  10. Lots of pretty scenery to see while you stitched. Congrats on both your stitching time and fabric usage metrics. You’ve done really well on both fronts this year. Hope you get a chance to do a bit more glamping before it really gets cold.

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