A Little Finish

/ quiltinggail

Happy Halloween!

A few months ago, I was asked to use some left-over fabric from a quilt I made for an Island Batik catalogue quilt and send the mini to Hobbs batting. They have hung it in their booth at the Houston Quilt Market! It’s probably the only time I’ll have a quilt at the show (ha! ha!)

The collection for this mini is Petal Poetry, a signature collection for Megan Best of Best Quilter. This collection is so very pretty!

I ‘borrowed’ the following pictures from Hobbs Batting as I can’t seem to find one that I took. I find that highly unusual since I ALWAYS take pictures of my finished projects … but I’ve looked several times and can’t find it!

Here's the Mini Quilt I made for Hobbs batting. #islandbatikambassador #islandbatik #iloveislandbatik @aurifil @aurifilthread #aurifil #aurifilthread @SCHMETZneedles #schmetz #schmetzneedles @Oliso @olisohome #olisoconnects #createwitholiso

I used all 20 SKUs in this mini!

Quilt Stats:

Yes, I’m on a Dresden Plate trend … my November Island Batik challenge is to use a Dresden Plate with a another beautiful new line of fabric!

Island Batik Dresden Plate Blog Hop

This hop starts on Monday. Here’s a list of the upcoming blog hop blogs to check out!

November 4: Butterfly Haven

Maryellen McAuliffe @ Mary Mack Made Mine

Lisa Pickering @ Lisa’s Quilting Passion

November 5: Flowing Meadow

Pamela Boatright @PamelaQuilts

Connie Kresin Campbell @ Freemotion by the River

November 6: Flutter Fields

Mania Hatziioannidi @ Mania for quilts

Gail Sheppard You are HERE

November 7: Island Zest

Megan Best @ BestQuilter.

Connie Kauffman @ Kauffman Designs

November 8:

(Island Batik posts: Blog Hop Week 1 Round Up + giveaway)

Week 2:

November 12: Midnight Garden

Kim Jamieson-Hirst @  Chatterbox Quilts

Julia Schweri @ Inflorescence Designs

Lana Russel @ Lana Quilts

November 13: Misty Mornings

Brenda Alburl @ Songbird Designs

Denise Looney @ A Quiltery

November 14: Paradise Palms

Jane Hauprich @ Stitch by Stitch Custom Quilting

Jennifer Thomas @ Curlicue Creations

November 15:

(Island Batik: Blog Hop Week 2 Round Up + giveaway)

Week 3:

November 18: Peach Blossom

Susan Deshensky @  Lady Blue Quilts Studio

Preeti Harris @  Sew Preeti Quilts

November 19:

Renee Atkinson @  Pink Tulip Quilting Shadow Blooms

Brittany Fisher @ Bobbin with Brittany

November 20:

Leah Malasky @  Quilted Delights Tropical Bliss

Sarah Pitcher @ Pitcher’s Boutique

Suzy Webster @ Websterquilt Tropical Bliss

November 21:

Emily Leachman @ The Darling Dogwood Turtle Cove

Carol Stanek @ Stitch with Color

November 22:

(Island Batik: End of Week 3 Round Up)

Week 4:

November 25:

Victoria Johnson @ Forever Quilting for You Willow Creek

Sandra Starley @ Textile Time Travels

November 26:

(Island Batik: End of Blog Hop + Final Round Up 

Favourite Finish of October

 Yvonne, @ Quilting Jetgirl, has a link party with the Favourite Finish of the Month. As usual, I find it extremely difficult to choose only ONE favourite!! How can I even begin to choose only ONE??? Well, I can’t! I guess it’s because I generally like everything that I make! Which one is your favourite?

Don’t Forget:

I am now a Silly Moon affiliate! So what does that mean? When you use my affiliate code Quiltinggail2024 at Silly Moon, you will receive 10% off your order and I will receive a small commission.

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

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24 thoughts on “A Little Finish”

  4. Hi Gail, that’s such a sweet mini. Congrats on making it to Houston! What ever it takes 🙂 Thanks for linking up to Free Motion Mavericks.

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  6. It’s hard for me to choose a favorite too – I love them all. It’s so awesome your sweet little mini Dresden is hanging at Houston! I’m on a Dresden plate trend too – even thinking about using Dresdens for my December project! Have a great weekend! I hope this post comes through, my last one disappeared!!

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  7. Your Dresden mini really showcases all those fabrics. It’s been awhile since I’ve been at the Houston Quilt Show. As much as I loved all the intricately pieced and artistic applique quilts, I missed seeing the type of pieced quilts most of us make. Not to take away from those very talented people who win at the festival, having a quilt at Houston is out of reach for most quilters.

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  10. you make me smile at a hard day with the pumpkin!!!

    batics are more and more fabric I like to use

    and what do I love most: the giraffes!!!!! have a good weekend!!

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  11. I haven’t used batiks for a long time and pulled out the box recently to start something. The problem with batiks is that they are so pretty I don’t want to cut them! Love what you did with these. I did make one years ago and it gets prettier with age! Thanks for this! (And your pumpkin is hilarious! Next year……..)

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    • Hi Joan, yes, it can be hard to cut into the pretty batiks … but just think … who can admire them besides you? My advice is to start cutting them up and make some pretty quilts!

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      • I LOVE to quilt – each child in the family gets a quilt at birth and one for their wedding (or 40th birthday). I also quilt for a Children’s Nursing home. They love BRIGHT COLORS. The batik has many properties that make them good for these kids. The fabrics get BETTER with repeated hot water wash, they are so soft, and if you are a dreamer, like sometimes you see puppies and the clouds? and in the batiks! Thanks!

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