Sunday Summary: November 3

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I’m trying, I’m really trying to NOT buy any fabric!!! I definitely shop my stash first!!!

Monthly Colour Challenge

November’s colour is Teal. Visit Jen at Patterns by Jen to get your free pattern for this month. It’s free for the month and after that you’ll need to pay a small fee for it.

I’m using Island Batik fabrics for my blocks. 

Here are my blocks to date:

A Small Finish!

I finished this little mini awhile ago and sent it to Steph at Hobbs Batting and it hung in their booth at Quilt Market in Houston.

This was made with a new fabric line that will be available in 2025. It is called Petal Poetry. This mini is 12″ square, Hobbs Tuscany Wool batting is in the middle and Aurifil Thread was used for the quilting.

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 – October:  276 / 304 days
  • November: 3 / 3 days
  • 28 missed days since January 1
  • Total: 279 / 307 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:

  • SAHRR ’25: working on Prompt #6
  • December’s Island Batik project

Quilting:

  • Floral Fusion: not started, yet
  • Jelly Roll Mystery:

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 bought 2.5 yards of solid red fabric to coordinate with a Christmas fabric that I have.

  • Fabric Used in the last week:  0.5 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2024:     184 yards  from non-IB: 77
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 2.5 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:     32 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              152 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. Get Jelly Roll Mystery next clue & blog post ready! in progress
  2. Quilt Floral Fusion NOT DONE
  3. 2025 SAHRR Work on Prompt 6 in progress
  4. Monthly Colour Challenge – need to sandwich, quilt and bind NOT DONE
  5. Work on Island Batik November project (Dresden Plate) √   DONE
  6. Jelly Roll Mystery next clue & blog post ready! in progress
  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. Get Jelly Roll Mystery next clue & blog post ready!
  2. Make project for the Butterfly Haven Blog Hop in December
  3. Quilt Floral Fusion
  4. Quilt Jelly Roll Mystery Quilt
  5. 2025 SAHRR Work on Prompt 6
  6. Monthly Colour Challenge – need to sandwich, quilt and bind
  7. Work on Island Batik December project
  8. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  9. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

Jelly Roll Mystery Quilt

Upcoming Blog Hops

Dresden Plate Blog Hop

As I made up this list, I realized that I absolutely adore each of the fabric collections that will be showcased in this blog hop!! You’ll have a LOT of awsome eye candy if you follow this blog hop!

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:

Visit Island Batik blog for a Round-up and an opportunity to win a fat-quarter bundle of fabric!

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:

Visit Island Batik blog for a Round-up and an opportunity to win a fat-quarter bundle of fabric!

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:

Visit Island Batik blog for a Round-up and an opportunity to win a fat-quarter bundle of fabric!

Week 4:

November 25:

Victoria Johnson @ Forever Quilting for You Willow Creek

Sandra Starley @ Textile Time Travels

November 26:

Visit Island Batik blog for a Round-up and an opportunity to win a fat-quarter bundle of fabric!

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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12 thoughts on “Sunday Summary: November 3”

  1. Gail your mini is absolutely stunning and perfectly showcases that new line of IB fabric. I’ll be watching for it to come out next year! Your colour blocks are all lovely. I’m so looking forward to seeing your blog hop projects! Thank you for linking with To Do Tuesday. Hope you’ve had another good week and managed to finish some things on your list 🤗

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  6. You’ve done pretty well with your quilt metrics this year. I struggle with the shopping the stash first. But I’m getting better at pulling fabrics and then buying just what I need to supplement if I don’t have exactly what I need in the stash. Hope November is another productive month for you.

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