Sunday Summary: March 16

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Yesterday was Worldwide Quilting Day, and for the first time in many years, I did not participate. The weather was very uncooperative … raining very hard … and I didn’t want to get soaked, nor did I want my quilts to get soaked and heavy and risk breaking the line. I will participate next year – providing the weather is half-decent!

Recent Finish

Did you see my most recent finish?

My Island Batik March challenge was a LOT of fun to make and running out of fabric made for an excellent chance to alter my plan. You can read about it HERE.

Another Finish. The quilt top was made by various members of the Boundary Bay Quilt Guild. I brought the top home and found backing and batting (Hobbs Batting: 80/20), then quilted it on my domestic sewing machine using Aurifil Thread (#2600, Dove Grey). It is quilted all over with various flower motifs. And bound with a striped fabric from my stash!

The blue floral border print was perfect for the backing!

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 – February: 58 / 59 days
  • March: 16 / 16 days
  • Total: 74 / 75 98 %

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:

  • Yellow – Here’s a picture of my 4 1/2” 10 1/2” rectangles. I need to sash them and sew them into a top
  • Yellow – I’m making some Dresden flowers … no picture yet.

Quilting projects:

  • IB April Project: I’m having fun quilting this one!
  • 2 Blue Charm Star quilts – the borders are from Stash Builder rolls! No yardage cut for either of these quilts … well, except for the solid white background fabric!
  • Blue Blocks: sandwiched …

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!

Nope, I still haven’t bought any fabric yet this year!!! I’m not sure, but this might be a new record for me!

2 finishes to add to my done list! The bear claw used 10 1/2 yards of fabric and the guild quilt used 3 1/2 yards for backing and 1/2 yard of binding from my stash.

  • Fabric used in the last week: 14.5 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2025:     46.5 yards. {7.5 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    0 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              46.5 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the last week:

  1. Sandwich & Quilt 2nd Blue charm star quilt. XX NOT DONE XX
  2. Quilt Blue 2 1/2” squares XX NOT DONE XX
  3. Finish Quilting & Bind Guild Hospice Quilt. √   DONE
  4. IB April Project: sandwich and quilt in progress it’s SLOW going … so far I’ve used 5 bobbins and I still have just over 1/4 of the quilt to quilt.
  5. Cut up Yellow scraps. √   DONE
  6. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √   DONE. 
  7. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. √   DONE. 

To Do for next week:

  1. Finish Quilting IB April Project
  2. Sandwich & Quilt 2nd Blue charm star quilt.
  3. Quilt Blue 2 1/2” squares
  4. Add sashing to Yellow rectangle squares.
  5. Start to get projects ready to take to a retreat: (no pictures yet)
    • May IB project – cut it out
    • June IB project – cut out the pieces
    • Swan – cut all the squares
    • Train – cut all the pieces
  6. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  7. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

Leaving Comments on my Blog

I appreciate each of you that leaves comments on my blog!! It’s fun to read about YOU!!

However, I know that many of you have difficulty leaving comments and I honestly do not know what to do about it. I moderate each of the comments (that’s why they don’t show up right away) so that you don’t have to read about the ugly stuff / junk that some try to slip in!

Anyhow, I notice that the vast majority of comments are “anonymous” and I have no idea who you are. If you could simply put your name after the comment, I’d appreciate it! Thank you!

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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16 thoughts on “Sunday Summary: March 16”

  3. I really like your bear’s paw on point. It makes me want to look at my Bob dies to see which one I could try with an on point setting. Lots of fun things to look at this week. Squirrels are such a distraction — but can be inspiration too. Impressed with you standing strong from squirrels!

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  5. Your guild quilt turned out beautifully. The blue background with the florals works so well. Congrats on all the progress this week. Your metrics are looking pretty spectacular. Happy stitching this week.

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  6. I love your newest quilt for IB. You did a great job quilting the guild quilt and I love your yellow scraps. You are getting a lot done these days!

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