2 Retreat Bag Finishes

I finished these 2 Retreat Bags this past week. The blue hexi one is the small size and the bee one is the large … even though the pictures don’t look like it. See THIS POST for more details.

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 – July: 207 / 211 days
• August: 17 / 17 days
• Total: 224 / 228 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:

• “Bloomers:” I decided to use fabric from the Radiant Burst collection! And the main blocks are started with Eggwhite and Solid White. All the embroidery blocks and hexi and half hexi blocks are done!
• Rainbow Scrap challenge, Teal fabrics: making Jacob’s Ladder blocks … so pretty!
• I’ve cut out the pieces for the Magnificent Mystery by Meadow Mist Designs (See HERE … it’s definitely NOT too late to join!). I used fabrics from my stash … they are OLD. I bought them at the Wild Rose Quilt store in Orting, WA, many many years ago!

Quilting projects:

• Splish Splash (an Island Batik fabric strip pack) is webbed together and needs a backing, sandwiching and quilting.
• Purple for Rainbow Scrap Challenge : It’s 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!

I used about 1 yard of fabric for the 2 retreat bags (see above).

• Fabric used in the last week: 1 yard
• Fabric Used in 2025:     156.5 yards. {50 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
• Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
• Fabric Added this year:    24.5 yards 
• Net Fabric used:              132 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the last week:

1. Piece backing, sandwich and quilt Jelly Roll Twist / Splish Splash. XX NOT DONE XX. still need to piece the backing
2. Quilt  Purple for Rainbow Scrap Challenge in progress
3. Continue to work on Bloomers – finish embroidery blocks √   DONE.
4. Continue to work on Island Batik September challenge. Finish it! √   DONE. 
5. Cut out Rainbow Scrap Challenge – Teal √   DONE. 
6. Start on October Island Batik Challenge XX NOT DONE XX
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 this week:

1. Piece backing, sandwich and quilt Jelly Roll Twist / Splish Splash.
2. Finish quilting  Purple for Rainbow Scrap Challenge & bind
3. Continue to work on Bloomers – get to flimsy stage
4. Cut out Finish blocks for Rainbow Scrap Challenge – Teal
5. Start on October Island Batik Challenge
6. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
7. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

Free Sew Along

Denise at Quiltery has done a fantastic job of designing this beautiful quilt! The directions come out every 2 weeks. If you want to purchase the embroidery designs, they are also available to purchase for some formats. (I used the embroidery designs!)

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 

Linking to:  

• So Scrappy @ Scrap Happy
• Frédérique  @ Quilting Patchwork Applique
• Sunday Stash @  quiltpaintcreate
• Oh Scrap @  Quilting is More Fun than Housework
• 15 Minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
• Design Wall Monday @  Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
• Monday Musing @ Songbird Designs
• Sew and Tell @ Melva Loves Scraps
• Craftastic Monday @ Sew Can Do
• To Do Tuesday @ Quilt Schmitt