Month: October 2025

Sunday Summary: October 26

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Left-overs

Left-overs made into 2 zipper pouches and a placemat. The placemat will go to Meals on Wheels for their Christmas delivery. You can read more about them on THIS POST.

One of my Patterns

In early September, Teresa emailed me asking if I had the pattern for “Ivan’s Diamonds.” In a very short period of time, Teresa had paid for the pattern and quickly made it. She sent me pictures of her quilt … Isn’t it gorgeous? And the quilting is perfect!! Thank you Teresa for allowing me to share your pictures!

Laundry Basket Mystery Quilt Progress

There is a bit of progress on the quilt … Week 1 – 5 are done. I’ve been procrastinating Week 6. The thought of making all those flying geese cutting small pieces does not interest me. I just might skip a row! I haven’t decided yet! You can access the Mystery HERE.

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 – September: 262 / 272 days
  • Oct: 25 / 25 days
  • Total: 288 / 298 96%

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:

  • Laundry Basket Mystery: Weeks 6?, 7, 8 & 9
  • Work on a Test quilt for Songbird Designs

Quilting projects:

  • Island Batik November Challenge

WIPS-B-GONE

So far, I’m doing good!! My picture shows an orange petal each day that I clean for 15 minutes and the rest of the time is spent sewing … (the petals do not represent the exact time … but when I clean, I set my timer for 15 minutes and I stop when it goes off! [Leanne of Devoted Quilter has a fun way to track your progress. This is for October and November. You can download a form to colour in each day as you work your way through. You can go to Instagram and click on her post HERE ]

This is my current list of WIPS. I’d love to have them all finished by the end of WIPS-B-GONE!!

  • scraps from Splish Splash – done
  • 5 grab bags for guild
  • 5 Dove bags for guild
  • scraps from byAnnie bag
  • November Island Batik project
  • December Island Batik project
  • Test quilt for Songbird Designs

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!

The placemat and zipper bags used a yard.

  • Fabric used in the last week: 1 yard
  • Fabric Used in 2025:     202 yards. {68 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    28.5 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              168.5 yards

To Do

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

To Do from last week ago:

  1. Laundry Basket Mystery: Weeks 5,√   DONE 6 & 7. XX not done XX
  2. Piecing scraps of Splish Splash (see here) for something. √   DONE
  3. Continue working on Island Batik November Challenge √   DONE
  4. Continue to work on a Test quilt for Songbird Designs 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 this week:

  1. Laundry Basket Mystery: 6??? & 7, 8 & 9
  2. Make 5 grab bags for the guild
  3. Quilt Island Batik November Challenge
  4. Continue to work on a Test quilt for Songbird Designs
  5. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  6. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

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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A Left-Over Friday

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When I made the ‘Splish Splash’ quilt, I had a few partial blocks left- over. (See HERE to read more about this quilt).

I’m really trying to use up the left-overs in a somewhat timely manner. It doesn’t always work, but in this case, I made a placemat and 2 zipper pouches as leaders and enders as I worked on my November Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) challenge.

The fabrics are from “Splish Splash”. The inside of the placemat and the larger zipper pouch is scraps of Hobbs Thermore and the smaller zipper pouch has scraps of Hobbs 80/20.

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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Sunday Summary: October 19

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Christmas Train

The train is done! And Rudolph is the driver!

Laundry Basket Mystery Quilt Progress

There is a bit of progress on the quilt … Week 1 – 4 are done. Week 5 is in progress! For Week 6, I need to make 96 small flying geese. Below is the current progress showing some of Week 5. You can access the Mystery HERE. No further progress …

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 – September: 262 / 272 days
  • Oct: 19 / 19 days
  • Total: 281 / 291 96%

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:

  • Laundry Basket Mystery: Weeks 5, 6 & 7
  • Piecing scraps of Splish Splash (see here) for something.
  • Starting Island Batik November Challenge
  • Work on a Test quilt for Songbird Designs

Quilting projects: none

WIPS-B-GONE

So far, I’m doing good!! My picture shows an orange petal each day that I clean for 15 minutes and the rest of the time is spent sewing … (the petals do not represent the exact time … but when I clean, I set my timer for 15 minutes and I stop when it goes off! [Leanne of Devoted Quilter has a fun way to track your progress. This is for October and November. You can download a form to colour in each day as you work your way through. You can go to Instagram and click on her post HERE ]

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!

The byAnnie bag used a total of 3 yards!

  • Fabric used in the last week: 2.5 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2025:     201 yards. {67 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    28.5 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              167.5 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the a few weeks ago:

  1. Laundry Basket Mystery: Weeks 5, 6 & 7. XX not done XX
  2. Christmas Train: need to finish borders and “driver”, sandwich and quilt. √   DONE
  3. Piecing scraps of Splish Splash (see here) for something. in progress
  4. Starting Island Batik November Challenge in progress
  5. Work on a Test quilt for Songbird Designs in progress
  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 this week:

  1. Laundry Basket Mystery: Weeks 5, 6 & 7.
  2. Piecing scraps of Splish Splash (see here) for something.
  3. Continue working on Island Batik November Challenge
  4. Continue to work on a Test quilt for Songbird Designs
  5. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  6. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

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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Sunday Summary: October 12

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Sew Stylish Challenge with byAnnie

My bag is finished and I’m in LOVE ♥️ . You can read about it HERE.

Christmas Train

The borders are going on the Christmas train that Simina from Essem convinced me that I needed to make. I’m figuring out the who or what the driver of the train will be …

Laundry Basket Mystery Quilt Progress

There is a bit of progress on the quilt … Week 1 – 4 are done. Week 5 is in progress! For Week 6, I need to make 96 small flying geese. Below is the current progress showing some of Week 5. You can access the Mystery HERE

Magnificent Mystery Progress

September and October Clues are done. You can access the mystery HERE.

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 – August: 269 / 279 days
  • Oct: 12 / 12 days
  • Total: 279 / 289 96 %

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:

  • Laundry Basket Mystery: Weeks 5, 6 & 7
  • Christmas Train: need to finish piecing the top
  • Piecing scraps of Splish Splash (see here) for something.
  • Starting Island Batik November Challenge
  • Work on a Test quilt for Songbird Designs

Quilting projects: none – unless I get the train quilt 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!

The byAnnie bag used a total of 3 yards!

  • Fabric used in the last week: 3 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2025:     198.5 yards. {64.5 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    28.5 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              165 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the a few weeks ago:

  1. October Island Batik Challenge. … it’s in progress, but it’s SLOW going!!! VERY SLOW!!! This needs to be a priority for me!! √   DONE
  2. Magnificent Mystery: Finish trimming September clue, work on October’s clue √   DONE
  3. Work on Laundry Basket Quilt Mystery: Weeks 5, & 6 in progress
  4. Work on Christmas Train quilt √   DONE
  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 this week:

  1. Laundry Basket Mystery: Weeks 5, 6 & 7
  2. Christmas Train: need to finish borders and “driver”, sandwich and quilt.
  3. Piecing scraps of Splish Splash (see here) for something.
  4. Starting Island Batik November Challenge
  5. Work on a Test quilt for Songbird Designs
  6. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  7. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

WIPS-B-GONE

So far, I’m doing good!! My picture shows an orange petal each day that I clean for 15 minutes and the rest of the time is spent sewing … (the petals do not represent the exact time … but when I clean, I set my timer for 15 minutes and I stop when it goes off! [Leanne of Devoted Quilter has a fun way to track your progress. This is for October and November. You can download a form to colour in each day as you work your way through. You can go to Instagram and click on her post HERE ]

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:  

Sew Stylish Challenge with ByAnnie

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ByAnnie generously provided me with my chosen pattern and all the necessary hardware to make Switchback. The only criteria for choosing a bag was to make sure it had an Add-On Video!

Here’s a picture of everything I received from ByAnnie!

Before I began, I pressed all the fabrics with my wonderful Oliso m3pro iron!!! I LOVE this iron for quilting and used it during the making of Switchback when I needed to press a seam.

ByAnnie patterns come with a label sheet so you can label all of your cut pieces. This makes gathering the specific components easy. It is VERY important to do this. It saves lots of re-measuring and prevents future headaches. The picture below is of all my cut & labelled pieces. I pin these onto my design wall for easy access.

For the quilting, I did a wavy stitch with my walking foot. I used the same thread in the bobbin as in the top, that’s why you can see the quilting on the lining. The 2nd picture shows most of the quilted and cut pieces. Yes, I used a Schmetz needle! The 4th picture is close to the end … lots of clips to hold pieces in place! Unfortunately, I neglected to take other pictures as I went along.

Here are some pictures of the inside of the bag: Lots of pockets and extra hardware for keys or a carabiner. The 3rd pictures shows the extra hardware being used for extra security for the bag.

The Switchback can be worn as a backpack, an over-the-shoulder bag or as a cross-body bag.

Here is a picture of the finished bag! I’m loving it!

Bag Stats:

Thank you!

Thank you to the generosity of Island Batik and Industry partners! They have supplied the products for free as my role as an Island Batik Ambassador! Island Batik, ByAnnie, Aurifil Thread, Schmetz Needles, and Oliso Iron.

Island Batik Ambassadors

Visit the other Island Batik Ambassadors to see what they made this month:

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

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Sunday Summary: October 6

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Oh dear!!! I sincerely hope this is not me!!! (but it could be …)

Teal Finish

I did finally finish this quilt. You can read about it HERE.

Christmas Train

I have started the Christmas train that Simina from Essem convinced me that I needed to make. It’s webbed together, but there’s still a ways to go!

Laundry Basket Mystery Quilt Progress

There is a bit of progress on the quilt … Week 1 – 4 are done. Weeks 5 & 6 are still not started. Soon! You can access the Mystery HERE

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 – August: 262 / 272 days
  • Oct: 5 / 5 days
  • Total: 267 / 277 96 %

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:

  • Laundry Basket Mystery: Weeks 5 & 6
  • Christmas Train: need to finish piecing the top
  • Meadow Mist’s Magnificent Mystery: Still need to finish trimming the September blocks. Need to work on October blocks. You can access the Mystery HERE.
  • Island Batik October project: byAnnie bag. The pictures below show the fabric and I’m making the Switchback bag.

Quilting projects: none!

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!

The Teal quilt used 5 yards of fabric.

  • Fabric used in the last week: 5 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2025:     195.5 yards. {64.5 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    28.5 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              162 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the a few weeks ago:

  1. Finish Quilting Rainbow Scrap Challenge –  Teal blocks. √   DONE
  2. Make a decision regarding September’s Rainbow Scrap Challenge: Pastel blue & green. XX NOT DONE XX
  3. Start on October Island Batik Challenge. in progress
  4. Work on Magnificent Mystery: Finish September clue, work on October’s clue in progress
  5. Work on Laundry Basket Quilt Mystery: Week 3 & 4 √   DONE Week 5 XX NOT DONE XX
  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 this week:

  1. October Island Batik Challenge. … it’s in progress, but it’s SLOW going!!! VERY SLOW!!! This needs to be a priority for me!!
  2. Magnificent Mystery: Finish trimming September clue, work on October’s clue
  3. Work on Laundry Basket Quilt Mystery: Weeks 5, & 6
  4. Work on Christmas Train quilt
  5. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  6. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

WIPS-B-GONE

I’m off to a flying start with this!! My picture shows an orange petal each day that I clean for 15 minutes and the rest of the time is spent sewing … (the petals do not represent the exact time … but when I clean, I set my timer for 15 minutes and I stop when it goes off! [Leanne of Devoted Quilter has a fun way to track your progress. This is for October and November. You can download a form to colour in each day as you work your way through. You can go to Instagram and click on her post HERE ]

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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A Teal Finish

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Well, teal isn’t exactly a fall colour, but it is a finish!!

This started out as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge for August … although she called for Aqua. I asked Google what the difference was and Google said, “Aqua is a light, bright blue-green color, while teal is darker, more muted blue-green color with a greenish undertone.” Whatever … close enough in my book, plus mine is scrappy, so anything close goes!

I used 2 different teals for the half-square triangles and the squares were all scrappy teals and aqua (LOL!). The binding is scrappy and my teal container is almost empty!!! WOW!!! In some ways, that is sad because it’s a favourite colour of mine! But, in another way, it’s good: I’m using up stash!

Here’s a picture of the quilting … and yes, the quilting was all free-motion on my domestic sewing machine … that’s why you can see so many inconsistencies in the swirls. I used Silly Moon’s “Rocket” for the straight lines through the squares.

Quilt Stats:

WIPS-B-GONE

Do you have lots of WIPS (Works in Progress)? If so, Leanne of Devoted Quilter has a fun way to track your progress. This is for October and November. You can download a form to colour in each day as you work your way through. You can go to Instagram and click on her post HERE and she will send you the link to the downloads. She also sends out motivational emails each Monday to inspire you to keep working on your WIPS.

I’m joining her this year. Not only am I going to work on my quilting projects, but I’m going to work on tidying up my sewing room. It’s a MESS!!! I’ve chosen the 6 petal flower to track my progress and one petal each day is for 15 minutes of concentrated tidying. Here’s a few pictures of the current status of my sewing studio:

Favourite Finish for September!

I’m linking to Quilting Jetgirl’s Favourite Finish of the Month. As always, it’s HARD to choose a favourite!! I need to choose between these 2 quilts. The first is the Curved Crazy Quilt that I did for the Island Batik Blog hop (see HERE) and the 2nd is the Splish Splash quilt that I did for a wedding gift.

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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