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 

Linking to:  

• So Scrappy @ Scrap Happy
• Frédérique  @ Quilting Patchwork Applique
• Sunday Stash @  quiltpaintcreate
• 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
• Oh Scrap @  Quilting is More Fun than Housework
• To Do Tuesday @ Quilt Schmitt