A Happy Father’s Day to all who celebrate!
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!
I’ve been busy working on getting rooms ready to paint and haven’t spent much time in the sewing room!
- January – May: 137 / 150
- June: 4 / 21
- Total: 141 / 171: 82 %
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:
- Toni’s Garden – Check it out HERE . The June 5 block is printed and fabrics chosen
- Patterns by Jen – 2026 Monthly Colour Challenge. I have the blues picked out for May and the greys picked out for June – no change
- Rainbow Scrap Challenge: Pastel for June … I’m working on a baby quilt using pastel 9 patches
- Carola’s 5 Fat Quarter Quilt
- Labels to make for 1 baby quilt …
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!
Lyra used 4.5 yards
- Fabric used this week: 0 yards
- Fabric Used in 2026: 80.5 yards (51 yards from non-Island Batik)
- Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 4 yards
- Net Fabric used: 76.5 yards
Rainbow Scrap Challenge
Rainbow Scrap Challenge: Pastel 9 patches started:
To Do
Carol from Quilt Schmilt is hosting “To Do” every week.
To Do from a few weeks ago:
- Make the 2026 Monthly Colour Challenge blocks for May and June NOT DONE
- Make the 2 quilt labels I need to do partially done one label is done … the quilt needs to be mailed
- Make Toni’s Garden – block #7 NOT DONE
- Work on Carola’s 5 Fat Quarter Quilt NOT DONE
- Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √ DONE.
- Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. √ DONE.
To Do for this week:
I know what my coming week is like, so the To Do list is short:
- Make the 2026 Monthly Colour Challenge blocks for May and June
- Make the 1 quilt label I need to do
- Make Toni’s Garden – block #7
- Work on Carola’s 5 Fat Quarter Quilt
- Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder!
- 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
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
Quilting Gail 