Author: quiltinggail

Sunday Summary: July 13

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No quilting finishes

I didn’t finish any quilting stuff this week … except for my unboxing video that I showed last week … you can see it 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 – June: 176 / 180 days
  • July: 13 / 13 days
  • Total: 183 / 187 97 %

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:

  • Purple for Rainbow Scrap Challenge
  • “Bloomers:” I decided to use fabric from the Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) Radiant Burst collection! And the main blocks are started with Eggwhite and Solid White and the first block is done. The Hexi and half Hexi blocks are started …
  • Island Batik’s September Challenge is the Threaded Chaos Blog Hop – a Crazy Quilt using Aurifil thread … It’s in progress, but I can’t show you YET … but I can show you a picture of the fabric I’m using …

Quilting projects:

  • Splish Splash is webbed together and needs a backing, sandwiching and quilting.
  • Disappearing 9 patch using “ORANGE” and Island Batik’s solid grey for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

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 bought 2 yards of fabric for the backing of Splish Splash, but nothing was finished this week.

Fabric used in the last week: 8.5 yards

  • Fabric Used in 2025:     144 yards. {45 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 2 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    19 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              125 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the last week:

  1. Sandwich and quilt Disappearing 9 patch: “ORANGE” XX NOT DONE XX
  2. Make backing, sandwich and quilt Jelly Roll Twist / Splish Splash. …. bought the backing … but need to piece it (GROAN!!!)
  3. Work on getting scraps for placemats completed … there are at least 6! XX NOT DONE XX
  4. Work on Purple for Rainbow Scrap Challenge in progress
  5. Work on Bloomers – make Hexi and half-Hexi blocks in progress
  6. Think about Island Batik September challenge. Started. in progress
  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. Make backing, sandwich and quilt Disappearing 9 patch: “ORANGE”
  2. Piece backing, sandwich and quilt Jelly Roll Twist / Splish Splash.
  3. Finish piecing Purple for Rainbow Scrap Challenge
  4. Continue to work on Bloomers – make Hexi and half-Hexi blocks and other embroidery blocks
  5. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  6. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

Free Sew Along

Denise at Quiltery has done a fantastic job of designing this beautiful quilt! The 1st block for appliqué is now available HERE OR … if you want to purchase the embroidery designs, they are also available to purchase for some formats. (That’s what I’m doing!)

Here’s block #1 with the first half-hexi!

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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Unboxing, July 2025

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You can watch the short video or scroll down for all the details.

Two boxes arrived at my door … and here’s what I saw when I opened the smallest and heaviest one:

Do you see the 4 Aurifil Threads in the box? I got to choose which ones I wanted to use in the September Blog Hop. They were to coordinate or contrast with the Spring ’25 bundle that I received. These are the 4 threads that I choose:

  • #2880 Pale Green
  • #2110 Light Lemon
  • #5005 Bright Turquoise
  • #2525 Dusty Blue Violet

This is Fossil Finesse (the Spring ’25 Collection), Designed by Kathy Engle. It will be shipping to shops in September. It was paired with 2 yards of Baby Powder (from Naturally Neutrals) and 2 yards of Jasper-Teal Bermuda from the Fossil Finesse collection.

Two bundles of 0.5 yard cuts to coordinate with my Spring/Summer ’25 collections.

  • Amethyst Solid
  • Lime Green Solid
  • Violet
  • Gecko
  • Small Pointed Floral-Turquoise
  • Cheerios – Burmuda
  • Apple
  • Cobalt Solid
  • Turquoise Solid
  • Cheerio – Navy
  • Dandelion – Jelly
  • Morning Glory

Aurora Strip Pack with 2 yards of Bluebelle and 2 yards of Navy (both from the Brilliant Blues collection).

3 packages of Stash Builders: Each package contains 5 rolls, consisting of 4 Width of Fabric 5″ strips … for a total of 60 strips in these 3 packages (20 strips per package!)

A Surprise package … I’ll be using this fabric in November … hmmm … I wonder what’s inside?

A Bundle of solids: 4 yards each of Dark Grey, White and Black

A Stack of Opulent Orange (10″ squares!)

A 2 1/2” Strip pack of Tantalizing Teal

A 6 Yard piece of Eggwhite. Perfect as a neutral that goes with EVERYTHING!

These are the fabrics that I choose to make the byAnnie “Switchback” pattern with. The fabrics are from the “Frosted Folliage” an original collection by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hay Stack (along with Whip Cream [2nd from the right] and Slate [far right]). ByAnnie will be sending the pattern and hardware in a separate package.

Awesome batting by Hobbs Batting!

  • Cotton Wool Blend (Throw size)
  • Unbleached Cotton (Twin)
  • Heirloom 80/20 Bleached Cotton (Queen)
  • Heirloom Fusible Cotton (Queen)
  • Poly-Down (Queen)

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, Aurifil Thread, Hobbs Batting, Oliso Iron, and ByAnnie.

Island Batik Ambassadors

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

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

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Monday Moments: July 7

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Well, I don’t drink alcohol very often, but I do love to have virgin cocktails … Love the fruity taste!

Swan

I finished quilting the Swan. This pattern was from the book “Picture Patchwork” by JoAnn Lepore. Earlier in the spring, I wrote a review of this book HERE. This quilt called for 3″ squares, but since I wanted a smaller quilt, I raided my blue and neutral Island Batik scraps and cut 2 1/2” squares.

And here’s a close up of the quilting. Feathers in the white part of the swan and small curves outlining all of the other blocks in the quilt. It’s all free motion on my domestic sewing machine.

And, I have one more pattern from this book in progress – using Purple!

Quilt Stats:

Did you see?

My post from last Friday where I talked about this super cool use of Island Batik scraps? THIS POST.

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 – June: 176 / 180 days
  • July: 6 / 6 days
  • Total: 176 / 180 97 %

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:

  • Disappearing 9 patch using “ORANGE” and Island Batik’s solid grey for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
  • Purple for Rainbow Scrap Challenge
  • “Bloomers:” I decided to use fabric from the Radiant Burst collection! And the main blocks are started with Eggwhite and Solid White. I’m going to Paper piece the Hexi blocks. See Denise’s website HERE to join in the fun!

Quilting projects:

  • Splish Splash is webbed together and needs a backing, sandwiching and quilting.

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!

No buying this week. The swan used 8.5 yards.

  • Fabric used in the last week: 8.5 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2025:     144 yards. {45 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    17 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              127 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the last week:

  1. Quilt & Bind Swan. √   DONE.
  2. Web Disappearing 9 patch: “ORANGE” Rainbow Scrap Challenge. in progress.
  3. Web Jelly Roll Twist √   DONE.
  4. Work on getting scraps for placemats completed … there are at least 6! XX NOT DONE XX
  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. Sandwich and quilt Disappearing 9 patch: “ORANGE” Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
  2. Make backing, sandwich and quilt Jelly Roll Twist
  3. Work on getting scraps for placemats completed … there are at least 6! XX NOT DONE XX
  4. Work on Purple for Rainbow Scrap Challenge
  5. Work on Bloomers – make Hexi and half-Hexi blocks
  6. Think about Island Batik September challenge
  7. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  8. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

Free Sew Along

This has started!! It’s such a beautiful quilt!! I’m excited to have started!

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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From Island Batik Scraps

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Surprise! This post does not contain any quilting! It does talk about batik fabric. And it’s still worth a read!

A good friend of mine is a very talented artist! She has an Exhibition “Gifts from the Garden” happening in Clearwater, BC. If you’re anywhere near Clearwater, it would be well worth the visit! (It’s on until the end of July!)

In the meantime, I’m VERY excited to show you her creation! A few years ago, Robin asked me to save all my scraps of Island Batik fabrics for her. The way I quilt, I don’t have much use for scraps smaller than a 2″ square. Everything that’s left over goes into my “Robin’s scrap bag.”

Oh, and yes, not only is she a fabulous painter, she’s also a great photographer! (Not to mention other talents, including mosaics … she has self-published a book of poems with illustrations that her mother did … visit her website to see more of her talent: HERE.)

These photos from her garden were her inspiration!

She painted white and black onto her board and used tweezers and glue to make the background (green) mosaic.

And here is the final piece!!! Isn’t it fantastic?

I love that I can pick out fabrics from various Island Batik collections that I have used over the years.

One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

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Sunday Summary: June 29

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Well, this is ALMOST true!! I have no interest in having mice in my sewing space, nor a fox or a goat … but the rest is true!

Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery

You can read more about this quilt HERE. It was a fun mystery quilt to make. Thank you Joanne (from Canuck Quilter Designs) for the fabulous directions and great mystery!

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 – April 150 / 151 days
  • June: 25 / 29 days
  • Total: 176 / 180 97 %

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:

  • I’m using a 2 1/2” stack of Island Batik’s “Splish Splash.” It’s a recently release collection. I love the seahorses, fish, bubbles … well, I just love the whole line of these fabrics. I’m using a pattern from The Fat Quarter Shop called “Jelly Roll Twist” and you can get the free pattern HERE.
  • Disappearing 9 patch using “ORANGE” and Island Batik’s solid grey for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
  • I need to pull fabrics for “Bloomers“

Quilting projects:

  • Swan. is sandwiched, needs quilting and binding

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!

No shopping … I used 7 yards for the Canuck Mystery.

  • Fabric used in the last week: 7 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2025:     135.5 yards. {38.5 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    17 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              118 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the last week:

  1. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Quilt it! √   DONE.
  2. Make the backing and Sandwich Swan. √   DONE.
  3. Work on Disappearing 9 patch: “ORANGE” Rainbow Scrap Challenge. √   DONE.
  4. Work on getting scraps for placemats completed … there are at least 6! XX NOT DONE XX
  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. Quilt & Bind Swan.
  2. Web Disappearing 9 patch: “ORANGE” Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
  3. Web Jelly Roll Twist
  4. Work on getting scraps for placemats completed … there are at least 6!
  5. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  6. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

Free Sew Along

This officially starts soon!!!

I have done several of Denise’s Sew Alongs and they are always AWESOME!!! I’m going to be doing this one!! Are you going to join me???? I promise, it’s a beauty!!

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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Canuck Quilter’s Mystery Quilt

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This quilt is FINALLY done!!!

Joanne Kerton from Canuck Quilter Designs offered a mystery quilt this spring. I’m a sucker for mystery quilts and couldn’t resist doing it! She called it a “Colour Value Mystery” and offered 2 options: Modern or Traditional. I opted for the Traditional. I’ve done a few of Canuck Quilter’s Designs and they are always well written!

Here’s a few of the progress pictures: Fabric cut out, blocks ready to assemble and on the design wall prior to sandwiching.

And the Finished Quiilt:

Close up of the Quilting: A little free motion, but mostly ruler quilting.

Thanks Joanne for the fantastic mystery sew-along!

Quilt Stats:

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: June 22

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Totally!! I struggle to do any housekeeping!

A Fun Photo

Last year, my sister and 2 cousins and I went to Lori’s Country Cottage for their longest day of the year sale. It was a lot of fun. We went for the 10 pm part of the sale, where everything was 40% off! Yup it was fun! One of the employees climbed up on a cutting table and took this picture. They posted it on their Facebook page to advertise this year’s sale. (I’m the one in the white at the front of the picture and my sister is towards the back of the line … my cousins had already left as they were finished shopping). Unfortunately, I wasn’t in Edmonton to go this year, but my sister went to on Friday night and got lots of goodies!

Glowing Hearts Quilt Along

I often join in MMM Quilts sew alongs each spring. She always has interesting patterns and ways of doing something. This year did not disappoint! See THIS POST for details on my Glowing Hearts Quilt.

This used 13 fat quarters from “Bluebird” by Editya Sitar. There is Hobbs Batting 80/20 inside, Aurifil Thread #2600 (Dove Grey) and Schmetz Needles were used. The project was pressed with my Oliso Iron m3Pro. I used Silly Moon‘s “Cupid” for the quilting on my domestic machine!

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 – April 150 / 151 days
  • June: 19 / 22 days
  • Total: 169 / 173 97 %

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:

  • I’m using a 2 1/2” stack of Island Batik’s “Splish Splash.” It’s a recently release collection. I love the seahorses, fish, bubbles … well, I just love the whole line of these fabrics. I’m using a pattern from The Fat Quarter Shop called “Jelly Roll Twist” and you can get the free pattern HERE.
  • Disappearing 9 patch using “ORANGE” and Island Batik’s solid grey for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

Quilting projects:

  • Swan. needs sandwiching
  • Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery

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!

No buying this week … although my sister was going to be going to a fabulous sale at Lori’s Country Cottage and planned to buy me some Island Batik fabric …

I used 13 fat quarters (3 1/4 yards) for the front of Glowing Hearts and 2 3/8 yards for the backing … So, I’ll say that I used 5 1/2 yards.

  • Fabric used in the last week: 5.5 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2025:     128.5 yards. {36 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    17 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              106 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the last week:

  1. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Sandwich it and Quilt it! in progress
  2. Make the backing and Sandwich Swan. XX NOT DONE XX
  3. Plan something for “ORANGE” Rainbow Scrap Challenge. in progress
  4. Quilt MMM’s Glowing Heart √   DONE.
  5. Work on Island Batik’s August challenge √   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 this week:

  1. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Quilt it!
  2. Make the backing and Sandwich Swan.
  3. Work on Disappearing 9 patch: “ORANGE” Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
  4. Work on getting scraps for placemats completed … there are at least 6!
  5. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  6. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

Free Sew Along

I have done several of Denise’s Sew Alongs and they are always AWESOME!!! I’m going to be doing this one!! Are you going to join me???? I promise, it’s a beauty!!

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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Glowing Hearts

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I joined Sandra Walker’s (MMM Quilts) Glowing Heart Quilt-a-long this spring. I originally was going to make a baby quilt, then I changed my mind and made it bigger. I used 7 fat quarters from a bundle of “Bluebird” by Editya Sitar for the hearts. 3 for the background of the hearts and 3 for the sashing. My intention was to alternate the ‘backgrounds’ with light and dark, but I wasn’t paying attention when I cut the darks and all of a sudden, I had enough for all the backgrounds. The light fabrics then became the sashing. The extra pieces were used for the scrappy binding!

To quilt this quilt, I used Silly Moon’s 4″ Cupid ruler. I started off in the middle, doing half hearts in a vertical row. It was OK … but once I got back to the top, I decided ‘enough of that!’ Then I filled out the sides of the quilt with random hearts. I did a heart, back-tracked on the ruler and started the next heart. In a few spots, I used the 3″ Cupid to fill in.

I’m joining in the Glowing Hearts Parade! There are already several quilts posted … it’s quite the variety and well worth going to check it out. HERE. Thank you Sandra for the easy paced, wonderful sew-along!

Quilt Stats:

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: June 15

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It is. If you take any pattern and change the colours, it’ll be a totally different look. I’ve been known to add more blocks or rows for a larger quilt, or take away blocks or columns for a smaller quilt. However, whenever I do this, I always credit the original designer because the basis of the quilt is their idea, not mine.

An Island Batik Challenge completed

I made two Funky Friend squirrels. You can read about their adventures HERE.

Another Left-over Finish

see THIS POST for details on these placemats:

This used fabric from Island Batik‘s (Lumin Fabrics) Tinsel Treasures and Midnight Blue (a foundation that is available all the time. There is Hobbs Batting fusible inside, Aurifil Thread #2600 (Dove Grey) and Schmetz Needles were used. The project was pressed with my Oliso Iron m3Pro.

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 – April 150 / 151 days
  • June: 12 / 15 days
  • Total: 162 / 166 97 %

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:

  • I’m using a 2 1/2” stack of Island Batik’s “Splish Splash.” It’s a recently release collection. I love the seahorses, fish, bubbles … well, I just love the whole line of these fabrics. I’m using a pattern from The Fat Quarter Shop called “Jelly Roll Twist” and you can get the free pattern HERE. And, as I said earlier, “A Pattern is only a suggestion.” I’ll be making it a little bigger … it’ll be 7 blocks by 7 blocks.

Quilting projects:

  • MMM’s Glowing Hearts
  • Swan. needs sandwiching
  • Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery

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 did buy 2.5 yards of fabric at “The Chicken Coop” in Mundare, Alberta and 1 yard at Emmaline Bags in Spruce Grove, Alberta.

The placemats used 1 yard and the squirrels used 2.5 yards

  • Fabric used in the last week: 3.5 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2025:     123 yards. {30.5 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 3.5 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    17 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              106 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the last week:

  1. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Sandwich it! XX NOT DONE XX
  2. Sandwich Swan XX NOT DONE XX
  3. Plan something for “Green” Rainbow Scrap Challenge. XX NOT DONE XX
  4. Get MMM’s Glowing Heart’s quilt to flimsy stage √   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. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Sandwich it and Quilt it!
  2. Make the backing and Sandwich Swan
  3. Plan something for “ORANGE” Rainbow Scrap Challenge. XX NOT DONE XX
  4. Quilt MMM’s Glowing Heart
  5. Work on Island Batik’s August challenge
  6. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  7. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

Free Sew Along

I have done several of Denise’s Sew Alongs and they are always AWESOME!!! I’m going to be doing this one!! Are you going to join me???? I promise, it’s a beauty!!

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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Using Left-overs and TGIFF

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I love using Left-over pieces and blocks from quilts. And the sooner they can be used, the better. When I made one of the quilts using Tinsel Treasures for my May Island Batik challenge, I had a design change that left me with lots of the longer Irish Chain pieces.

Where all the white sashing is, I originally had pieces from Tinsel Treasures. But, oh my! It was WAY too busy and did not look good at all! I swapped them out and used Island Batik’s solid white instead. It was much better, giving the eye places to rest!

I put all of the longer pieces together and joined in lots of the smaller blocks to make these 2 place mats. I had the extra smaller blocks because I had miscounted. Yup, I do that often!

These placemats will be donated to the guild for Meals on Wheels at Christmas time.

They were pieced and quilted with Aurifil Thread #2600 (Dove Grey). I used Hobbs fusible batting in the middle.

TGIFF

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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 

Funky Friends Factory

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June is a fun month!! Pauline McArthur from Funky Friends Factory has partnered with Island Batik and each ambassador is to make a Funky Friend. We could choose from a LOT of Funky Friend patterns. I have made several Funky Friends in the past. This year, I chose to make Sue the Squirrel. Squirrels are famous in the quilting world … all the distractions of new projects are called ‘squirrels,’ This BLOG POST talks more about squirrels. I figured I needed a ‘real’ squirrel in my sewing area!

Sue the Squirrel is an Instant Download and you could start making yours today! See HERE.

Funky Friends patterns come with very clear directions. Sue the Squirrel also has a photo tutorial to help if you find the directions confusing! The link is in the pattern.

After I received the pattern from Funky Friends. I pressed my fabric with my Oliso M3Pro Iron (which I LOVE). and then started cutting. I decided to make 2 squirrels, a brown and a purple one.

  • Island Batik Fabrics Used:
    • Purple Squirrel:
      • Lavender (part of the Playful Purples – always available)
      • unknown purple from my scraps
    • Brown Squirrel:
      • Earthly Stories – (2) 10″ squares from a 10″ stack (a collection released this year).
      • Weave – Brownie (a blender – always available)

It is super important to mark all of the edges, so when the directions say, “Sew from F to G,” you don’t have to go back to the original pattern to figure out where F and G are. I use a Frixion pen and make sure that I mark only within the seam allowance. Normally I highly dislike Frixion pens because they can leave small white lines on the fabric. However, they are perfect to use in the seam allowance!

With a Schmetz Needle and Aurifil Thread in my machine, I started sewing. Here are some progress pictures: (the ears // arms // and the face with safety eyes already inserted)

Once they were made and stuffed, Sue (purple) and Sam (brown) agreed to a photo shoot. The first one is in the sewing room with their Simply Stuffing from Hobbs Batting. It’s wonderful and they said they really liked it! They wanted to go outside. They were really good until they decided to hide in the maple tree.

Then we went into the backyard and they posed really nicely with Daphne (our grand dog). Then they scampered away and were climbing the tree. Daphne told them “Get down!”

That was enough of their misbehaving! ** Until ** we went on a trip and they snuck into the truck! They were good travellers! But they really liked the window seats best!

Sue and Sam were really good at my sister’s and enjoyed Brûlée (a real cutie!), until they started to climb around!

We went shopping at Emmaline Bags in Spruce Grove and Sam and Sue very politely asked if they could sit in the Adirondack chairs in their Canadian display. The chairs were a perfect fit, but they were not for sale. Sam was a bit grumpy that he couldn’t take a chair home, but Sue told him that he would be better off sitting on the couch than sitting in a wooden chair!

As we headed home, they asked if they could have their picture taken at the Jasper sign. As soon as the picture was taken, they scampered off and ran up the trail towards the town. I did manage to catch up and caught a few pictures of the 2 of them …

Sam sat on a rock, enjoying the scenery while Sue sat on the bench.

And their final portrait …

Here’s a peek at my previous Funky Friend projects: Randy the Rhino, Alice Alpaca, Ella Elephant, Gregory Gorilla, and Taylor the Tiger.

funky friends
funky friends
funky friends
funky friends
funky friends

Thank you!

Thank you to the generosity of Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) and Industry partners! They have supplied the products for free as my role as an Island Batik Ambassador! Island Batik, Aurifil Thread, Hobbs Batting, Schmetz Needles, Oliso Iron, and Funky Friends.

Island Batik Ambassadors

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

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 

Quilting for a Friend

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This is the first time I’ve quilted a quilt for a friend. It has been an honour to quilt it. I typically refuse to quilt for my friends! I’m more than willing to help them learn to quilt … but I don’t want to quilt their quilts. However, Amy passed away last year. Her husband contacted me this spring, stating that she had started a quilt for their daughter. It’s a Jacqueline de Jonge quilt called “Catch Me.” I remember her showing us as she progressed along. I remember being amazed at the intricacy of the pattern and all the colours! Amy had quilted the flying geese and triangles around 2 of the stars. She had quilted in the ditch. That’s as far as she got. SIGH!!!

I knew I could quilt in the ditch … probably not with the skill that Amy had … but I could do it!! I brought the quilt home and it sat for a few weeks. I had a few ‘deadline’ quilts to finish. And to be honest, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed!

Although I wasn’t sure which threads Amy had used, a lady at Chitter Chatter Fabrics helped me select colours that had been used in the quilting. Part of the solution was easy as I knew that Amy loved using Glide thread.

Finally, I started! Using my domestic sewing machine: Janome M7 … First, I outlined all of the black areas by stitching in the ditch.

Then I started outlining all of the triangles and flying geese. But, I neglected to take any pictures. I started out by using Silly Moon’s “Rocket” ruler and then switched to “Charming” since it’s smaller, but still has the ‘guides’ for stitching in the ditch. For the ‘spokes’ of the stars, I used “Jelly.” All other areas were free motioned.

Here’s some pictures of the back of the quilt:

And close-ups of the front:

And the whole quilt:

The quilt has been given to Amy’s daughter, Danielle, and I received permission to post the quilt on my blog.

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 

Sunday Summary: June 1

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Can we start our Christmas Wish List in June?

A Left-over Finish

When I made the Irish chain blog hop quilts, see HERE. I had some left-over squares. I finished this little zipper pouch … I had some more left-overs, but haven’t finished that project yet. Here’s a picture of the front and back of the zipper pouch.

This used fabric from Island Batik‘s (Lumin Fabrics) Tinsel Treasures and Midnight Blue (a foundation that is available all the time. There is Hobbs Batting 80/20 inside, Aurifil Thread #2600 (Dove Grey) and Schmetz Needles were used. The project was pressed with my Oliso Iron m3Pro.

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 – April 150 / 151 days
  • June: 1 / 1 days
  • Total: 151 / 152 99 %

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:

  • MMM’s Glowing Hearts I’m using a fat quarter bundle that I bought from Chitterchatter Fabrics called “Bluebird” by Editya Sitar. I used a total of 7 fat quarters for the hearts and 3 different fat quarters for the ‘darks.’ I’ll use a couple of the lighter fabrics for the sashing … and dark blue for the cornerstones.

Quilting projects:

  • Swan. needs sandwiching
  • Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery, needs sandwiching

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 little zipper pouch used 0.5 yards

  • Fabric used in the last week: 0.5 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2025:     119.5 yards. {30 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    13.5 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              106 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the last week:

  1. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Finish making the extra blocks to make the quilt bigger √   DONE
  2. Sandwich Swan. XX NOT DONE XX
  3. Plan something for “Green” Rainbow Scrap Challenge. XX NOT DONE XX
  4. Get MMM’s Glowing Heart’s quilt to flimsy stage. In progess
  5. Quilt Friend’s quilt √   DONE.  (I’ll show you if I get permission!)
  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. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Sandwich it!
  2. Sandwich Swan
  3. Plan something for “Green” Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
  4. Get MMM’s Glowing Heart’s quilt to flimsy stage
  5. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  6. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

Free Sew Along

I have done several of Denise’s Sew Alongs and they are always AWESOME!!! I’m going to be doing this one!! Are you going to join me???? I promise, it’s a beauty!!

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: May 26

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You know you are a quilting addict when you take a break from a big quilting project and relax by working on a different quilting project.

This is so me!

A Double Finish for a blog hop

These are the 2 quilts I made for the Island Batik Irish Chain blog hop using the Accuquilt die. Read more about it HERE.

And the backs …

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 – April 119 / 120 days
  • May: 25 / 25 days
  • Total: 144 / 145 99 %

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:

  • Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Putting the extra blocks together.
  • MMM’s Glowing Hearts I’m using a fat quarter bundle that I bought from Chitterchatter Fabrics called “Bluebird” by Editya Sitar. I used a total of 7 fat quarters for the hearts and 3 different fat quarters for the ‘darks.’

Quilting projects:

  • My priorities have shifted. I’m quilting (slowly) a beautiful quilt that a friend of mine made. I’ll show pictures when it’s done.
  • Swan

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 finished quilt (above) used 10 yards. I did buy the fireside backing.

  • Fabric used in the last week: 16 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2025:     119 yards. {30 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    13.5 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              105.5 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the last week:

  1. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Finish making the extra blocks to make the quilt bigger √   DONE
  2. Sandwich Swan. XX NOT DONE XX
  3. Plan something for “Green” Rainbow Scrap Challenge. XX NOT DONE XX
  4. Get MMM’s Glowing Heart’s quilt to flimsy stage. In progess
  5. Quilt Friend’s quilt In progess
  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. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Web the quilt, get it to flimsy stage
  2. Sandwich Swan
  3. Plan something for “Green” Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
  4. Get MMM’s Glowing Heart’s quilt to flimsy stage
  5. Quilt Friend’s quilt
  6. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  7. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

Blog Hop

The Irish Chain Blog hop is complete. And WOW!!! There are some beautiful quilts!! Visit Island Batik’s Blog (Lumin Fabrics) to see all of the quilts HERE.

Also on Monday, May 26, visit Island Batik’s blog to vote for YOUR favourite Irish Chain quilt. It’s a Viewer’s choice … so take a look and vote for YOUR favourite!

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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Irish Chain Blog Hop

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I received the blue wrapped “Surprise” package in my January box. I didn’t look at the label and was very pleasantly surprised when I saw what was in the bundle!!! It’s Tinsel Treasures, designed by Jerry Khiev. It is accompanied by 2 yards of Cornflower (blue) and 2 yards of Coconut. I was excited to get started on this quilt! Isn’t it a beautiful collection? (Tinsel Treasures is a signature collection designed by Jerry Khiev for Sarah Fabian of Quilt Basket)

Each ambassador received the 10″ Irish Chain BOB (Block on Board) Accuquilt die. (You can purchase it HERE)

After searching various Irish chain patterns, I decided on the “GO! Scrappy Irish Chain Throw.” It’s a free pattern from Accuquilt and it’s also on the die packaging. You can get it HERE.

I started by dividing the collection into light (with white background), medium blue and dark blue. I chose the “Pine Needles Long-Blu” to be the binding.

Using the die, I started cutting each of the pieces for the main blocks. Each of the rectangles and squares have the corners notched. This made sewing the pieces together so EASY!!!

A decision was made to use Island Batik’s solid white for the sashing and the Dark Blue fabrics for the cornerstones. Wanting the quilt to be a little bigger, I opted to put an extra row of sashing on the top, bottom and each side.

A close up of the quilting:

A picture of the back: I did the ‘magic’ sew a rectangle 4 blocks by 8 blocks, cut it and re-sew and you end up with the blocks on point.

Quilt Stats:

There’s More!

The Irish Cain Accuquilt die actually has a LOT of versatility!

For my second quilt using the Irish Chain Accuquilt die, I was inspired by a quilt on THIS VIDEO (around 39:30) and there is a free pattern HERE (designed by Barbara G Harper).

In the middle picture, you can see the back of a block … and if you look closely, you can see where the corners are trimmed at a slight angle. This made strip piecing a dream, lining up those corners! And it reduces a bit of the bulk.

The dark blue is ‘Midnight Blue’ from the Brilliant Blues collection and the sashing is Island Batik’s solid white. The binding is scraps from the medium and dark fabrics in the collection.

Here’s a picture of the quilting on the back. I didn’t have enough of the Midnight Blue, so I added a diagonal piece of solid black as well as on the top right & bottom left corners.

Quilt Stats:

  • Size: 60″ square
  • Fabric: Island Batik: “Tinsel Treasures” by by Jerry Khiev for Sarah Fabian of Quilt Basket
  • Hobbs Batting: Heirloom 80/20 Black. (I wanted to make the white solid less bright, but it didn’t work! Island Batik is such a great fabric that even black batting doesn’t dull the colours!)
  • Aurifil Thread: 50 weight
    • Piecing & Quilting: #2600 (Dove Grey)
  • Silly Moon Rulers: Rocket, Drop 2, Drop 3, Beanie, and Cheesie
  • Schmetz Needles: Universal 80/12
  • Oliso Iron

Photo Shoot of Both Quilts

Be sure to visit Emily at The Darling Dogwood!!! She received Tinsel Treasures and her quilt is totally different than my two!

Where can YOU find Tinsel Treasures?

Tinsel Treasures-SPBlue Magic QuiltworksAZ
Checker DistributorsOH
Fiber Art GalleryFL
My Favorite Quilt Store-TXTX
Tinsel Treasures-STBlue Magic QuiltworksAZ
Checker DistributorsOH
My Favorite Quilt Store-TXTX
So & SewTX

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, Aurifil Thread, Hobbs Batting, Schmetz Needles, Oliso Iron, Studio 180 Designs, Accuquilt, and Funky Friends.

Island Batik Ambassadors

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

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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Monday Moments: May 19

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From the mess in my studio, you can bet there is a LOT of creativity happening!

A Special Finish!

This has been gifted – so I can show it off. It’s a bitter sweet quilt. The reason is bitter, the sweet is who it went to and the quilt itself! Read more about it 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 – April 119 / 120 days
  • May: 18 / 18 days
  • Total: 137 / 138 99 %

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:

  • Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Putting the extra blocks together.
  • MMM’s Glowing Hearts I’m using a fat quarter bundle that I bought from Chitterchatter Fabrics called “Bluebird” by Editya Sitar. I used a total of 7 fat quarters for the hearts and 3 different fat quarters for the ‘darks.’

Quilting projects:

  • My priorities have shifted. I’m quilting (slowly) a beautiful quilt that a friend of mine made. I’ll show pictures when it’s done.
  • Swan

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 finished quilt (above) used 10 yards. I did buy the fireside backing.

  • Fabric used in the last week: 10 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2025:     103 yards. {30 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 4 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    13.5 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              89.5 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the last week:

  1. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Make the extra blocks to make the quilt bigger in progress
  2. Sandwich Swan. XX NOT DONE XX
  3. Island Batik May finish quilting and do the photoshoot. √   DONE.
  4. Plan something for “Green” Rainbow Scrap Challenge. XX NOT DONE XX
  5. Get MMM’s Glowing Heart’s quilt to flimsy stage. 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. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Finish making the extra blocks to make the quilt bigger
  2. Sandwich Swan
  3. Plan something for “Green” Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
  4. Get MMM’s Glowing Heart’s quilt to flimsy stage
  5. Quilt Friend’s quilt
  6. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  7. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

An Opportunity to Win Fabulous Fabric

Visit Island Batik’s blog to WIN

  • Enter to win a fat quarter bundle of Fusion or Spooktacular ! This Post

Blog Hop

WEEK 2 is over and you can see a recap of the beautiful and wonderful quilts HERE.

WEEK 3

May 19:

May 20:

May 21:

May 22:

May 23:

End of Blog Hop + Final Round Up

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 Secret Project – Revealed

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Early in the spring, a dear relative was diagnosed with cancer. Oh … so young (in their 30s) … a heart-wrenching diagnosis. Of course, once I decided exactly what quilt I was going to make, I plowed ahead, putting almost all the other quilting projects aside. It’s called prioritizing. It’s not often I work on one quilt at a time, but other than a few enders and leaders, this one was worked on … quilted and bound.

My idea was to make a quilt that was cheerful and warm. I wanted it to provide LOVE and HUGS. I wanted it to be big enough to provide warmth during chemo, without toes peaking out.

The quilt has arrived at it’s destination so I can now post about it!

Hocus Pocus by Studio 180 Designs

  • Supply List: This Post [I did not use fat quarters. I used (1) 10″ Stack and 2 yards of neutral) I omitted the border]
  • Video: HERE
  • Tips: HERE

I made the original block and cut it as directed … then I auditioned 3 of the layouts:

And here’s a picture of the layout:

The final quilt:

The Quilting:

Quilt Stats:

  • Size: 56″ x 70″
  • Fabric: Island Batik: Floral Fun 10″ stack (by Kathy Engle for Lizard Creek Quilting), paired with “Rice” and bound with Cheerios-Navy
  • Pattern: Hocus Pocus by Studio 180 Designs
  • Hobbs Batting: Heirloom 80/20 Cotton
  • Aurifil Thread: 50 weight
    • Piecing: #2600 (Dove Grey)
    • Quilting: #2600 (Dove Grey)
    • Binding: #2775 (Steel Blue)
  • Silly Moon Rulers: Rocket, Beanie, and Cupid
  • Schmetz Needles: Universal 80/12
  • Oliso Iron

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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Monday Moments: May 12

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A Single Finish!

One finish this week … at least one I can show you!

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 – April 119 / 120 days
  • May: 11 / 11 days
  • Total: 130 / 131 99 %

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:

  • Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. I got caught up, but decided that I want it bigger, so am making more blocks.
  • MMM’s Glowing Hearts

Quilting projects:

  • Island Batik May
  • Swan

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 train used 4 yards (or more) of fabric! No shopping, so nothing added!

  • Fabric used in the last week: 4.5 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2025:     93 yards. {26 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    9.5 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              83.5 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the last week:

  1. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Finish catching up and complete the clue that comes out on Thursday. in progress
  2. Get Swan to a flimsy stage √   DONE.
  3. Island Batik May – quilt. in progress
  4. Finish Island Batik June √   DONE.
  5. Quilt Yellow – rectangles √   DONE.
  6. A Secret project – get to flimsy stage. √   DONE.
  7. Plan something for “Green” Rainbow Scrap Challenge. in progress
  8. Cut out MMM’s Glowing Heart’s Quilt (see HERE). √   DONE.
  9. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √   DONE. 
  10. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. √   DONE. 

To Do for this week:

  1. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Make the extra blocks to make the quilt bigger
  2. Sandwich Swan
  3. Island Batik May finish quilting and do the photoshoot.
  4. Plan something for “Green” Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
  5. Get MMM’s Glowing Heart’s quilt to flimsy stage
  6. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  7. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

An Opportunity to Win Fabulous Fabric

Visit Island Batik’s blog to WIN

Enter to win a fat quarter bundle of Splish Splash or Jabberwocky by going to This Post

Blog Hop

WEEK 1 is over and you can see a recap of the beautiful and wonderful quilts HERE.

WEEK 2

May 12:

May 13:

May 14:

May 15:

May 16:

Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway

WEEK 3

May 19:

May 20:

May 21:

May 22:

May 23:

End of Blog Hop + Final Round Up

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 Yellow Finish

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Rainbow Scrap Challenge for March was Yellow. I didn’t have a ton of Island Batik yellow scraps (not like my blue and green stash), but I made these rectangles and sashed them with Island Batik’s solid black.

As you can see in the picture, I did a double loop-d-loop quilting.

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One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!

Happy Quilting!    
Gail 

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Sunday Summary: May 4

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Two Finishes!

I finished these 2 ‘BLUE’ scrap quilts for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. Yes, I know that blue was February’s month, but they are finished now!

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 – April 119 / 120 days
  • May: 4 / 4 days
  • Total: 123 / 124 99 %

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:

  • Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. I got caught up, but decided that I want it bigger, so am making more blocks.
  • Swan – still piecing it
  • A Secret project

Quilting projects:

  • Yellow – rectangles
  • Island Batik May

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 train used 4 yards (or more) of fabric! No shopping, so nothing added!

  • Fabric used in the last week: 8 yards
  • Fabric Used in 2025:     88.5 yards. {24 yards of non Island Batik fabric}
  • Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
  • Fabric Added this year:    9.5 yards 
  • Net Fabric used:              79 yards

To Do

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

To Do from the last week:

  1. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Finish catching up and complete the clue that comes out on Thursday. XX NOT DONE!!
  2. Get Swan to a flimsy stage in progress
  3. Island Batik May – sandwich and quilt in progress
  4. Finish Island Batik June 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. Canuck Quilter Colour Value Mystery. Finish catching up and complete the clue that comes out on Thursday.
  2. Get Swan to a flimsy stage
  3. Island Batik May – quilt
  4. Finish Island Batik June
  5. Quilt Yellow – rectangles
  6. A Secret project – get to flimsy stage
  7. Plan something for “Green” Rainbow Scrap Challenge
  8. Cut out MMM’s Glowing Heart’s Quilt (see HERE)
  9. Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! 
  10. Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.

2 Opportunities to Win Fabulous Fabric

Visit Island Batik’s blog to WIN

  • First – go and vote for YOUR favourite Drunkard’s Path quilt! HERE
  • Second – enter to win a fat quarter bundle of Bright Tidings or Earthy Enchantment! This Post

Blog Hop

Island Batik (Lumin) Irish Chain Blog Hop Starts this week! It promises to be a wonderful blog hop, full of lots of eye candy and ideas!

WEEK 1

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Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway

WEEK 2

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Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway

WEEK 3

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May 23:

End of Blog Hop + Final Round Up

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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