Stash Report
What’s Happening in the Studio? Monday, Oct. 5
Design Wall
Piecing:
Scrappy Repro is now webbed together. (See How to Web a Quilt) And next up is borders … I’m thinking a burgundy for the 1st border and a neutral for the 2nd … or who knows … I need to audition some fabric before I make that decision!
Guild “Clue-Sew Fall 2020” Mystery Quilt: Sorry, no pictures … in the piecing stage …
Quilting:
I finished October’s Island Batik Thread Painting Challenge and shared that HERE. I used the fabric collection “Deco Revival.”
Stash Report
No finishes. I needed backing fabric, so I bought 4 yards.
- Fabric Used this week 0 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 261 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 4 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 50.5 yards (I added my husbands amounts in … )
- Net Fabric used 244 yards
- Husband’s purchases: 11.5 yards
Stitchin’ Time
On Sept. 6, I stated that I had stitched 13 out of 13 days in September … that was SEW incorrect! Impossible to stitch for 13 days when only 6 days had passed … it should have read “6 / 6“!!!
I only sewed one day while we were away.
- January – Sept: 260 / 274
- 30 min days/ Oct: 4 / 4
- Total days in 2020: 264 / 278
- Percentage = 94%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
TO DO
I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”
Last week’s list:
- Web Scrappy Repro √ done
- Work on the guild mystery quilt (I’m leading this challenge, so I can’t show you until the Mystery Sleuths have all the clues.) √ done
- Start November IB challenge √ done
- Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. √ done
This week’s list:
- Scrappy Repro: Add Borders
- Work on the guild mystery quilt
- Start November IB challenge
- Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- Tish @ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- 15 minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
- Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting
Last Monday in September!
I just feel like I haven’t gotten a lot done this month … but that is probably because I was away for almost 2 weeks!
3 Housekeeping / Updating things
First
Did you see my post about when we were visiting friends who live off-grid in the wilds of British Columbia? I showed a picture of a quilt being made by one of the girls. I thought she was at least 14 or 15 … and it turns out she’s actually 13!!!! WOW!! Oh to be able to quilt at that level, using scissors (no rotary cutter) is amazing. You can see the post HERE.
Continue readingHolidays Part 2: Shopping
Ah yes, shopping. While we were visiting my sister in Edmonton, we just happened to visit a couple of quilt stores!
Our first stop was Quincy’s Quilting in Leduc (just south of Edmonton). I bought a couple of rulers and no fabric. And yes, there was a lovely sleepy dachshund in the store!
At Lori’s Country Cottage I bought a few Studio 180 rulers and my husband bought some fabric … I didn’t buy any fabric. Do you remember in August, for the Island Batik challenge, I used the “Four Patch Square Up” ruler and how much I LOVED it? (see HERE) Well, I bought 4 more Studio 180 rulers. I can’t wait until I’m able to play with them!!!
Design Wall
Piecing:
I finished all the blocks that I need for the Scrappy Repro quilt. And here’s some of the blocks – ready to be organized into groups to start sewing them together.
Quilting:
I’m working on October’s Island Batik challenge (sorry, no pictures, yet)!
Stash Report
No finishes, but my husband bought fabric from the sale area at one of the quilt stores. He rationalized it all. The red might be enough for a backing, the bug fabric will go in the quilt he’s planning (for me to make) and the green is to add to my stash because he thinks I need more green). I think he is an enable-er.
- Fabric Used this week 0 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 261 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 35 yards
- Net Fabric used 237.5 yards
- Husband’s purchases: 11.5 yards
Stitchin’ Time
On Sept. 6, I stated that I had stitched 13 out of 13 days in September … that was SEW incorrect! Impossible to stitch for 13 days when only 6 days had passed … it should have read “6 / 6“!!!
I only sewed one day while we were away.
- January – July: 239 / 243
- 30 min days/ Sept: 10 / 20
- Total days in 2020: 249 / 263
- Percentage = 94%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
TO DO
I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”
2 week’s ago list:
- Work on Scrappy Repro √ done
- Welcome Fall project √ done
- Work on Oct. Island Batik project √ done
- Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. √ done
This week’s list:
- Work on Scrappy Repro
- Work on Oct. Island Batik project
- Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.
No changes from the last report …
BLOG HOP
This is Week 3 of a delightful blog hop. So many projects that are not quilts, but are using Island Batik’s wonderful amazing fabrics! Make sure you visit the other Island Batik Ambassadors that are showing their byAnnie creations!
WEEK 3
September 21
September 22
September 23
September 24
For your opportunity to win some AWESOME fabrics – a fat quarter pack of Urbanization or Nouveau Soul check out the Rafflecoper at Island Batik’s blog.
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- Tish @ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- 15 minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- Main Crush Monday @ Cooking Up Quilts
- To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
- Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting
Family Zoom Quilting!
Yes! We Zoomed again … although it was only Terry and I quilting. Cousin Connie felt she needed to be outside in her garden and at the lake (can you blame her?) and my sister, Lynn was not feeling well, but she did visit with us from time to time.
I finished my “Hello Fall” project! So you’ll see that during the “Hello Fall” Blog Hop … my day is Sept 22. And if you ask me, it’s just stinking cute!
The other project I worked on was the “Scrappy Repro” UFO … I managed to finish up all the blocks and decided on a layout where I won’t have to match seams. Yup, I know that’s being lazy – but I’m not totally in love with this project any more, so it’s just got to be DONE.
Here’s a picture of my blocks in progress today!
Another UFO is …
DONE!!!
The Bouquet Murder Mystery Quilt is finished! Quilted, label and binding … done, done, done. This is UFO #15 for this year!
The quilt is 90″ square. It was quilted on my domestic machine … a Janome M7 with a large harp area. I had no difficulty with this quilt – it fit easily in the space.
The batting is Hobbs 80/20 and it was quilted with Aurifil thread #2000.
Here’s some close-up pictures of the quilting … the centre of the quilt … The blue and green sections have loops and orange peels (or “C’s” as I think of them when quilting. The background has a vine with swirls …
The 1st border has little “bows” … a figure 8 with ribbon between them . The 2nd border repeats the vine with swirls.
And the back … I had a ton of the 6″ dark blue – cut and joined together. I’m not sure why there was so much … way more than I needed for the border – and with lots of the off-white with blueberries, I joined them all together for the back. The back used up most of what was left of the dark blue and a substantial amount of the off-white.
Clothesline Hints
Someone told me that they have trouble taking pictures of quilts on a clothesline … especially when they are larger quilts. My husband made up 2 long “sticks” with notches on the top and they support the clothesline so that larger quilts do not drag on the ground. To the right is a picture of the “stick” holding up the clothesline. There’s one on the other side of the quilt … but I figure that one picture is enough to give you the idea …
Design Wall
Piecing:
This UFO was going to come out to play … Scrappy Repro … but it didn’t play at all this week … hopefully something will happen in the next week!
Quilting:
Nothing at the moment … I’ve been busy busy busy quilting the Bouquet Murder Mystery quilt …
Stash Report
The Bouquet Murder Mystery used 20 yards for the top and backing.
- Fabric Used this week 20 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 261 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 23.5
- Net Fabric used 237.5 yards
Stitchin’ Time
I am aiming for 30 minutes/day – at least! I switched from 15 minutes / day to 30 minutes/day in April!
- 15 minute days: January – July: 210 / 212
- 30 min days/ Aug: 28 / 30
- Total days in 2020: 238/ 242
- Percentage = 98%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
TO DO
I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”
Last weeks list:
- Make label and finish binding my niece’s baby’s quilt. √ done
- Bouquet Murder Mystery :
- finish quilting √ done
- make label √ done
- bind √ done
- Work on Scrappy Repro not done
- Welcome Fall project worked on in my mind!
- Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. √ done
This weeks list:
- Work on Scrappy Repro
- Welcome Fall project
- Work on Oct. Island Batik project
- Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. √ done
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- Tish @ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- 15 minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- Main Crush Monday @ Cooking Up Quilts
- To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
- Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting
A Star is Done!
The Carpenter’s Star … in all it’s starry glory! Is done! I’m in love with it! If it didn’t have a specific destination, I would be keeping this one!
There are swirls in all the background (whitish) pieces and mostly straight lines in the coloured areas. All of the quilting is free motion on my domestic sewing machine.
Design Wall
Piecing:
… This UFO is going to come out to play … Scrappy Repro
Quilting:
The Bouquet Murder Mystery quilt is in the process of being quilted.
Stash Report
The Carpenter’s Star is finished! It used 6.5 yards for the top and 4 yards for the back …
- Fabric Used this week 10.5 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 241 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 23.5
- Net Fabric used 217.5 yards
Stitchin’ Time
I am aiming for 30 minutes/day – at least! I switched from 15 minutes / day to 30 minutes/day in April!
- 15 minute days: January – July: 210 / 212
- 30 min days/ Aug: 21 / 23
- Total days in 2020: 231 / 235
- Percentage = 98%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
TO DO
I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”
Last weeks list:
- Finish Quilting Carpenter’s Wheel √ done
- Make label and bind Carpenter’s Wheel √ done
- Make backing for Bouquet Murder Mystery √ done
- Make label and finish binding my niece’s baby’s quilt. not done
- Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. √ done
This weeks list:
- Make label and finish binding my niece’s baby’s quilt.
- Bouquet Murder Mystery :
- finish quilting
- make label
- bind
- Work on Scrappy Repro
- Welcome Fall project
- Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.
Carpenter’s Star was started in July and finished this week! No new starts this week. No UFOs finished … but one is almost there … hopefully by next week!
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- 15 minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
- Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting
More Dollar Store Treasures
In my last post HERE, I talked about back to school and dollar store items for your sewing room / studio. I had forgotten to mention that I also like black Sharpies. I used them when I made the wall hanging from Helen Godden’s Flower Power Quilt Along. I also use them when a light thread shows through on black fabric. The flowers in the wall hanging below were outlined with black sharpie prior to being coloured and sewn. All of this as per Helen Godden’s instructions.
Tips and Hints from Others
Norma, from “Notes from Norma,” said that she spent around $15 at Dollar Tree and here’s what she bought … “little plastic containers with lids for my embossing powders, a 2021 calendar for my studio, envelopes, plastic spoons for containers, cosmetic wedges to use with inks when stamping, index cards, glue tape, toothbrush for spattering ink, sponge brushes.” Now … you must go visit her blog to see her fantastic work!
Emily, from “The Darling Dogwood” said that she likes little post-it notes for labelling tiny pieces (which she’ll later pin) and kid’s glue sticks. She said this about them, “I like the Elmer’s Disappearing Purple glue sticks, but do have to warn you that the shade of purple when the glue goes on will freak you out that you ruined your project–you didn’t!” It’s good to know that the purple will not ruin your work!
One friend, Roseanne, from “Home Sewn by Us,” commented on how clean my gloves were … I was caught!!! I have a nearly new pair that I use for videos and pictures, but in real life … well, you decide … the ones on the left are what I usually wear. I’ve washed them, I’ve soaked them … they are still dirty looking. However, when quilting on white fabric, none of the “dirt” comes off. Do you have any hints on how to keep these quilting gloves looking clean?
Wendy, from “Pieceful Thoughts,” said that she has another tip for the shelf liner: “cut a small 2″ square and place it between your small square ruler and fabric. It will keep the ruler from shifting.” What a great idea!
Bonnie, from “In Stitches with Bonnie,” couldn’t figure out how I used the hair ties. These are the small hair ties … they are cloth covered elastics. You can see in the picture how small they are. When my thread and bobbins are in the drawer, it’s super easy to figure out which bobbin goes with which spool of thread. Plus there isn’t miles of thread all over!
Design Wall
Piecing:
Bouquet Murder Mystery: There is progress on this UFO!!! The borders are on! Now to piece the back!
Quilting:
The Carpenter’s Wheel (Star) is in the process of being quilted! I’m outlining all the star points with Stitch in the ditch and using my straight ruler to fill in the blue portions.
Stash Report
No finishes, no shopping, no change in the numbers …
- Fabric Used this week 0 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 230.5 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 23.5
- Net Fabric used 207 yards
Stitchin’ Time
I am aiming for 30 minutes/day – at least! I switched from 15 minutes / day to 30 minutes/day in April!
- 15 minute days: January – July: 210 / 212
- 30 min days/ Aug: 14/ 16
- Total days in 2020: 224 / 228
- Percentage = 98%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
TO DO
I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”
Last weeks list:
I kept my list short, because I knew I wouldn’t be available to sew every day … but I got it done!
- Start Quilting Carpenter’s Wheel √ done
- Add borders to Bouquet Murder Mystery √ done
This weeks list:
- Finish Quilting Carpenter’s Wheel
- Make label and bind Carpenter’s Wheel
- Make backing for Bouquet Murder Mystery
- Make label and finish binding my niece’s baby’s quilt.
- Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.
No new starts this week … no finishes … there is progress being made on the UFO I’m working on!
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- Tish @ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- 15 minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
- Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting
- Tips and Tutorials on the 22nd @ Kathleen McMusing
Monday, a day after Zoom Quilting
Yes, today is Monday … a holiday here on the West Coast of Canada (BC Day) … a beautiful day that promises to not be tooooo hot! Perfect! Edit: the afternoon became hot and muggy! ULK!
Yesterday, my sister and a cousin in Ontario Zoomed together while we quilted. It’s a lot of fun! My sister invited the other cousins to drop in and visit … one said that watching us quilt would be like watching paint dry! We had a good laugh about that!
The tumbler quilt that I started in July received the final stitching of the binding as we Zoomed! When quilting this quilt, I practiced ruler quilting. I used Silly Moon’s Turkey ruler to do the waves across the quilt. With how inconsistent I am, I made sure that the ‘waves’ were all started in a different spot. That way, you wouldn’t notice the one or two waves that were different! ~grin~
I didn’t like how the waves of the turkey ruler would go up and down the quilt … OK … honesty here: I couldn’t figure out where to line it up with sloping seams … so I just used a straight ruler and went up and down that way.
The batting is Hobbs 80/20 (my favourite!) and it is quilted with Aurifil 2311.
The tumblers were all cut with the 3½” Accuquilt tumbler die. It certainly didn’t take long to cut them out! You can read more about the sewing together of this quilt HERE.
And do you see that skinny border? Last month, Terry (my cousin I was zooming with) had shown us this cute little flower that she uses in a skinny border. Of course, at the time, I didn’t draw it out … so when I was quilting this border, I attempted to do it. It was a fail … but a GOOD fail …. I came up with this bow with ribbon between it … how sweet is that? Don’t you just love it when things like that turn out?
The back … oh the backing! I didn’t have enough of any one fabric to make a diagonal slash with another fabric in the middle … SEW … I used LOTS of different fabrics from the front and pieced them together. Most of them were cut 11 – 13″ wide, with the blue cut 5″ wide. And yup! It used up stash! But I still can’t figure out how the “floral” box is still full!
Design Wall
Last week, I missed my usual Monday report … so here’s this weeks.
Piecing:
I’ve pulled out this UFO: It was a Murder Mystery quilt that I started in 2010 at a Wild Rose Retreat in Orting Washington! It was a fun retreat! (Um … I haven’t been to a retreat that wasn’t fun …!!!) Anyhow, one of the shop’s owners was ‘murdered’ with a pinking rotary cutter … the evidence was the rick rack around his neck and the red fat quarter next to him … and the weekend went from there.
The instructor for the Mystery quilt and murder was Sherrie Jaqua and we ended up making the Bouquet block … an asymmetrical block.
When I pulled out the container, I realized that the top was done … I just need to add borders … sew that’s what’s on the design wall.
Quilting:
The Carpenter’s Wheel (Star) is ready to be sandwiched … the quilt was webbed together and the border was added after this picture was taken.
Stash Report
Dog/Cat Quilt #2 used 8 yards of fabric. You can see more details of this quilt HERE.
The Tumbler Quilt (above) used 8.5 yards of fabric …
The snowman from Christmas in July used 1 yard of fabric. So the total used in the last 2 weeks is 17.5 yards. No shopping, no fabric purchased.
- Fabric Used this week 17.5 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 230.5 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 23.5
- Net Fabric used 207 yards
Stitchin’ Time
I am aiming for 30 minutes/day – at least! I switched from 15 minutes / day to 30 minutes/day in April! No stitchin’ on the 19th … ’cause it’s not a race!
- 15 minute days: January – July: 210 / 212
- 30 min days/ Aug: 2 / 2
- Total days in 2020: 212 / 214
- Percentage = 99%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
TO DO
I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”
2 weeks ago list:
I’m not surprised that I got everything done … I had 2 weeks! grin!
- Sandwich, Quilt & bind Dog/Cat #2 √ done
- Finish IB July project √ done (see HERE)
- Work on IB December project as a leader & ender … √ done
- Spend at least 30 minutes this week CLEANING/ TIDYING my sewing room. √ done
- Work through another Artistic Digitizer lesson. √ done
This weeks list:
- Sandwich & Quilt Carpenter’s Wheel
- Add borders to Bouquet Murder Mystery
- Work on IB Sept project
- Spend at least 30 minutes this week CLEANING/ TIDYING my sewing room.
- Photo shoot and blog about IB August project
What’s in the plans for August?
- August’s Island Batik challenge
- Morewood Mystery!!! Cheryl from Meadow Mist Designs is hosting a mystery quilt. The cutting directions are up. I haven’t had a peek – but if you want to know what the finish looks like, she will give you a peek. With this mystery, she will be releasing a clue once a month, so it should be a nice leisurely mystery. Are you going to join in on this mystery?
No UFOs finished so far this month! (it’s only been a couple of days) … but the Bouquet Murder Mystery is out of the box … so hopefully there will be progress on it!
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- Tish @ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- 15 minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- Main Crush Monday @ Cooking Up Quilts
- To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
- Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting
It’s not a Race!
On warm summer days, when the temperature is perfect and the kids come for a visit, I get NO sewing done. None, nada, not a stitch. And that’s OK … I really, really enjoy the kids company and we have fun! Sewing can wait … I do have deadlines, but they will hopefully be met. These days, I’m realizing just how precious time with the kids is!
It’s not a Race!
Design Wall
Piecing:
I had hoped to get the project(s) on the design wall well into the next stage … but it can wait. These are pieces of what’s happening. Can you guess what it will be? My Island Batik boxes arrived and so I immediately had to start on my July project.
Quilting:
I had hoped to sandwich the 2nd Dog/Cat quilt. But alas, that didn’t happen. My DH and I went through almost every box of fabric that I had and there was literally NOTHING that would work … so of course, I had to go shopping. I found the most PERFECT fabric for the backing! Hopefully sandwiching will happen soon! But, it’s NOT a race, right? It will get done when it gets done!
Stash Report
Dog/Cat Quilt #1 used 10 yards of fabric. You can see more details of this quilt HERE. I did need to buy backing for the quilt and so that added 3.5 yards to my fabric bought this year. 
- Fabric Used this week 10 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 213 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 3.5 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 23.5
- Net Fabric used 189.5 yards
Stitchin’ Time
I am aiming for 30 minutes/day – at least! I switched from 15 minutes / day to 30 minutes/day in April! No stitchin’ on the 19th … ’cause it’s not a race!
- 15 minute days: January – June: 181 / 182
- 30 min days/ July: 18/19
- Total days in 2020: 197/ 200
- Percentage = 98%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
TO DO
I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”
Last week’s list:
- Quilt Dog/Cat #1 √ done
- Bind Dog/Cat #1 √ done
- Quilt Dog/Cat #2 xxx not done
- Bind Dog/Cat #2 xxx not done
- Spend at least 30 minutes this week CLEANING/ TIDYING my sewing room. √ done
- Work through another Artistic Digitizer lesson. xxx not done
This week’s list:
- Sandwich, Quilt & bind Dog/Cat #2
- Finish IB July project
- Work on IB December project as a leader & ender …
- Spend at least 30 minutes this week CLEANING/ TIDYING my sewing room.
- Work through another Artistic Digitizer lesson.
A few words about CLEANING/TIDYING
A few weeks ago, when I was Zoom quilting with my sister and cousins, one cousin says that she always cleans up when she finishes a project. I commented that by the time I finish one project, another is already started. She then said something like, “that doesn’t matter, I clean up from the finished project”. SEW … this past week, as projects were finished, I did tidy up from them. Left-over fabric was placed in appropriate bins, the pattern (if out) was put away. For Summer Solstice – this included putting all of the paper templates into the recycle bin. A quick vacuum and I was good to go! Thanks Connie for your words of wisdom and the encouragement to tidy!!!
What’s in the plans for the rest of July?
- July’s Island Batik challenge
- Unboxing video – of my July Island Batik boxes!!! I’m scheduled to show the video on July 27.
- Working on project for Christmas in July (Then and Now) Blog Hop
- Another Mystery Quilt!!! Cheryl from Meadow Mist Designs is hosting a mystery quilt. I haven’t had a peek – but if you hate not know where the quilt is going, she will give you a peek. The fabric requirements are up … With this mystery, she will be releasing a clue once a month, so it should be a nice leisurely mystery.
In the past week, I finished 1 ½ UFOs. I finished Summer Solstice (click HERE) and one of 2 Dog/Cat Quilts (Click HERE). But alas, there have been 4 new starts this month … and none of them are finished. Hopefully soon – but it’s not a race, right? 
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- Tish @ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- 15 minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt
- MCM @ Cooking Up Quilts
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
- Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting
Another UFO bites the dust!
YES!!! Summer Solstice is done, Done DONE!!!
This is a Judy Niemeyer pattern that was started in 2016. The outside beige border and burgundy borders were suppose to be paper pieced … but I didn’t like the look for this quilt, so I just used solid fabrics. There was a lot of set in seams in this pattern, but for all the procrastinating that I did, they turned out just fine!
- fabric purchased at Fabric Depot in Portland in 2015.
- 60″ x 60″
- Flange binding
- Hobbs 80/20 batting
- Aurifil thread #2370
- Combination of Free Motion quilting and Ruler quilting on my Janome Continental M7 (Domestic machine)
- Backing is pieced diagonally (the picture is not the true colour … the quilting pictures show the true colour!)
I kept the quilting simple … mostly swirls … and I used a straight ruler to outline the lone star and the New York Beauty points.
Design Wall
Piecing:
- Island Batik: Secret sewing sorry, no pictures …
- Blue Carpenter’s Wheel
Quilting:
- Dog/Cat #1 is under the machine … hopefully #2 will soon follow
Stash Report
The pattern for Summer Solstice called for 9.5 yards of fabric and I bought an extra yard of the 2 fabrics I used on the back … for a total of 11.5 yards.
- Fabric Used this week 11.5 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 203 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 20
- Net Fabric used 183 yards
Stitchin’ Time
I am aiming for 30 minutes/day – at least! I switched from 15 minutes / day to 30 minutes/day in April!
- 15 minute days: January – June: 181 / 182
- 30 min days/ July: 12/12
- Total days in 2020: 191/ 193
- Percentage = 99%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
TO DO
I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”
Last week’s list:
- Finish quilting Summer Solstice √ done
- Bind Summer Solstice √ done
- Finish piecing Tumbler quilt and add borders √ done
- Spend at least 30 minutes this week CLEANING/ TIDYING my sewing room. √ done
- Work through another Artistic Digitizer lesson. not done
This week’s list:
- Quilt Dog/Cat #1
- Bind Dog/Cat #1
- Quilt Dog/Cat #2
- Bind Dog/Cat #2
- Spend at least 30 minutes this week CLEANING/ TIDYING my sewing room.
- Work through another Artistic Digitizer lesson.
What’s in the plans for the rest of July?
- July’s Island Batik challenge
- Working on project for Christmas in July (Then and Now) Blog Hop
- Island Batik boxes should arrive soon!
- Another Mystery Quilt!!! Cheryl from Meadow Mist Designs is hosting a mystery quilt. I haven’t had a peek – but if you hate not know where the quilt is going, she will give you a peek. The fabric requirements are up … With this mystery, she will be releasing a clue once a month, so it should be a nice leisurely mystery.
UFO in 2020
I’ll give the update on the 15th!
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- Tish @ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- 15 minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt
- MCM @ Cooking Up Quilts
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
- Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting
Zoom Quilting with Family
Well, my sister, 2 of my cousins and myself Zoomed together today to quilt. We all worked on different projects. And chatted and talked and chatted and talked and sewed!
Terry was quilting a pretty quilt, made some blocks for another quilt and did a short show & tell of what she’s calling her “Covid” quilts … all made from scraps and what she had lying around.
Connie was attempting to make a tic-tac toe game for her granddaughter, but her embroidery machine is ill and needs to go to the doctor. She then made part of a cute dress for her granddaughter, sewed up a quick mask and showed us the quilt she’s going to longarm in a couple of weeks (she rents time on one).
Lynn was cleaning all the wax off her iron (from when she made the bags at our last Zoom sewing) and then she was adding borders to a quilt that has been languishing around for awhile.
Of course, I meant to take pictures of what everyone was working on, but I didn’t.
I was piecing together 3″ tumbler blocks that were cut out ages ago. I was really trying to be careful with the order of the blocks up on my design wall, but for some reason, one row was 15 blocks long and another was 19 … and they were both suppose to be 17! And, I don’t know how often my stitch ripper was used to take out the blocks that were put in wrong. I’m sure if I’d been sewing on my own, this quilt would have gone back into the container and would not have progressed as far as it has!
Here is part of the quilt I was working on, sewn together. There are 4 more rows to go on.
Design Wall
Piecing:
Tumbler Quilt … needs to be finished piecing and a border added. I’m trying to use up my bin of floral fabric and will attempt to make a pieced back for this quilt.
Quilting:
Summer Solstice is being quilted.
Stash Report
No shopping. No finishes …
- Fabric Used this week 0 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 191.5 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 20
- Net Fabric used 171.5 yards
Stitchin’ Time
I only sewed 6 out of 7 days this past week.
I am aiming for 30 minutes/day – at least! I switched from 15 minutes / day to 30 minutes/day in April!
- 15 minute days: January – June: 181 / 182
- 30 min days/ July: 3/ 4
- Total days in 2020: 184/ 186
- Percentage = 99%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
TO DO
I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”
Last week’s list:
- Work on Summer Solstice: get the top DONE √ done – and sandwiched and started quilting!
- Quilt a baby quilt to practice some free motion feathers that I want to do when I’m ready to quilt Summer Solstice. Didn’t bother to do
- Spend at least 30 minutes this week CLEANING/ TIDYING my sewing room. √ done
This week’s list:
- Finish quilting Summer Solstice
- Bind Summer Solstice
- Finish piecing Tumbler quilt and add borders
- Spend at least 30 minutes this week CLEANING/ TIDYING my sewing room.
- Work through another Artistic Digitizer lesson.
What’s in the plans for the rest of July?
- July’s Island Batik challenge
- Working on project for Christmas in July (Then and Now) Blog Hop
- Island Batik boxes should arrive soon!
- Another Mystery Quilt!!! Cheryl from Meadow Mist Designs is hosting a mystery quilt. I haven’t had a peek – but if you hate not know where the quilt is going, she will give you a peek. The fabric requirements are up … With this mystery, she will be releasing a clue once a month, so it should be a nice leisurely mystery.
Nothing finished … Tumbler quilt started.
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- Tish @ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- 15 minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt
- MCM @ Cooking Up Quilts
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
- Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting
Sewing with family by Zoom
Quilt Canada was Cancelled
My sister (from Alberta), 2 cousins (from different areas of Ontario) and myself (from British Columbia) had planned to go together. We were going to stay at my sister’s home in Edmonton. Two days were planned for the show and classes (and shopping). On the 3rd day, we planned to make the Retreat Bag from Emmeline bags as a project to work on together. Of course, with Covid – our plans changed.
About 1½ weeks ago, my sister set up an all day Zoom meeting for us all as we made the bag. We had all gathered the supplies prior to the day. It was a TON of fun!!! It was great to visit with each other … sharing our love for fabric and the creations we were making!
Here’s Connie’s … made for when she goes on a real quilting retreat!
And Terry … The speed demon, made 2, yes TWO bags during our Zoom time … she made both the small and the large bag!
My sister, Lynn, made one bag during our time and the other right afterwards … both were kits from Emmeline bags …
My bag was made from Shweshwe fabric that I bought last September when in Africa.
Obviously, we’re all quite different in our fabric choices, but we all agreed that it was fun to do and plan to have another Zoom quilting day in the future.
Cleaning and Tidying
My daughter came in the sewing room (studio) the other day and said, “Mom, have you cleaned up or something? It looks so much better!” That made me smile and determined to keep this up! Plus, it is actually easier to work when I don’t have to move something!
Design Wall
Piecing:
Summer Solstice: These pieces are now sewn together … ready for the set-in seams … do you think that might be why I’m procrastinating??? Oh, yes, I KNOW that’s why …
Quilting:
Nothing being quilted right now!
Stash Report
No shopping. The zipper pouches that I made (you can see them HERE) were all made with Island Batik fabric, which I don’t count. However, I did use about ½ yard of Shweshwe for the Retreat Bag, and ½ yard for the lining.
- Fabric Used this week 1 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 191.5 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 20
- Net Fabric used 171.5 yards
Stitchin’ Time
I am aiming for 30 minutes/day – at least! I switched from 15 minutes / day to 30 minutes/day in April!
- 15 minute days: January – May: 151 / 152
- 30 min days/ June: 28 / 28
- Total days in 2020: 179/ 180
- Percentage = 99%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
TO DO
I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”
Last week’s list:
- Work on UFO, Summer Solstice √ done
- Finish watching a video on how to digitize an In the Hoop Zipper Pouch. √ done
- Make a Zipper pouch from my own digitized design. √ done
- Spend at least 30 minutes this week CLEANING/ TIDYING my sewing room. √ done
This week’s list:
- Work on Summer Solstice: get the top DONE
- Quilt a baby quilt to practice some free motion feathers that I want to do when I’m ready to quilt Summer Solstice.
- Spend at least 30 minutes this week CLEANING/ TIDYING my sewing room.
I did start # 27 in Starts in 2020 and I finished it. I will show you in a future post!
No UFOs are finished …
A great Laugh!
Tish, from “Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland” featured this quilt (see it HERE) … then she went to say that she enjoys visiting my blog because, and I quote: “I love visiting Gail’s blog because she really is one of the most organized quilters in knowing what status her projects are in. Seeing her lists always reminds me to check mine. ” OH Tish!!! The only reason I have lists is that I NEED to decrease my UFO list and NOT make any more!!! As for organization … well that is totally not very true! But, thank you for the high compliment!
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- Tish @ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- 15 minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
- Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting
Winnie the Pooh Quilt A Long: Day 16
Winnie the Pooh Quilt A Long
Day 16
Here’s my quilt … all quilted …
There are swirls in all of the white (background) areas as well as the sashing and borders. Then on the heads, I used a ruler and quilted ½” lines. The quilting threads matched the fabric – or was a close match.
Here’s a close-up of Eeyore:
And, as I posted this picture, I realize that I need to quilt the white of his eyes. The weird area on the right grey part is just the shadow from taking this picture while the wind was blowing!
Thank you for sewing along on this Quilt Along! If you’ve kept up, you now have a wonderful Winnie the Pooh Quilt top!
Here is a Linky Party for you to show your Winnie the Pooh quilt. You don’t need to have a blog to post a picture. But you do need a link to either an Instagram or Pinterest page. I’d LOVE to see all the quilts that you’ve made!
Design Wall
Piecing:
I made a bunch of “DOVE” bags (simple drawstring bags) and some masks. I’ve changed the pattern that I use for masks … my son’s girlfriend asked if I could replicate a mask she really likes … sew, I used it as a pattern, added a seam allowance and viola! They’re a LOT faster to make and there’s no fiddling with those fussy pleats.
Summer Solstice: I’m back to thinking about working on my Summer Solstice quilt. These are pictures from March and February … sew … I need to sew, not just think about it.
Quilting:
Nothing being quilted right now!
Stash Report
No shopping. Dove bags used up about 1 yard of fabric and the masks used up about 1/2 yard … Winnie the Pooh used 5.5 yards from my stash. Stitchin’ Sunshine used 2 yards for the back. (See HERE).
- Fabric Used this week 9 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 190.5 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 20
- Net Fabric used 170.5 yards
Stitchin’ Time
I am aiming for 30 minutes/day – at least! I switched from 15 minutes / day to 30 minutes/day in April!
- 15 minute days: January – May: 151 / 152
- 30 min days/ June: 21 / 21
- Total days in 2020: 172/ 173
- Percentage = 99%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
TO DO
I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”
Last week’s list:
- Finish Winnie the Pooh √ done
- Finish “Stitching Sunshine” √ done You can see the quilt HERE.
- Prepare materials and make “Retreat” Bag. √ done I’ll show you the bag in a future post.
- Spend at least 30 minutes this week CLEANING/ TIDYING my sewing room. √ done
This week’s list:
- Work on UFO, Summer Solstice
- Finish watching a video on how to digitize an In the Hoop Zipper Pouch.
- Make a Zipper pouch from my own digitized design.
- Spend at least 30 minutes this week CLEANING/ TIDYING my sewing room.
I did start # 27 in Starts in 2020 and I finished it. I will show you in a future post!
No UFOs are finished …
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- 15 minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- Main Crush Monday @ Cooking Up Quilts
- To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
- Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting
What else is happening? PHD mid June
Winnie the Pooh Quilt Along
… appears to be moving along smoothly. I haven’t had any requests as to “how do I do this?” And that tells me that the instructions are understandable! I didn’t have any trouble following them, so I’m hoping that everyone else is finding the same thing!
I want to keep my other posts separate from the Winnie posts, so that’s why you’re getting 2 posts today!
I have a finish
This was my #22 of the 2020 Start … and it’s now finished … Yes, I know, the binding in the top left corner is not finished. It’s where I will put the label when I know the baby’s details. It’s quilted with stars and loops … I started out to do 5 point stars, but many of them are 6 point … oh well, who’s counting?
This quilt, although it took me several weeks to make (because I was doing a ton of other things) is actually a quick quilt to make. The HST started out as 7″ squares. Were sewn down ¼” from the centre on both sides and trimmed to 6½”. They finish at 6″ in the quilt.
Quilt Stats:
- This quilt is 48″ x 60″
- Hobbs 80/20 batting
- Glide “Sterling” for the quilting, Aurifil #2000 for the binding
Tidying and Cleaning
I have a horrible habit of starting another project just as one project is finishing, or almost finished or is partly done. And, consequently, NOTHING gets put away or tidied up. Those of you that know me are nodding your heads and thinking “She is telling the truth!! A recent conversation on my guild’s Facebook page talked about setting our phone alarms to remind us to clean up our sewing rooms. I jokingly said that if I set my alarm to clean up, I’d likely ignore it and my room wouldn’t be tidied. Well, the state of my sewing room and I had a clash this week. It was SOOOOO bad, it was really bad … This picture is just a small corner of my sewing desk (2 containers – materials for the retreat bag, left-over backing, left-over border fabric, scraps … and who knows what else was hidden in there? Anyhow, I spent 2 hours tidying and vacuuming and dusting and putting fabric away. What a difference it made … and I think I was able to work better afterwards! SEW … you can see on my To Do list below, that I aim to work on my sewing room each week!
SEW … what do you do when Quilt Canada is cancelled?
My sister and 2 cousins were all planning to go to Quilt Canada together, which was scheduled for later this week. We also decided it would be fun do a project together and decided on the Retreat Bag. This is a free bag from Emmaline Bags. We live in different communities in Canada and can’t be together. (Ontario, Albera and B.C.) So, we will be making this bag together with a few Zoom meetings during the day! (Doesn’t it sound like fun?)
Winner of Some of my Fabric
Way back in May, I offered some of the fabric that was left-over from the Island Batik Home Decor Blog Hop. See HERE. I used a random generator and Delaine of Onoway Alberta was chosen. She quickly sent me her address and within a couple of weeks (yes, the post is s-l-o-w) she let me know that she had received the fabric!
Design Wall
Piecing:
I’m piecing binding for the Stitchin Sunshine quilt. I will show you my quilt during the Blog Hop that starts on June 22. (Just a week away!
Quilting:
The Quilt for the Stitching Sunshine is sandwiched and about to be quilted.
Stash Report
The quilt above used 4 yards (or more) … and I did go shopping for backing for a few quilts … I bought 10.5 yards of fabric … so that adds to the total.
- Fabric Used this week 4 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 181.5 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 10.5 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 20
- Net Fabric used 161.5 yards
Stitchin’ Time
I am aiming for 30 minutes/day – at least! I switched from 15 minutes / day to 30 minutes/day in April!
- 15 minute days: January – May: 151 / 152
- 30 min days/ June: 14 / 14
- Total days in 2020: 165/ 166
- Percentage = 99%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
TO DO
I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”
Last week’s list:
- Work on Winnie the Pooh √ It’s not done, but it’s well on it’s way!
- Finish “Stitching Sunshine” project √ done
- Pick a UFO to work on … and work on it NOT done
This week’s list:
- Finish Winnie the Pooh
- Finish “Stitching Sunshine”
- Prepare materials and make “Retreat” Bag.
- Spend at least 30 minutes this week CLEANING/ TIDYING my sewing room.
No new starts since last week. #22 of Starts in 2020 is done!
How are you doing with your PHD in 2020?
Here’s a Linky Party for you to join in and share your mid-June Progress
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- Tish @ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- 15 minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- Main Crush Monday @ Cooking Up Quilts
- To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
- Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting
June 8 – Day 1 Winnie the Pooh Quilt-A-Long
Winnie the Pooh Quilt ALong
June 8: Day 1. Pull your fabrics
- The pattern gives you measurements for the background and binding
- For Pooh – I had a 9″ piece, Width of fabric of the yellow. This was enough, until I cut the largest piece in half … So now my Winnie has a line in his forehead. If you are afraid of making mistakes, make sure you have more than 1/3 of a yard of the yellow.
- For Piglet – I had a fat quarter of the light pink, with lots left over.
- I’ll give you approximate amounts for Tigger & Eeyore, once I’m to that stage.
- For the rest of the fabrics, I just raided my scraps …
This Quilt Along is being broken into small steps. I’m planning for approximately half an hour each day. Some days it may be a bit less, others a bit more. But that is the plan.
That’s it for today … just pulling your fabrics.
Design Wall
Piecing:
I’m participating in a blog hop later this month (June 22 – 25) and I’ve started that project … which will be a secret until I share it on the Blog Hop.
There’s also a request for a few more masks – so I need to work on that …
Quilting:
I’ve sandwiched what was originally going to be a baby quilt – until I changed my mind and finished the elephant quilt (see HERE)… and hopefully the no-longer for the baby quilt will go under my needle SOON!
Stash Report
I did finish the June Island Batik challenge – but I used all Island Batik fabrics – which I don’t count …
- Fabric Used this week 0 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 177.5 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 9.5
- Net Fabric used 167 yards
Stitchin’ Time
I am aiming for 30 minutes/day – at least! I switched from 15 minutes / day to 30 minutes/day in April!
- 15 minute days: January – May: 151 / 152
- 30 min days/ June: 7 / 7
- Total days in 2020: 158/ 159
- Percentage = 99%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
I revised my PHD in 2020 and added 6 more UFOs to the list. So, I’m hoping that I’ll get them done!
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- Tish @ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- 15 minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
- Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- Main Crush Monday @ Cooking Up Quilts
Monday update: June 1
“Big Brother’s” quilt is done! I used the pattern from this video, and then to make it a bit bigger, I added 2½” wide sashing and cornerstones. This is the very first time I’ve used a light binding … I like it, but I’m not sure how it will be for a toddler quilt! Will have to wait and see.
Quilt Stats:
- Size: 44″ x 58
- Quilted with: a light, light blue CanSew thread. Stars and Swirls
- Hobbs 80/20 batting
The Start of a New Week
Island Batik “Ultimate Home Decor Blog Hop”
This is the last week!
Visit Gail Renna ~ Quilt Haven Threads to see what she’s made for the final day!
You have an opportunity to win some fabulous fabric! This is a FQ pack of Wonderland, designed by the talented Kathy Engle!
Winnie the Pooh Sew-a-long
Are you interested in a Winnie the Pooh Sew-a-long? Want to join me as I make this quilt? I emailed Lorna (the designer) about hosting a Sew-a-long and she said, “Sounds fine with me Gail! I would love to have you host a quilt along featuring them.”
SEW … I’m thinking of starting on Monday, June 8. That will give you (and me) 2 weeks to pull fabric or go shopping. I’m thinking that if we do one character a day or every 2 days … we’ll be finished in just over a week. I’m not 100% sure, because I haven’t made any of them yet … But I plan to start on June 8.
Lorna emailed me today to say that the pattern has been updated … so, if you downloaded it before, you may want to download it again as there is an update. You can access the pattern HERE. (scroll down the page). There are 3 sizes to choose from. Your choice as to which size you choose.
If you haven’t visited “Sew Fresh Quilts,” you are in for a pleasant surprise of LOTS of cute, cute quilts!
Finishes
I finished 2 quilts today … Florabunda #2 & #3. These count as one UFO finish. I know … with all 3 Florabunda quilts completed, it should count as 3 UFOs … but it’s only May and that leaves me with one more UFO to finish to accomplish my UFO goal for PHD in 2020!
Florabunda #2 and #3 were quilted with swirls … lots of swirls … large swirls, medium swirls and small swirls … they were both pretty quick to quilt! Hobbs 80/20 is the batting and Aurifil #2309 was the thread.
I don’t know what I was thinking when I started this quilt. Yes, I wanted to use up floral fabric, but … I ended up with 140 blocks … enough to make 2 quilts that are 6 x 8 blocks and one that is 6 x 7 blocks.
Here are all 3 Florabunda on the clothesline … 
Florabunda is a free pattern from Bonnie Hunter and you can access it HERE.
Design Wall
Piecing:
I’m still working on the baby quilt and the big brother quilt. I changed my mind and the baby quilt is a UFO that needs to be finished. Big brother quilt is in progress with these fabrics.
Can you guess what this will be? It’s part of my June Island Batik challenge. I’m using the “Kismet” fabric collection, designed by Tammy Silvers of Tamarinis. Doesn’t the black make the colours pop?
Quilting:
I hope to sandwich the UFO baby quilt and Big Brother quilt and get them quilted SOON!
TO DO
I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”
Last week’s list:
- Finish the 2 new quilts! not done … in progress
- Finish Quilting Florabunda #2 √ done: #3 is done as well You can see them above
- Piece June’s Island Batik project not done … in progress
This week’s list:
- Finish the Baby UFO
- Finish Big Brother
- Finish piecing June’s Island Batik project
Stash Report
Florabunda – all 3 quilts used approximately 24 yards!!!
- Fabric Used this week 24 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 169 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 9.5
- Net Fabric used 159.5 yards
Stitchin’ Time
I am aiming for 30 minutes/day – at least! I switched from 15 minutes / day to 30 minutes/day in April!
- 15 minute days: January – Apr. 120 / 121
- 30 min days/ May – 24 / 24
- Total days in 2020: 144 / 145
- Percentage = 99%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
With the finish of Florabunda … that leaves 1 UFO to finish for my PHD in 2020. Somehow, I think I will finish more than 12 UFOs this year!
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- UFO Busting @ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Stitchin’ Time @ Life in Pieces
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt
- Main Crush Monday @ Cooking Up Quilts
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
- Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting
Cool to Be Square Blog Hop
Carol, from Just Let Me Quilt is hosting “It’s Cool to be Square” Blog Hop!
Yes, another blog Hop. This one is fun … all about Squares!
When I was thinking about this blog hop, I was thinking about quilts with squares … what can be more square than a Disappearing 9 Patch? And I need a baby quilt for a baby to be born in the future!
So … I looked through my “kids” box and came up with this fabric. I think I had a Disappearing 9 patch in mind when I bought it.
When I started cutting the squares, I got cross with myself! First, when I bought the fabric, I obviously wasn’t thinking about how these panels are rarely square. This one proved it. Second, as I cut the squares, they came out at “stupid” size. Who in their right mind wants to cut squares that are 4 3/8″ … no one. Certainly not me!
However, I wanted to use this fabric and so I persevered, cutting each little block at 4 3/8″. The green became the centre block, the animals were in the 4 corners and the yellow was the middle blocks. (Sorry, I forgot to take a picture.) When the blocks were all made, they were cut in half, horizontally and vertically. Then arranged on the design wall, webbed together and sewn into a top.
I know that some eagle eyes will notice that the binding is not completed on the lower right corner of the quilt … I like to sew the label into the binding, but I can’t make the label until the baby is born … it’ll be a quick finish once I have the baby’s details!
It was a fun quilt to quilt! Each animal was outlined and then micro-stippled around it. The blocks were all stitched in the ditch. The green blocks had orange peels around them. Swirls were stitched in all the yellow areas.
Here is the schedule of the blogs involved in the “Cool to be Square” blog hop!
May 18
Quilting Gail This is me!!! You are already here!
May 19
May 20
Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel
May 21
May 22
Stash Report
Cool to be Square used 4.5 yards of fabric.
- Fabric Used this week 4.5 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 145 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 9.5
- Net Fabric used 134.5 yards
Stitchin’ Time
I am aiming for 30 minutes/day – at least! I switched to 30 minutes/day from 15 in April!
- 15 minute days: January – Apr. 120 / 121
- 30 min days/ May – 17/17
- Total days in 2020: 137 / 138
- Percentage = 99%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- UFO Busting @ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Stitchin’ Time @ Life in Pieces
Moving through Monday …
Island Batik Blog Hop
… is in it’s 2nd week, starting tomorrow! Did you check out last week’s hoppers?
This week Island Batik is giving away 2, yes, 2! Fat Quarter bundles of “River Valley.” There is a link below for you to click on for your entry for a chance to win.
Here is the list of Ambassadors that are Hopping this week:
May 11
Pamela Boatright ~ Pamela Quilts
Michelle Roberts ~ Creative Blonde
May 12
Leah Malasky ~ Quilted Delights
Sandra Walker ~ mmm! quilts
May 13
Gail Sheppard ~ Quilting Gail YES this is ME
Maryellen McAuliffe ~ Mary Mack’s Blog
May 14
Vasudha Govindan ~ Storied Quilts
Carla Henton ~ Create in the Sticks
Design Wall
Piecing:
I’m still working on an Island Batik challenge –I’ll show you the results on Wednesday! In the meantime … the pictures below relate to the challenge: Can you guess what it will be?
Make sure you come back on Wednesday because I will also be offering a give-away!
Ugly fabric quilt Guild challenge: We are to use the quilt pattern in this video: Here is the fabric that I’ve pulled from my fat quarter bin. Some of them aren’t even a full fat quarter … and that’s perfect. They only need to be at least 14″ square. This is suppose to be done on Tuesday! Ha! Ha! Somehow I don’t think it’ll be completely done … maybe, just maybe a top.
Florabunda: The blocks are now sewn into 3 tops … They need to be sandwiched and quilted … in due time.
Quilting:
This scrappy squares quilt in progress … I’m having fun coming up with different motifs for each of the white squares!
TO DO
I’m linking up to Roseanne & Sue’s “TO DO” Tuesday. Their blog is “Home Sewn by Us.”
Last week’s list:
I easily managed to get everything on my list done … and more!
- Finish Island Batik May project – almost done
- Finish Flower Power – √ done You can see it HERE.
- Scrappy Squares: Quilt partially done
- Florabunda: lay out & piece at least one top – 3 pieced!
This week’s list:
- Finish quilting Scrappy Squares
- Finish Island Batik May project
- Sandwich Florabunda quilts
- Start June Island Batik project – maybe …
Stash Report
The Flower Power quilt was all Island Batik. However, I did buy the Island Batik fabric that I used for the back and sashing … so, I’ll count that as 1 yard. No other finishes this week.
- Fabric Used this week 1 yards
- Fabric Used this year: 139.5 yards
- Fabric Bought this week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 9.5
- Net Fabric used 130 yards
Stitchin’ Time
I am aiming for 30 minutes/day – at least! I switched to 30 minutes/day from 15 in April!
- 15 minute days: January – Apr. 120 / 121
- 30 min days/ May – 10/10
- Total days in 2020: 130 / 131
- Percentage = 99%
For more Stitchin’ Time, you can check out Kate’s blog: Life in Pieces
Flower Power was finished … and I haven’t cut the fabric for the Ugly Challenge … so it’s not considered a new start – yet. No UFOs were finished this week.
One who sleeps under a quilt is covered by LOVE!
Happy Quilting!
Gail
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Linking to:
- UFO Busting @ Tish’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- Stitchin’ Time @ Life in Pieces
- Monday Making @ Love, Laugh, Quilt
- Main Crush Monday @ Cooking Up Quilts
- What I Made Monday @ Pretty Piney Quilts
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- To-Do Tuesday @ Home Sewn By Us
- Colour Inspiration Tuesday @ Clever Chameleon Quilting
