Ain’t this the truth!
We were Away
I was away for most of this month. First I had a quilt retreat at Loon Lake. Retreats are always lots of fun! Then we made a quick trip to the interior to try out our new (to us) 5th wheel. It was good that we were just doing a trial run. The water pump in the 5th wheel broke and needed replacing, so we were home for several days while handy hubby fixed it.
Our next trip took us to the east. We were dry camping. (That means no electricity!). This can be a hardship for a die-hard, must sew EVERY day quilter!! But, I took along my hand crank! Here I am, at the Kettle Valley Provincial Park, working on the sashing strips for the monthly colour challenge.
Here are some pictures of my set up and view. Although I didn’t get a picture of one, I was able to occasionally watch deer!
Floral Fusion Blocks
Denise at A Quiltery is doing “Floral Fusion” – a Sew Along with new blocks each Monday. This promises to be beautiful!!! Hurry and get this week’s block while it’s still free! (See HERE).
While we were glamping, I was able to cut out some appliqué flowers and glue them onto background squares. Then, there is a picture of my flower blocks to date. I’m using a variety of Island Batik scraps.
Stitching Stuff
Kate, from Life in Pieces, is hosting “Stitching Stuff” and the goal is to sew for at least 15 minutes a day. I use Kate’s guideline, but my personal goal is to sew for 30 minutes a day. On those “blah” days, it does motivate me to sit at my machine and 30 minutes often turns into several hours. Thank you Kate for the motivation!
I got lots of sewing done while I was at a retreat, but not a lot while we were dry camping. However, I did count the time I spent cutting out appliqué pieces as sewing time.
- January – August: 225 / 243 days
- September: 23 / 29 days
- 27 missed days since January 1
- Total: 237/ 272 87 %
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:
- Appliquéing Floral Fusion blocks
- Rope bowl
- Twilight blog hop project
- SAHRR ’25: working on Prompt #3
Quilting:
- “5 fat quarter” quilt is partially quilted.
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 figure that the tissue holders used up about 1.5 yards of fabric. Yes, I used bits and pieces, but they all came from my Island Batik stash.
- Fabric Used in the last week: 1.5 yards
- Fabric Used in 2024: 153 yards from non-IB: 63.5
- Fabric Added in the last week: 0 yards
- Fabric Added this year: 29.5 yards
- Net Fabric used: 108.5 yards
To Do
Carol from Quilt Schmilt is hosting “To Do” every week.
To Do from the last report:
A little bit of this and a little bit of that was done, but nothing finished from the list this week.
- Appliquéing Floral Fusion blocks. in progress
- 2025 SAHRR get prompt 3 done in progress
- Working on sashing and borders for Monthly Colour Challenge. √ DONE. I finished this on my hand crank sewing machine, but no pictures until December after the final block is revealed!
- Twilight Blog Hop project in progress
- Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder! √ DONE.
- Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes. √ DONE.
To Do for next week:
- Get Jelly Roll Mystery blog post ready!
- Appliquéing Floral Fusion blocks
- 2025 SAHRR get prompt 3 done
- Monthly Colour Challenge – need to sandwich, quilt and bind
- Twilight blog hop project
- Do NOT be distracted by any SQUIRRELS! I NEED this continual reminder!
- Tidy & clean studio for 30 minutes.
Jelly Roll Mystery Quilt
On Tuesday, October 1, the fabric requirements will be given. Each following week the clues will be published on Tuesdays. I hope you will join this mystery quilt!
Upcoming Blog Hops
- Twilight Blog Hop – for Create with Claudia : October 15
- Moose Stash Quilting: Something Wicked: October 22
- Island Batik: Dresden: November 6
- Just let Me Quilt: Gnome for Thanksgiving. November 20
- Just let Me Quilt: Virtual Christmas Cookie Exchange: December 5
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Happy Quilting!
Gail
Linking to:
- So Scrappy @ Scrap Happy
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- Frédérique @ Quilting Patchwork Applique
- 15 Minutes to Stitch @ Life in Pieces
- Monday Musing @ Songbird Designs
- Sew and Tell @ Melva Loves Scraps
- Design Wall Monday @ Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
- To Do Tuesday @ Quilt Schmitt
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