Quilting Gail
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A scrappy quilter's quilting blog. Watch my journey and maybe learn something new! Future plans include sew-a-longs, mystery quilts and some free patterns.
Quilting Gail
4d ago
Finishes since the last Sunday Summary: The first is Taylor the Tiger, a Funky Friend pattern. It was challenging, but fun to make! You can read all about him/her 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 ..read more
Quilting Gail
1w ago
I’ve been busy, busy, busy!!! A week-long retreat keeps one very busy!! There’s the prep to get to the retreat … and then there’s all the fun and sewing that happens at the retreat! So much fun!!! Twelve of us went to “Over The Rainbow Lodge” on Camano Island in Washington State. With all that ..read more
Quilting Gail
1w ago
I chose to make Taylor the Tiger. It wasn’t until I was downloading the pattern that I read, “This is an advanced pattern.” Oops – what have I gotten myself into? I’ve made 4 previous Funky Friends patterns, but I’m not so sure that I’m ready for the “advanced” part of it. But, if it’s ..read more
Quilting Gail
2w ago
Four of the Zoom hosts got together last week and using a random number generator, the winners were chosen. Here’s a picture of us … Here is the list of winners. All of the winners have been contacted and each accepted their prize! And yes, we are planning another SAHRR in 2025! I hope you ..read more
Quilting Gail
2w ago
Monthly Colour Challenge April’s colour is Blue. Visit Jen at Patterns by Jen to get your free pattern for April. It’s free for the month, then there will be a small charge for it! Or you can purchase the whole set right away! I’m using Island Batik fabrics for my blocks. This block was fun to ..read more
Quilting Gail
2w ago
Well, that is correct!! I have NO new finishes … but I’m plugging along at several projects … and attempting to get ready for a retreat! My Lone-star Left-overs is now a flimsy (1st pic). It’s a sort-of finish. I do all my own quilting on my domestic machine, so I don’t consider flimsies as ..read more
Quilting Gail
3w ago
This is so true!!! 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 ..read more
Quilting Gail
1M ago
Carol from Just Let Me Quilt is the organizer and host for this Whirly Blog Hop. Here’s what she had to say: Challenge: Life can send us spinning sometimes, so let’s put those spins and whirls to good use in a quilt. Make something with pinwheel blocks, circle quilting, or whirly gigs. Try not to whirl ..read more
Quilting Gail
1M ago
For the SAHRR ’24, I used Island Batik fabrics: a 10″ stack of Limerick in addition to “Teal”, “Egg Shell” and “Cherio-Iris.” For more information on a SAHRR, see THIS POST. Here is my finished SAHRR … all quilted and bound. Quilt Stats: You can read about the progress of my SAHRR on these POSTS: And ..read more
Quilting Gail
1M ago
I was intrigued when I heard about this blog hop. It’s organized by Villa Rosa. You have probably seen them, even if you don’t recognize the name!! They are the patterns that are printed on post-card sized cards. I have made several of their quilts or table runners, more or less, using the directions given. Here’s a bit ..read more