
Life begins after coffee, especially on Mondays ☕🌺

Happy Monday morning!!! Welcome to Monday Musings! Gosh y’all, February is almost half over! I never cease to be amazed at how quickly time is flying. Is it the same with you? I think I need a vacation…or a spa day…or something!! Now, on to the good stuff!!
Here’s how my story ended for the week of 2/3 – 2/9/25:
- Working on February Island Batik Blog Hop challenge. DONE!! Almost finished…just need to get a border on and get it quilted. Come back on Thursday when I will be posting about it.
- Work on Round Four of SAHRR. DONE!! See my next post for round four. Here is a my quilt so far with Gail’s prompt for round three – stars.

Plans for the week of 2/10 – 2/16/25:
- Get border on this month’s Island Batik blog hop project and get it quilted.
- Work on SAHRR Round Five.
- Start thinking on my Island Batik project for March.
- Whatever suits my fancy.
Here is some quilty inspiration shared last week!
Thanks to everyone who linked up!
Now it’s your turn to link up projects you’re working on!
SAHRR 2025

SAHRR continues! Be sure to link up your Round 4 prompts before next Monday!
ISLAND BATIK RUNNER UP BLOG HOP
Week 2 of the Island Batik Runner Up Blog Hop begins today! Here is this week’s schedule along with info on the giveaway. I have a quilt pattern coming out using the Jubilee line!
February 10:

February 11:

February 12:

February 13:

- Brenda Alburl, Songbird Designs – SEE YOU THURSDAY!!
- Lisa Pickering, Lisa’s Quilting Passion
February 14:
Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway
The second giveaway is live! Follow the simple Rafflecopter prompts below for a chance to win one of the two Fat Quarter bundles of complete Island Batik collections – Forest Flora by Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 Design or Jubilee by Jerry Khiev! This giveaway ends on February 15th. Two random winners will be notified by email on February 15th. Please check your spam folders!

Click the rafflecopter below to enter!
Check the Island Batik social media pages beginning today for more quilts on Runner Up Blog Hop!
a Rafflecopter giveawayHow about some shopping?!
Shopping…in case you need some quilty goodness!
AccuQuilt: Check out all the sales by clicking THIS link! Some of the specials through February are below.
| 2/10/25 | 2/21/25 | 20% Off June Tailor Rulers, Pressing Tools, Notions, Inkjet Printables | Click Here |
| 2/10/25 | 2/21/25 | 20% Off Select GO! Dies, Accessories | Click Here |
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| 2/10/25 | 2/10/25 | AQC+ Early Access — 10% off launch pricing on AccuQuilt Fat Quarter Bundle & June Tailor GO! Cutter Cover Quilt-As-You-Go Kit | Click Here |
| 2/11/25 | 2/11/25 | PRODUCT LAUNCH — AccuQuilt Fat Quarter Bundle & June Tailor GO! Cutter Cover Quilt-As-You-Go Kit | Click Here |
| 2/14/25 | 2/14/25 | VALENTINE’S SPECIAL — BOGO 60% Off Appliqué Dies (Use Code: PAIR60) | Click Here |
| 2/17/25 | 2/17/25 | AQC+ Early Access — 10% off launch pricing on GO! Square & GO! Bow Tie Dies | Click Here |
| 2/18/25 | 2/18/25 | PRODUCT LAUNCH — GO! Square & GO! Bow Tie Dies by Chris Marchini | Click Here |
| 2/27/25 | 2/28/25 | 2x Rewards + Free ground shipping on orders $49+ (Use Code: SHIP49) | Click Here |
Specials at Fat Quarter Shop for the month of February:
– The Basic of the Month will be Thatched by Robin Pickens for Moda Fabrics.
– The Notion of the Month will be Dritz.
– The Book of the Month will be Camille Roskelley Books.
– The Patterns of the Month will be Camille Roskelley patterns.
– The Cross Stitch Sale of the Month will be on Fabric Flair.
Check out all the sales at Fat Quarter Shop HERE! And HERE you can find the daily flash sale! FQS adds new specials each week, so be sure to check them out!
If you’re looking for a great Valentine gift for a quilty friend…or for yourself, FQS has a bumper crop of new and gift-worthy Valentine’s Day and sewing notions on their What’s New Page.
Have a wonderful quilty week. Until next time…


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Your SAHRR looks fabulous, Brenda! I love seeing how so many different quilters can follow the same prompts but come up with such completely different quilts!
Your SAHRR is looking good, Brenda!!! I peeked ahead to your next step, too, with the plus blocks–great idea!!!
Have a great week!
You did good moving those projects along.
I am drinking my coffee as I read this, and finally got here on a Monday to link up…hooray!
Great job on your Island Batik project. I agree, time is flying by. I can lose an hour without even realizing it has gone past. Sigh. Have a great week.
Hi Brenda, Love all of the quilts and projects in this newsletter. Hope your health problems are improving! Looks like you have accomplished a lot of what you need to get done this week is already finished.
Your SAHRR is looking good. Looking forward to seeing your IB project.