Coffee: liquid optimism for a Monday morning ☕️🌞

Here’s how my story ended for the week of 2/17 – 2/23/25:

• Work on March Island Batik challenge. DONE!! I have one block complete and plans for several others. I’m using a strip set of Cosmic, designed by Jackie Kunkel of Canton Village Quilt Works for Island Batik. One of the blocks I am using is the Rolling Stone block. I sized the block so the strip set works perfectly!

• Work on Round Six of SAHRR. DONE!! See my next post! Here are some of my blocks for Round 6.

• Sew a block from the new EQ add-on, Kaleidoscope Two and write a review. DONE!! Check out my review HERE. This is the block I will be stitching in some gorgeous Island Batik fabrics! I will post it mid March on the DoYouEQ blog!

• Clean my machine! Nope! Well, I cleaned a little and changed the needle but it needs a thorough cleaning…this week!
• Clean a little in the studio. Nope! Again, a little was done, but it needs MUCH MORE!!
• Whatever cranks my tractor! We tried a new recipe, Turtle Dump Cake, and it turned out pretty good! I’ll use less pecans next time. I also made English Peas and Potatoes to take for our church homecoming yesterday. That’s about it!

Plans for the week of 2/24 – 3/2/25:

• Work on March IB project.
• Work on paper (less) piecing block above. I have two spokes completed and am really liking it! If you wonder why I said paperless, I use freezer paper!!
• Give Sally a thorough cleaning.
• Thirty minutes cleaning the studio and putting away Accuquilt dies!
• 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! Emily of The Darling Dogwood will be hosting this week. Head over to her blog and check out the prompt!

ISLAND BATIK RUNNER UP BLOG HOP

Week 4, and the final week, of the Island Batik Runner Up Blog Hop begins today! Here is this week’s schedule along with info on the giveaway.

February 24:

• Kimberly Flannagan, Kimberly’s Quilts

February 25:

• Tina Dillard, Quilting Affection Designs

February 26:

End of Blog Hop + Final Round Up

Island Batik’s fourth and FINAL 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 – Whispering Woods by Jerry Khiev or Cosmic by Jackie Kunkel of Canton Village Quilt Works! This giveaway ends on March 1st. Two random winners will be notified by email on March 1st.

Check the Island Batik social media pages beginning today for more quilts on Runner Up Blog Hop!

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. On 2/27 and 2/28, you can get 2x rewards and 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!

Electric Quilt: EQ just released a new add-on for EQ8 on Wednesday, February 12th! One of their best-selling add-ons, “Kaleidoscope Collection” has remained so popular with users that they decided to create a second one! The Kaleidoscope Collection Two collection. There are 514 different blocks from which to choose. There is a large variety of styles including traditional twists, improv, stars, compasses, pinwheels, flowers, seasons, log cabins, and more. I even saw a block with hearts! It would be great for Valentine’s Day. You can choose from star-point corners or square corners and each produces a different secondary design effect. I had a great time going through all the blocks available and found it difficult to choose just one!! If you love traditional paper piecing or paperless (freezer paper) piecing, you will LOVE this new product!

Have a wonderful quilty week. Until next time…