2024 Monthly Color Challenge - Hosted at Patterns by Jen

 Join in the fun with this 2024 Monthly Color Challenge inspired by tropical fish.

I'll be the featured blogger in March, but plan to share my version of each block as we go through the year. The block pattern is free during each respective month, so stay up to date to capture the tutorials with each pattern that Jen will issue.

Sign-up on her blog for monthly emails when patterns are released.

Interested in fabric bundles? Please contact me (all ways are on my website). There are several options to consider so I'm not pre-posting them in my on-line shop, but you're welcome to say YES! I want a moda Grunge or Northcott Toscana bundle that will work. Maybe you'd rather use batiks? Let's do it! At least for the 'blocks' --just a light/dark color for each month or a light color and a consistent background for all blocks. Setting fabrics can come later as you see the blocks come together. I've got a few ideas, but I'll be happy to work with you at the end again when you decide how you want to complete the assembly of the blocks.

Ordering off my website each color requires at least a 1/4 yd except for the grey. Minimum 3/8 yd for grey, so if ordering online 1/2 yd will be needed for the grey.

Here is what I've pulled together. The background will be the blue w/bubbles --sort of like in the water, right? And the other fabrics are going to be used as the 'light' or color in each block. These are batiks from my stash, so not something I can exactly replicate. I do have batiks in the shop, so if you'd like to work with batiks, I can put together a bundle of colors for that too.

My plan for sashings will be revealed later --but taking fabrics from what I can offer in the shop, so that will be available for you too.

Additional Supplies that might come in handy (limited quantities available here):

EeziGrip 6 1/2" square ruler

Bloggers participating:

January - Green Tiger Barb	Joanne Hubbard	https://joanne-everyonedeservesaquilt.blogspot.com/
February - Orange Discus	Anja Clyke	https://anjaquilts.blogspot.com/
March - Red Cherry Barb	Marlene Oddie	https://kissedquilts.blogspot.com
April - Electric Blue Harp	Gail	https://quiltinggail.com/
May - Electric Yellow Lab	Kathy Bruckman	https://kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/
June - Raspberry Harlequin Rasboras	Raylee Bielenberg	www.sunflowerstitcheries.com
July - Silver Duboisi Cichlid	Amanda Whisman	https://bemandythings.com/blogs/news
August - Purple Dottyback	Patti Carey	https://pattispatchwork-blog.com/
September - Brown Kuhli Loach	Malgorzata Banjo	www.polaquilting.com
October - Black Wrought Iron Butterfly	Becca Fenstermaker	https://sugarsandquilts.com/blog/
November - Teal Gourami	Katie Bock	https://sewingwithkatie.blogspot.com/
December - Gold Marigold Wag Swordtail	Sandra Starley	https://utahquiltappraiser.blogspot.com/

#2024MonthlyColorChallenge

A wrap on 14 years!

Since receiving my Gammill Optimum+ machine on November 12, 2009 ...I've written a recap each year to show the highlights from a business perspective of how I've used the machine. Since some of my personal journey has made a difference for some of you, I'm sharing a few other endeavors, too.

Customer Quilts (CQ): CQ895 - CQ957

Joint Projects
CQ905, CQ907, CQ908, CQ909, CQ910, CQ911, CQ941, CQ942, CQ943, CQ944, CQ945

This Year:     63 Customer Quilts

84% Pantos, 16% Custom

53 pantos;  10 custom

Pantographs : 4.4 (#/mo)    Custom : 0.83 (#/mo)

Business to date: 957 Customer Quilts long-armed + commissions/memory quilts, etc.

Detailed photos of Custom Quilts:

CQ895 

CQ896

JP CQ905

CQ927 

CQ928

CQ929

CQ930

CQ935

CQ939 

CQ951

You'll find pictures of all quilts by year on the Quilting Examples tab.

Commissions

T-shirt/Memory Quilts

Kitties (panto)

2023 Row by Row design ...a collaboration with 3 other shops....all my designs.

Custom Embroidery requests

 

Country Register - still writing 6 times a year ...do you read my articles? 

The health journey continues ... have completed two rounds of ProLonFMD (a 5-day longevity promoting fasting mimicking diet also known to help with fighting diseases and optimizing of weight). Want more details? I've got a highlights on my Instagram account that you're welcome to check out. Please use my affiliate code ODDIE10 for a 25% discount at this link: https://prolonlife.com/?rfsn=7670205.f6fd652  good thru 12/30/23.

Thanks for following along. If I can be of service, please contact me.
Watch for a year-end update with lots of personal projects, samples, etc.
#GammillGirl  www.kissedquilts.com

Sintra Entrada in Broken Glass collection

I participated in an IGPost-Hop featuring Broken Glass fabric collection, so thought I'd post it here on my blog as well.

"Broken Glass from Island Batik, designed for Kathy Engle for Swan Amity Sheridan of Swan Amity Studios is landing in stores this month!  To help launch this happy line of fabric, I have joined a group of innovative designers to bring you an exciting list of ideas for smaller projects that make use of this beautiful batik." 

This particular quilt could be made as small or as large as you'd like--it is easily adaptable given the small block size. Just add more! I've used the line and a couple of blenders to mock up my Sintra Entrada quilt design. Patterns available on my website.

Here was my inspiration -- the entry way to the Castle in Sintra Portugal

Do you like it? You could add borders as well if you want it bigger.

READ BLOG HOP DETAILS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GIVEAWAY

INSTAGRAM-HOP:

@swanamity
@happyhippiestudio 
@sarahs.softies 
@brownbirddesigns 
@briannaroberts71 
@katiemaequilts
@marlene.kissedquilts  --please follow me!
@suepellanddesigns
@lovinglylissa
@purplemoosequilting
@katecollerandesigns
@tamarinis
@megschoicepatterns
@cinziawhite

2. Comment on the @swanamity Broken Glass Post on Instagram and tag a friend in your comment before Midnight Eastern time on February 15th! 

It's that easy!  Winners will be announced on February 16!" 

BLOG HOP INFORMATION

Swan Sheridan has a drawing for the fabric stack. To participate in the drawing visit Swan's blog for Broken Glass and follow the directions for the Giveaway.  Tell her about your favorite project from the hop (hope it is mine ;-) and name the designer's project (MINE: Sintra Entrada) that inspired you.  Winner will be announced on February 23rd. 

Swan Sheridan       Swan Amity Studios          https://www.swanamity.com/blog

Elisabeth DeMoo    Brown Bird Designs         https://www.brownbirddesignsquilts.com/2023/02/broken-glass-blog-hop/

Brianna Roberts      Sew Cute and Quirky       https://www.quirkyb.com/blog

Kate Starcher          Katie May Quilts              https://www.katiemaequilts.com/blog

Bunnie Cleland        Triangle Frenzy                https://www.trianglefrenzy.com/blogs

Kathy Bruckman      Kathy's kwilts and more    https://kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com/2023/02/broken-glass-blog-hop.html

Marlene Oddie         KiSSed Quilts   you're here!

Sue Pelland             Sue Pelland Designs       https://suepellanddesigns.com/category/blog/

Lissa LaGreca         Lovingly, Lissa                 https://lovinglylissa.com/

Terri Sontra              Purple Moose Designs     https://www.purplemoosedesigns.com/2023/02/16/broken-glass/

Kate Colleran           Kate Colleran Designs, LLC https://katecollerandesigns.com/broken-glass-blog-hop-and-giveaway

Tammy Silvers         Tamarinis                         https://tamarinis.typepad.com/tamarinis/2023/02/broken-glass-blog-hop.html

Megan McGuire       Meg's Choice Patterns    https://megschoicepatterns.blogspot.com

Cinzia White            cinziawhitedesigns          https://www.facebook.com/groups/cinziawhitedesigns

My GIVEAWAY -- Leave a comment about what inspires you and what you think about this quilt? It is strip friendly!

I'll draw a name from the comments on February 23 to get a digital copy of this pattern.

Thanks for stopping by.

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#brokenglassbatikfabric
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WIP 2022

2022 Annual Review

New, Completed Projects

Zen Garden - NEW PATTERN - an Island Batik fabric collection and a revision to my original Woven Braid pattern

Floral Flourish - a revision to Dark Room, using a Northcott Fabrics collection - Modern Love/Bliss
Some fabrics still available here. Kits sold out.

January blocks from Stitching Across the Nation Virtual Shop Hop set as 'Snow Flurry' - quilted with Dancing Snowflakes panto. Scrappy binding. Fabrics are Northcott Toscana available here. Backed with White on white flannel available here.

Placemats with Tula Pink True Colors charm pack and some Linework accents. All available here. Modified Tealicious pattern.

Pinktober - Breast Cancer Awareness - Island Batik Positively Pink fabrics

Positive Attitude  - quick download for pattern using 10" square stack and background.

Positive Attitude - Sew Stitchy -- a new fabric collection through Benartex designed by Christa Watson. Watch for an updated pattern!

The Together Quilt from moda Stitch Pink 2021

Pink Flamingo used as binding and in sashings available here. Jelly Rolls of the collection also available.

Two secret commissions ...to be revealed next year.

NEW UNFINISHED - 2022

Hugs and Kisses - Cool Breeze from Free Spirit version - Options

I think I like this first one best, but the dark green is how I originally designed it ...but the fabric is greener vs. just dark from when I saw it digitally. I'm showing these other options from the collection that I have to work with. I won't have enough to do a proper 2" finish, but based on the golden ratio 1 1/4" should work ok. I think I'll use the dark blue for the binding.

Sneak peek at a 3-part pattern coming soon via the Country Register

OLD UFOs - Finished in 2022

AnglePlay Modern design
Basic block in 3 sizes

Ready to take a class? 

I'll be Teaching at Sew Expo - Puyallup in March.

I plan to have patterns and some with kits. 

www.sewexpo.com

FINALLY !!! - JOINT PROJECT Inverted Rondure with Nancy Cargo - watch for this to get juried into shows in 2023 and 2024. Pattern here.

Daytona Beach, FL - February 2023!

• Road trip 2016 -  Home Sweet Home - DONE!!

2007 Alaska Shop Hop - started during my visit to Alaska, after recently meeting my now husband. Lots of contemplation while in Alaska of what might become of this 'meeting'. Nice to get this finished up...even if it took me 15 years.

The back is fun too! Scenes and wildflowers of Alaska.

My design -- customer finishes - This is City Shadows - pattern available.

Using an Island Batik 10" stack and shadow/background fabrics.

Using a Maywood Studio 10" stack and Northcott Toscana shadow/background.

UPDATED PATTERN - City Shadows --  showcasing Northcott's - Shimmer Paradise

Machine Embroidery work
Aprons from Kimberbell My Punny Valentine Event - I had to edit the pockets and just stitch out the trucks and sew the outside pocket part by hand given the size of my hoop.

Designed for the 2022 WSQ Shop Hop - Kit w/Pattern available.
Dancing Waters at Grand Coulee Dam
a take on my Grand Coulee Dam Laser Light Show in a 12" block size

Note ...one set of ombre fabrics for this block yields two blocks!

 

One block went into the Shop Hop Quilt that was given to the Grand Prize Winner

Customer quilt - Fabrics from KISSed Quilts  - Catitude

I quilted, bound it and added the tabs

In Support of Ukraine - pattern from a Ukrainian designer

My Zoe design -- quilted and finished for a very supportive client.
Fishy Fishy fabric collection -- a few fabrics still available here.

Pattern Available - Zoe

Some style shots of last year quilts ...patterns available. These require AnglePlay templates.

Lace Posies - Pattern - Uses Template A

Mountain Ridges - Pattern -- uses templates from Sets 1, 2 and 5

Island Batik fabric kit available for this AnglePlay template design - Midnight Garden
Uses Set 1 templates

Island Batik fabric kit available for this AnglePlay template design - Double Sparkle

Uses Set 1 templates

WIP - Really Old!

Out of the Darkness - Pam Bono - Center and blocks assembled! Now to make the borders.

OLD LIST, once upon a time was publicly listed as 'next items' but never got started and there are too many piles of fabric destined as possible projects to list here ;-)...ha!:

• Peace Park
• Snowflake/blizzard --except that I used some of the snowflakes as inspiration for the Cool Penguin design and in my "Protection from the Storm" several years ago
• 2007 Shop Hop the Blues - bow ties?
• 2009 Shop Hop the Blues - fall leaves?

2014 list

• OWN -  next up is the last large block

Got this big block done this year. It will get trimmed up to its intended size when I'm ready to do the assembly.

UNCERTAIN COMPLETIONS from 2015 list:

• Lucky Pot of Gold or Ode to Ireland (a Mi Amore shamrock version) applique still to add.

2016 UFOs:

• Train set - with IB Sea Salt Sandy and some other background -- an IBA challenge that I want to incorporate into something bigger. #Accuquilt dies (rentable in the classroom) were used to cut these.
• Little cars - with IB Fire Island -- an IBA challenge that I want to incorporate into something bigger. #Accuquilt die (rentable in the classroom) was used to cut these.
• Umbrellas -- an IBA challenge that I want to incorporate into something bigger. #Accuquilt die (rentable in the classroom) was used to cut these.
• Raindrops --an IBA challenge that I want to incorporate into something bigger

2017 WIP List

*2017 RxR - On the Go

2018 WIP list

Aves -- I got the fabrics selected and the first block cut out in 2018 ...but that is it.

2019 WIP  - Commissions

Tie quilt - awaiting progress payment from client (ready to quilt)

 

2021 WIP

1. U.S. Tour blocks - made some more!

2. Five pointed Star templates from Off the Wall Quilt. 

3. Seaside Adventure Quilt-Along ...

Added two more blocks

READY TO QUILT

from 2021

• One-Block-Wonder (OBW) using a Serendipity Panel into triangles
• William Morris Spring Honey Bun 

from 2017

• Lone Star piecing  (2009 class w/Eddie Walker) --thinking about quilting it by hand

from 2016

• 2016 North Central Washington Shop Hop - Come Fall into Love
• Labyrinth for Duncan

from 2015

• Four Patch Flip- a spring result, but has been sitting there waiting for me to work on it. - now ready to quilt! Finished Piecing - 4/12/18
• Metro Rings

from 2014

• Electric City - a new 1892 Rondure version, stalled in 2015 --most got going in March 2017, still needed to do 3rd round.  3rd round completed May 2018. Borders added October 2018.

• Baskets - WW Valley Quilt Guild 2006 BOM (pictured years ago! and my quilting designs for it continue to evolve)

Joint Projects (ready to quilt)

• Cool Penguin, partly pieced by Julie Tapley - Country Register Pattern Sample  (or add snowflakes?

• Humpty Dumpty's Wall/Poppy Dance Party/Dogwood Branch  --designed by me; (Humpy Dumpty) pieced by Betty Baerg - INCORPORATED INTO GARDEN PARTY COLLABORATION QUILT

Joint WIPs:

• Camouflage Canopy (waiting for tester to return it)

• Barb Kelton's pieced Emerald
• Row by Row 2018 Junior version - Piano Keys and made leftovers  -- gave to mom

Totals: 
Completed: 11 + 1 joint project + 2 commissions
Started the year (2022) with WIP: 25 + 6 joint projects  

New WIP in 2022: 2
Ended 2022 with WIP:  22 + 5 joint projects   (9 are ready to quilt)

Note: projects for others, I quilted 69.  All were hand guided, some were also bound. Lots of photos at http://www.facebook.com/kissedquilts. Or check out the 'Quilting Examples' tab on this blog.

TOTAL: 83 quiltings 

Still undergoing renovations on our new larger space, I'm hopeful for a move in 2023.

#islandbatik
#northcottfabric

#gammillgirl

#angleplay