My post today will be in reverse order to explain how I get ideas.
This is sewing from 2 nights, 82 blocks. (total number from several days = 269). As I was sewing them, I was considering an all triangle square center of a baby quilt. I was trying to decide if all of the ones with the same 2 fabrics would be grouped together or if I would spread them out in a random grouping. Then I started thinking about how else I could use them: a small center with a border around it and then another round of triangle ...
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The brown fabrics are so neat on their shelf. That is because I took them all off and sorted them while looking for another choice for binding. I didn't find any but I like the neatened up shelf.
I got the neutral 16 patch quilt trimmed and confirmed that the gray will be the binding. I wish I would have found a piece of medium brown but none of the pieces that matched the quilt had enough yardage.
Last night I sorted the 2" squares of Christmas fabrics that were rotary cut over 20 years ago. I am planning ... read more
I recently decided (while spending several weekends cutting projects) that I needed to raise my cutting table. I use a wood gate-leg style table and I leave it set up all the time. This particular model is (9.5″W folded); 65.5″Wx36″Dx30.5″H. I think that it came from Crate and Barrel.
It allows me to use the Martelli X-Large 30 x 60 cutting mat, but since it is a standard dining table height, always felt too low when cutting for longer periods of time. I struggled to figure out a good way to raise it ...
read moreWhile I like the "UFO" acronym...cute...I think of these as Unfinished Projects since mine are usually full size quilts. Ha!
Now that we’ve recovered from all of our holiday celebrations, we’re ready to get organized in 2024. Quilting is so much more fun when you...
read moreI have this portable heater in my studio space; it's one of my favorite things in the whole wide world! Mr. G. gave it to me a few years ago for Christmas after I had expressed a desire for one over a period of many years. One of the best features is the remote that I can use to control it from anywhere in the room: handy! So, two days ago the remote disappeared. If you know me at all you'll
read moreI have this portable heater in my studio space; it's one of my favorite things in the whole wide world! Mr. G. gave it to me a few years ago for Christmas after I had expressed a desire for one over a period of many years. One of the best features is the remote that I can use to control it from anywhere in the room: handy! So, two days ago the remote disappeared. If you know me at all you'll
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My layout got more crooked the farther down I got on the small portable design wall. I did come to a final decision though and it was ready to sew.
Last night I started the webbing process of sewing it together.
That was finished about 11 p.m. Ready for pressing now so I can sew the seams in the other direction.
I printed labels for 3 boxes and 2 clear plastic drawers and got them cut down to size for their containers. These are ready to go up on a shelf now.
We got 2.85" of rain in ...
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For many years my Kaffe fabrics were in those lavender storage bins and then I put them out in the open on these 2 shelf units a couple years ago. All of the Kaffe small yardage (not enough for lengthwise borders or backings) is now upstairs on a shelf unit or two in my bedroom. On these units I will leave the big bins on their sides on the lower shelves so I can pull the bin off and set it on a chair to look through it. There are 2 closer shelves below them that will hold the 4 ... read more
I'm looking on the bright side these days; if I didn't, the whole situation of living in a construction zone would drive me over the edge. I knew that I had to shift the focus to that which I could change for the better. As someone who craves order and tidiness I am faced daily with my biggest enemies: disorder, clutter, chaos and dust; piles and piles of it! My challenge is to deal with all of
read moreI'm looking on the bright side these days; if I didn't, the whole situation of living in a construction zone would drive me over the edge. I knew that I had to shift the focus to that which I could change for the better. As someone who craves order and tidiness I am faced daily with my biggest enemies: disorder, clutter, chaos and dust; piles and piles of it! My challenge is to deal with all of
read moreSeveral years ago I saw a friend’s quilt that I fell in love with and absolutely needed to purchase the kit. After scouring the internet, I got what I believed to be the very last one available. Why then have I waited so long to attack it? Well…it has 30 different fabrics, 30 different blocks with a total of 50 blocks. the quilt will finish at 76.5″ x 76.5″. I wanted to be in a place with very few works in progress and few distractions.
I am finally attacking this project and here’s how I ...
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I have never kept track of how many spools I emptied until 2022. I pinned a bag to my bulletin board and dropped the empty spools into it all year. That cardboard tube was the center for a large quantity of thread; I think about 1000 yards.
The 5 white skinny spools had 1200 yards on each of them. I used a lot of longarm thread too but didn't empty any of the spools. Now another bag will be started this year.
I sorted many items that needed putting away, carried several boxes to the basement where they belong ...
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Hello, and happy Friday! Today I’m sharing more on sewing room organization with practical thread storage ideas. I also have a video to share near the end of this post where I walk you through my storage methods and ideas. I hope you’ll enjoy this post and find some inspiration and helps for keeping your […]
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Hello, friends! Today is the day I’m sharing my updated A Quilting Life Sewing Room Tour | May 2022 edition. If you’ve been following along here over the past while, you know that I’ve been working on my sewing room for about two years (since we moved). We had some major home improvement projects that […]
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This is a scene of mid-April in north eastern Illinois. My neighbor mowed his grass wearing shorts (48 degrees) on Sunday and overnight into Monday this happened.
There is a dove and a bunny in this photo, hard to see when everything is white, gray and black. They are cleaning up under the bird feeders.
Inside where it was warm and toasty I tackled my 3 tier triangle storage container. Since it is in an awkward place at the end of my longarm I usually just toss everything into the top tier even though the bottom 2 tiers are partially ... read more
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