organization

Discoveries and an idea.......... from Exuberant Color

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 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months ago. under marcia derse fabric , organization , triangles

Trimmed, binding, little squares................ from Exuberant Color

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 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 months, 1 week ago. under binding , christmas , organization

DIY Tips: Raising a Gateleg Table to Cutting Table Height from Dueling Threads

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.

This is what mine has looked like since my original purchase.

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 ...

added by duelingthreads 5 months, 1 week ago. under cutting table , furniture risers , gate leg table , organization , quilting furniture , uncategorized (Comments)

DIY Tips: Raising a Gateleg Table to Cutting Table Height from Dueling Threads

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.

This is what mine has looked like since my original purchase.

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 ...

added by duelingthreads 5 months, 1 week ago. under cutting table , furniture risers , gate leg table , organization , quilting furniture , uncategorized (Comments)

Unfinished Objects (UFOs) from Shawkl

While I like the "UFO" acronym...cute...I think of these as Unfinished Projects since mine are usually full size quilts. Ha!

Here is a photo of "most" of mine. Honestly, I need more blue boxes...and they are on order at Amazon. I get the 12x4x9 size (in case you are interested). They hold most quilts but you will see that three of these projects on the top row needed larger containers.

I like to put labels on these so I know what they are ("if I remember them by name") rather than dig through a bunch of stuff ...

added by Shawkl 6 months, 1 week ago. under organization , ufos

Where it all Happens from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

Not too long ago, I converted my office to be the storage space for all the inventory of Many Hands and Many Hearts. It is a room that a lot of the volunteers go in and out of to get various items. I thought I would let you see it for yourself.

There are two big bookshelves that the print fabric is all organized on. This one gets loosely organized around block drives. As a block drive is decided upon, we start stacking the fabrics on a shelf that correspond with that block drive. The second bookshelf holds a lot ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 8 months, 3 weeks ago. under many hands and many hearts , organization

Let’s Get Organized! from The Cloth Parcel

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...

added by The Cloth Parcel 1 year, 3 months ago. under home decor , inspiration , organization , sewing room (Comments)

Going Crazy? from From the Strawberry Patch...

I 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

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 1 year, 4 months ago. under losing things , neatness , organization

Going Crazy? from From the Strawberry Patch...

I 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

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 1 year, 4 months ago. under losing things , neatness , organization

Progress.......... from Exuberant Color

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 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 year, 6 months ago. under colorwash , organization

What I'm doing in the basement........... from Exuberant Color

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 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 year, 10 months ago. under kaffe fabric , organization , stash

Making Lemonade from From the Strawberry Patch...

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

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 1 year, 10 months ago. under augie , construction , dust , kitchen re-do , longarm , organization , quilting , scrappy quilts , tidiness

Making Lemonade from From the Strawberry Patch...

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

added by Mrs. Goodneedle 1 year, 10 months ago. under augie , construction , dust , kitchen re-do , longarm , organization , quilting , scrappy quilts , tidiness

Necessary Organization from Heart Desire Creations

Several 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 ...

added by heARTsCreations 2 years, 2 months ago. under block pattern , christmas , organization , quilting (Comments)

Weekly Word: Psalms 30:5 Joy comes in the Morning + Books, Stitching and Gratitude! from Faith, Trust and Breast Cancer

Hello There!

I'm so glad you stopped in for a visit! Have you heard of the saying "things happen in threes?" Have you ever had one of those weeks where you experience the "threes" and they get progressively worse?

Sure you have. We all have. I just had one of those weeks. Ug. And more ug.

This week's Weekly Word is breaking off from Psalm 25 and I'll share how God helped me deal with this past week.

On a different note, My Reading Life was placed on the back burner as I had great visits with ...

added by Miaismine 2 years, 2 months ago. under 2 corinthians 12:9-10 , broken , happy planner , laura story , life after cancer , matthew west , organization , qayg quilt , ray boltz , sunshine baby afghan , tea towel embroidery , ufos

Sorting and moving things................ from Exuberant Color

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 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 3 months ago. under colorwash , nature , organization

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