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May 28, 2024
Spring in Illinois from Nestlings By Robin

 Spring has Sprung here in Illinois. 
I forgot how much I missed 
the change of seasons and the green 
of everything coming back!
We now have lovely red patio 
chairs and a great view when 
the weather permits.
It is the perfect spot to do 
some hand stitching:)
Inside things were at a stand still
until I could get some cabinets to paint
for my studio. Here they are....
Wait until you see the lovely red
they will become.


is still progressing in my FB group,
Robin's Rocking Needles here.
This is 4 panels ...

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March 8, 2024
Pegboards for Quilting on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

My Pegboard, white, cut to fit the space, painted stripes, electric orange tape.
Baskets, cups used for additional space, labeled

So today I read an interesting post on my Sewing/Quilting Organization list on Facebook.  A member was looking for ideas for the use of a pegboard in her sewing space and asked for pictures.  My first thought was lots of people must have pegboards and they all must use them the same way.  

Apparently, I was wrong.  As goes it with a list of 110K (yes you read that right 110,000!) quilters/sewers, you get many opinions and ...

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September 8, 2023
Changes from The Snarky Quilter

This past week I decided I had had it with the arrangement of my studio, so I changed it. Since I last did this I am doing more mixed media work, and am using my table more than my sewing machine.

My studio seen from the door.
My resource center, aka messy bookcase. Yes, my music player is very old school (no touch screen,) but I can still play my cassette tapes.
Design wall with my new motto, Fear Less.

So far the new arrangement is working much better, partly because I am now using the space between the design ...

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June 12, 2023
Time to de-clutter the Studio from Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm

It's long over due, that is to de-clutter and organize my studio.


My room is a spare bedroom, 12 x 10 and I have 2 very nice windows which give me plenty of natural light. Very lucky in so many ways. Sure have come a long way from sewing on the coffee table back in the 70's.

In the room I have all my sewing stuff except the fabric. I hate to admit it but I have way too much fabric and that is something I need to go through..... but that's for another time. Right now ...

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May 21, 2023
Opening a can of worms.............. from Exuberant Color

 

I have several shelf units in the basement and I had this grand idea of moving 2 of them upstairs to my bedroom which is has a lot of empty space along one wall.  Then I would place all of my favorite fabrics up there and not have to go to the basement when "shopping" for my next project.........but the shelf units are so heavy and most everyone I know has a bad back......so I now have areas that I moved the fabric out of in the basement (to empty the shelves) and because of that I need ...

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October 14, 2022
Sewing Organization on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre



 


Seeing Toni's great studio last week brought to mind how important it is to stay organized.  I mean, let's face it, quilters accumulate a lot of stuff.  I mean if I'm being honest, one of the best things about being a quilter is having a good excuse to accumulate stuff.  I remember once I had a teacher who encouraged me to take up another hobby, rug hooking.  I laughed and said I didn't have time for the all the quilting I wanted to do now.  I could not possibly take up rug hooking.  "But think!" she ...

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October 7, 2022
Sew Spaces with Toni Raynolds on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre



Toni with her Mosaic Dog
 I love seeing where other people create.  Normally, I'm not the nosey type, but when it comes to seeing people's sewing spaces, the voyeur in me comes out! This tendency popped up recently when I asked
my new friend, Toni Raynolds, to show off her space.  I met Toni in a class we took with Timna Tarr at Marc Adams School of Woodworking.    Toni's space seemed to strike the right balance of practical and cozy so I thought I'd ask her to share it with everyone.

Thanks, Toni for accepting my ...

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April 9, 2022
I did it!............. from Exuberant Color

 

Wow, I really did it!  I actually put most of the things away where they belonged too.  One group of fabrics went in a basket because I couldn't decide where to put them so there wasn't a lot of indecision.




One of the things I found under some other things was a pile of mottled batiks to press and cut for the 16 patch I started last September.  I got 7 of the pairs of fabrics sewn into stratas ready to slice and make 14  more blocks.  The pile of blocks at the right is the 18 I ...

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March 23, 2022
Granny Loves To Entertain from Quilts + Color

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I often refer to it as my studio in the tree tops and this is the view as I sit at the machine and sew. Granny is right there keeping me company.

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Granny loves to invite her girlfriends over to visit.

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January 20, 2022
Studio Stairwell Variety from Quilts + Color

 It is easy to change the display of the quilts on my studio stairwell.

This is the first group of quilts I hung on my studio stairwell.
This is another group of quilts I have hung over the stairwell. 
The hanging system we created makes it easy to change the display.


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January 12, 2022
Sewing Room Organization Update from A Quilting Life

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Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing a Sewing Room Organization Update with you. As many of you know, we have been in our home for just about two years. During that time, I’ve enjoyed organizing my sewing studio–primarily using pieces I brought with us from our former home. While I did purchase a new Ikea table […]

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December 14, 2021
Going Down the Organizing Rabbit Hole from Where Art & Life Meet

There are diversions and then there are DIVERSIONS!  Organizing can be one of those.  I finished the BIG piece I’ve been working on and instead of leaping into something new, I got sidetracked with organizing.  Organizing my work space, it’s pretty small so it takes some doing to spend more than a few hours on […]

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October 18, 2021
Quilting and Sewing Room Refresh: 3 Easy Steps from A Quilting Life

Quilting and Sewing Room Refresh: 3 Easy Steps

Hello, friends! Today I’m super excited to share the results of some cleaning and organizing I’ve been doing in my sewing room over the past month or so. I’ve mentioned a few of my projects here and there on the blog and on YouTube. But I haven’t really gone into much detail about them. I […]

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October 3, 2021
Ditch quilting finished........... from Exuberant Color


I finished the ditch quilting on my floral colorwash yesterday afternoon.  On the back is one of those prints that I never found a use for and it is perfect for this little quilt.  The quilting shows on the back but on the front it is mostly not seen.


On my design wall by the sewing machine is the older project waiting for all of the new pieces to be pressed.  I remember where I got stalled on the project many years ago.  I couldn't decide whether to make it an all diagonal pattern or change the direction into ...

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August 10, 2021
Table 3 cleaned off............... from Exuberant Color


Next up for clean off was my die cutter table.  Here is is folded up so I could wipe off the table top.





Now it is ready for action again.  All that is left to do in this area is vacuuming the floor.






I plan to cut up the chunks of Kaffe collective fabrics into my 2", 3", and 4" quarter square and half square triangles and squares and put them in the appropriate boxes.  I might not make it to the bottom of the box but maybe I'll set a time limit instead of 1 1/2 hours ...

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July 20, 2021
Working & a Working Studio from Where Art & Life Meet

Wait, what??? I know, I know. You’re wondering if you stumbled upon the wrong blog. You’re thinking – what has she done? Where are all her beautiful threads that I so covet? What’s going on around here? Never fear. My threads, and everything else hand stitching related, are all, somewhat, neatly stacked on the floor […]

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July 13, 2021
Death of a Dream? from Kim Hanson Quilts

As many of you know, I’ve longed for a backyard writing shed for years. I’ve had a recurring dream since my 30’s of a peaceful, tranquil, creative space, all my own.

I visualized a little cottage-type shed, with white shiplap on the peaked ceilings and gauzy curtains blowing in the gentle breeze. My magical space had a built-in bookcase on the back wall, a comfy chair and-a-half tucked into one corner and my desk positioned in the center. Funny thing was that the little shed stood in the middle of the woods, in a beautiful, green-grassed meadow ...

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December 26, 2020
Cleaning off the table tops............ from Exuberant Color

This is the cutting table in my main floor studio yesterday morning.  I had raised the leaf and put a second cutting mat on it for a project last week.





After a very lazy relaxing day yesterday this is my progress.  There is at least one more 2 hour session to finish up.  I can even fold the leaf down now and use the original cutting mat.



My Christmas dinner was delivered by my son, prime rib and roasted veggies.  Yum!!

I sent some scones home with him.





Jack Frost visited on Christmas morning.  It was 9 degrees when I ...

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December 18, 2020
Going in different directions! from Applique 'n Patch Quilting

More like spinning my wheels in different directions!  

All the wheels have now been appliqued onto the background strips.  Yeah.  Progress.  Something accomplished!  The photo looks washed out from the bright sunshine spilling into my studio.   It is cold outside (-17C or 1.4F).  It is good that we have snow on the ground, otherwise there would be water pipes bursting.  Still those wheels are something to celebrate.  Now, I can concentrate on assembling all the sections together now.

What else is keeping my hubby and I busy?  Chairs.  These chairs were purchased ages ago from a restaurant that was ...

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October 8, 2020
Organizing Threads, Stitching & Love from Where Art & Life Meet

Every now and then my work space becomes unmanageable. I’m not the most organized person, but I know where everything is in my little chaotic work area, until it reaches a point when I can’t stand it any more. So yesterday I did what my husband always does (he’s a masterful organizer) when he’s organizing… Continue reading Organizing Threads, Stitching & Love

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