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It's time to get excited! The #holidaytrimmingsqui It's time to get excited! The #holidaytrimmingsquilt pattern release is coming June 9th. I was happy to test this lovely quilt and even more happy with the way it turned out. Thanks, @sewhookedontreasures. I can't wait to show the full reveal!!
Blocks complete. Now it's time to sew the top toge Blocks complete. Now it's time to sew the top together. Look for this fun new quilt pattern coming soon from @sewhookedontreasures!

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Fun fabric pull to test the lovely #holidaytrimmin Fun fabric pull to test the lovely #holidaytrimmingsquilt by Shereece @sewhookedontreasures. 

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Today's prompt is pressing matters. I love flat bl Today's prompt is pressing matters. I love flat blocks and these three items are my essentials for achieving that: white fluffy bath towel, cheap Black & Decker iron that steams like crazy, and a Jackson's Woodworks square clapper.

I have a wool pressing mat, but I like the bath towel better. It has enough nap to "grab" the fabrics for a super flat press and it can be tossed in the washer and dryer. 

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It is special to me because it is a reminder of what is important; the friendships, camaraderie, and encouragement that developed within the group. 

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This super scrappy quilt is one of my favorites fo This super scrappy quilt is one of my favorites for a couple of reasons. First it is proof that any fabric works when you cut it small enough and second I pieced it on a little mini retreat with a couple of friends. The pattern is Rectangle Wrangle by Bonnie Hunter.

I love, love, love scrap quilts, the more fabrics the better, and that's how I justify buying all the fabric I do.

This particular quilt was chosen for today's prompt because tomorrow it will be on its way to Poland along with nine others from my "quilt room" (see day 3 prompt).

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Lesson learned. I could write a book on all the th Lesson learned. I could write a book on all the things I've learned through quilting, but one I can't seem to get through my head is that I don't like foundation piecing, paper piecing, or hand piecing.  Slow stitching is a concept I can't wrap my head around.

This String Spiderweb was started at a retreat so I jumped on the bandwagon without thinking it through. I have a bunch of these units made but no interest in continuing. As I was snapping the photo though, I had an idea. Stay tuned.

Are there quilting techniques or methods you don't enjoy?

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quilting · November 29, 2016

Creative Clutter

Whenever I see pictures of quilters’ studios I wonder where all their stuff is.  Even at it’s cleanest, I have things crammed everywhere.  Once a year, over the Thanksgiving weekend, someone sleeps on the sofa bed (my thinking couch) in my sewing room.  To say it takes a Herculean effort to de-clutter enough to pull out the bed is an understatement.  I have a hard time staying on task in this room and could spend hours combing through UFO bins, baskets of scraps and boxes of patterns.  I was encouraged to be able to combine enough projects to eliminate two large bins. That must mean I’ve been sewing something!

It is nice to work in a relatively clean and organized room, but it still looks like this:

studio-1

Studio-2

I’m unapologetic about it though.  I work in here almost everyday and can pretty much find whatever I need so it works for me.

Part of the “fun” of cleaning in here is rediscovering forgotten treasures.  In one of the bins I found lots of little block of the month bags.  When our shop first opened in 1997 my business partner, Kim and I had the brilliant idea to cut blocks of the month.  This was a relatively new concept at the time and our spin on it was that we would precut all of the pieces.  We optimistically cut 25 sets the first day and crossed our fingers they would sell.  It turned out to be more popular than we could have imagined and we ended up cutting hundreds each month.  Kim and I alternated writing a pattern (hand written at the time!) and making the sample each month.  As a result, I think both of us only have our half of the blocks finished!  In the most recent excavation, I came across some of these very first block kits and had a nice time reminiscing. 

1997 BOM

Meanwhile, the four patch fun for Trail Mix continues.  These are really small!  I now have 44 sets of four and can start part 2 of the triple four patches.

tiny 4 patch

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Comments

  1. Pat in Appleton says

    November 29, 2016 at 3:50 pm

    If I do ever get my sewing area tidied up, I don’t get to enjoy it that way for long. I guess I’m destined to be cluttery! I believe every flat area should have something on it!

  2. Patricia says

    November 29, 2016 at 8:11 pm

    Kudos to you on clearing out bins! Yea!

    My sewing room is really a bedroom, so I’m lucky to have a closet. But, I took the doors off. And it looks really bad. cluttered. a mess.

    But it’s my mess and I love it!

    At the end of each day, I try to make sure my large cutting table is cleared off – well mostly – but there are stacks every where else! I’m glad to be in good company! 🙂

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