My quest for having a tidy sewing room is never-ending. However, in Sewing Room Cleaning Part 2, I have a little progress to report. My ironing board is clear! This makes me so happy. If I had a quilt top…
Monday Motivation: Spring Cleaning Part 1
If you are anything like me, your sewing room could use a little spring cleaning. I spent many hours in this room over the long Wisconsin winter and the clutter is a little out of hand. I will be gone…
Monday Motivation: Create Calm in the Chaos
Last Monday I wrote about the positive aspect of donating boxes of quilting supplies, primarily the relief I felt by getting rid of lots of stuff that I no longer had an interest in finishing. The negative part of that…
Monday Motivation: Shifting Priorities
Last week my priorities suddenly shifted. The quilt that is on the frame just needs a little more quilting and another one is ready to load. My plan was to get these two quilted and machine sew the bindings. None…
Monday Motivation: The Good News is You’re The Pilot
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. Michael Altshuler This quote popped into my head a lot this week. One year ago…
Monday Motivation: Day One or One Day?
Do your quilting projects sometimes feel overwhelming? Maybe you have too many UFOs or too much stash fabric or your current project requires thousands of half-square triangles. No matter what project you’ve been putting off, today is the day to…
Monday Motivation: A Gift You Give Yourself
“The work you do today is a gift you give yourself tomorrow.” Jon Acuff I like this quote so much I have it written on the whiteboard in my sewing room. Jon Acuff’s books are so good. Have you read…
Monday Motivation Week 18, 2020
I am not afraid…I was born to do this. Joan of Arc Do you need a little Monday Motivation? Need…
Monday Motivation: Make a List
I LOVE lists. It is so satisfying to see things written down in an orderly fashion and even better to check things off when they are completed. When I feel anxious and overwhelmed I make a list. I have lists…
Monday Motivation: Good Fortune Mystery Quilt
Probably every quilter on the planet knows that Bonnie Hunter from Quiltville hosts a free mystery quilt every year starting on Black Friday. The 2018 mystery was the Good Fortune Quilt. Since we host Thanksgiving, I usually don’t participate. This…