tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post4436582081226170196..comments2023-11-16T01:55:46.930-07:00Comments on The Quilting Edge: When Exactly Did I Loose Control??MariQuiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07024634370648175612noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-62054243958192433982012-07-17T02:39:05.198-06:002012-07-17T02:39:05.198-06:00thank you so much for these occasional posts ... t...thank you so much for these occasional posts ... they really do help me in getting my husband to understand how easy he has it!kitchenlardercupboardhttp://kitchenlardercupboard.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-22734803472045990322012-03-06T23:08:35.976-07:002012-03-06T23:08:35.976-07:00Thanks and trust me...I really am out of control.Thanks and trust me...I really am out of control.MariQuiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024634370648175612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-31462995389342190592012-03-05T21:01:56.975-07:002012-03-05T21:01:56.975-07:00I agree, let's not!I agree, let's not!MariQuiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024634370648175612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-86382976863801658102012-03-02T11:01:24.797-07:002012-03-02T11:01:24.797-07:00What an amazing club. I want to join. Let's al...What an amazing club. I want to join. Let's all agree not to post pictures because I would not want to be the winner.Kathaleenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14561762816125103220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-84501450555411001512012-03-01T00:27:55.524-07:002012-03-01T00:27:55.524-07:00It really funny to read.To make more cup board to ...It really funny to read.To make more cup board to put this all containers.I really enjoy this blog.Thanx to share with us.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scootercity.co.uk/micro-electric-scooters-for-kids.html" rel="nofollow">scooter</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-88293953905032828832012-02-25T15:56:14.076-07:002012-02-25T15:56:14.076-07:00hahaha...too funny! I didn't read one thing t...hahaha...too funny! I didn't read one thing that didn't feel familiar!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10540499473620802526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-84172901651320287152012-02-24T15:45:13.303-07:002012-02-24T15:45:13.303-07:00Ah well, you what they say: an organized desk is t...Ah well, you what they say: an organized desk is the first sign of a misguided career...someone said it anyway.<br /><br />I think I need to live at least 3-4 lives to realize all the ideas that are swimming inside my head! No time for boredom.cinziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158087270884338719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-28398799035761903092012-02-22T20:54:53.804-07:002012-02-22T20:54:53.804-07:00My studio is stuffed with, you know, the usual qui...My studio is stuffed with, you know, the usual quilting stuff. Four projects in different stages of construction, fabric everywhere! Last year I took down the fleece thumbtacked on the wall which is my design wall. I painted that wall and put new fleece up. It will take a major effort to even reach the other three walls! To clear the room everything would have to be moved downstairs because my studio is the only room upstairs. I can't imagine how many trips that would take! Maybe it can be a part of my physical fitness program?Annienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-12138979887969325522012-02-22T17:46:50.440-07:002012-02-22T17:46:50.440-07:00ha! but your space looks fairly well organized.
...ha! but your space looks fairly well organized. <br /><br />i do take an annual look at the projects in progress and put an end to some of them either by finishing or by figuring out how to recycle parts into new things i'm likely to finish.cauchy09https://www.blogger.com/profile/09343566591325967770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-61243567252748429822012-02-22T09:15:52.562-07:002012-02-22T09:15:52.562-07:00You are so funny! I am just thankful for all the s...You are so funny! I am just thankful for all the stash I do have. I no longer buy fabric the way I used to and I love just going into my sewing room and pick out the fabrics from my private shop!Sujata Shahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342637667662268215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-62594582971020167282012-02-22T07:51:43.905-07:002012-02-22T07:51:43.905-07:00I thought I was bad till someone walked in here an...I thought I was bad till someone walked in here and asked, "where's the rest of the fabric?" OMG - I can't even imagine what her place looks like. Yours, at least, is neat and doesn't look bad to me.Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981832263645584878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-71577151652478684302012-02-22T06:54:31.518-07:002012-02-22T06:54:31.518-07:00I stripped my sewing room down over the Christmas ...I stripped my sewing room down over the Christmas holidays. Everything came out and it got a fresh coat of paint, new flooring, shelving in the closet, etc. I set up a temp sewing space on the dining room table, and the entire contents of my room went into the front living room and my college daughter's bedroom. I moved back into the sewing room in early January and my daughter's room is STILL packed full. I decided I want to go through everything before it gets a home in the new space. Who am I kidding? She's coming home for spring break next week and I can barely walk into her room. I better get my butt in gear. But now I've added fabric painting, fabric dyeing and watercolor journaling into my fun part of life, creating even more stuff!Debhttp://www.tropicslady.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-34530910947038671712012-02-21T19:53:39.509-07:002012-02-21T19:53:39.509-07:00Must be that time of year. I just went through on...Must be that time of year. I just went through one of my two rooms full of stuff. Everytime I go through everything I do end up with a bag of trash, a box full of giveaway, and I do get more organized. But I find I have to do this at least twice a year or I get overwhelmed. Now my guest room is back to a guest room, with a few containers of fabric (non quilting) along one wall. My storage room is full of boxes of mostly quilt books, but also fabric dyeing, spinning, weaving, and sewing books and supplies. My sewing room is set up in the parlor which I had just organized last week, but now found some more things to put into it. Where I dont' now, but it will need to go someplace.<br />And bolts - they have saved me more then once when I needed some extra color or some backing. : ) Wish I had more of them.Rhonda https://www.blogger.com/profile/06004303970552240872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-38137343896848135422012-02-21T15:43:51.151-07:002012-02-21T15:43:51.151-07:00i blame it all on the creative mind. if we put it...i blame it all on the creative mind. if we put it all away too neat and tidy we wouldn't see that one piece of fabric, or paper, or bead that give us inspiration for yet another project.She Who Doodleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03505778459326819682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-64872059924125994742012-02-21T10:51:29.828-07:002012-02-21T10:51:29.828-07:00Last year I did empty two rooms (not at the same t...Last year I did empty two rooms (not at the same time though) and yes the room was empty, but the rest of the house was a wreck! I had bedroom that was full of stuff. I was brutal and took to the garage what is going into a yard sale, threw away crap, and sorted what I wanted to keep and tossed the rest. My rule number one was that there would be no storage containers bought. I had to use what I had. The first room was cleaned, painted, closet system installed, new flooring installed and the trim installed. Once I got that done the fabric storage room was temporarily moved into the newly finished room so I could paint the fabric storage room, install new flooring, baseboard and window trim. It took me 6 hours to move all the fabric, bins, and shelving! I will confess I didn't move the stuff out of the closet - I had already installed a new closet system years ago. I have move most of the sewing related items back into the fabric storage room. I sorted and organized as I move items. I am not totally done. I still have some container that need to be looked at and organized. I only did all of this because I need to have a guest room for my quilting buddy. Last time she came up one of us had to sleep on the couch, so now she will have her own room. I would not stress over your room. I think we waste more time trying to get organized that being productive. I say do what works for you and the heck with the rest of the world!patty a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01861433552460661701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-46714177808799920922012-02-21T09:17:18.182-07:002012-02-21T09:17:18.182-07:00A famous quilt-maker told me she has a deal with h...A famous quilt-maker told me she has a deal with her daughter in law. When the quilt-maker dies, the DIL is to remove 2/3 of her fabric immediately. Then everyone else can go into her studio and say, "Gee, she really had a lot of fabric!"Nifty Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11249020129403851346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-89488124153692963382012-02-21T07:57:29.354-07:002012-02-21T07:57:29.354-07:00Way too many projects here, way too much fabric fo...Way too many projects here, way too much fabric for my storage space but I need it ALL :)Esch House Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07095448847070091632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-13474879362203080252012-02-21T07:14:09.741-07:002012-02-21T07:14:09.741-07:00Oh I really appreciated this post after seeing tha...Oh I really appreciated this post after seeing that immaculate sewing guest room I was so envious, I too have a nice neat niche and then in the basement are the piles of fabric, yarn and books, oh my.<br />And I jump from project to project, but things get done and things get lost and found and it all goes around. Sometimes the mess inspires me more than the clean, which I hate to "mess up."Uli Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957497683715420997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-50971825910709846252012-02-21T01:14:33.904-07:002012-02-21T01:14:33.904-07:00I'm right there with you - the two homes seem ...I'm right there with you - the two homes seem to have finally clinched my overload ! Hardest for me is keeping track of the larders etc - that aspect goes blank as I shut each front door to travel ! Hey,ho - ain't life grand ?suzan almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093130414308570219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-58098511103062083022012-02-21T01:01:47.301-07:002012-02-21T01:01:47.301-07:00Just wait until you decide to dye and spin your ow...Just wait until you decide to dye and spin your own fibre for yarns too ;o)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386852386404591819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-39808826060482964262012-02-21T00:48:18.172-07:002012-02-21T00:48:18.172-07:00You didn't mention beads! They go so well with...You didn't mention beads! They go so well with quilts and yarn and they don't take up as much room. I think your studios look well organized and inspirational.Sherrie Spanglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439380401594187156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-87088341654482860472012-02-21T00:31:32.709-07:002012-02-21T00:31:32.709-07:00thank you so much for these occasional posts ... ...thank you so much for these occasional posts ... they really do help me in getting my husband to understand how easy he has it! Everything still fits in a 36" x 40" cabinet!!!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09467253761627809697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-2957121134759034292012-02-20T23:35:18.219-07:002012-02-20T23:35:18.219-07:00How can it be wrong to be able to make warm blanke...How can it be wrong to be able to make warm blankets even if the store is closed? I know how wonderful all your fabrics are, just focus on the creating.Leannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16285223648285145607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-75442502846328097722012-02-20T22:51:11.594-07:002012-02-20T22:51:11.594-07:00I've just started buying by the bolt. I figure...I've just started buying by the bolt. I figured it's the beginning of the end of me pretending I have this under control. Glad my suspicions have been confirmed! :)Kit Langhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918043609898327487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805537764081475169.post-92031374965882130782012-02-20T21:00:10.214-07:002012-02-20T21:00:10.214-07:00Let no one tell you that buying more fabric to add...Let no one tell you that buying more fabric to add to an already large stash is a bad thing. How many people collect stamps, bugs, coins, rocks? And those aren't even useful things! Collecting is still a legitimate hobby. Collecting fabric is even better because it won't just sit around in a display case (at least not until after you create something with it).Michelle Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975482617212556334noreply@blogger.com