Comments on: Where do you draw the line?

By: laura

laura — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 03:41:40 +0000

Yep, I’m with you. Any string smaller than 2 inches or square smaller than about two inches goes to the great basket in the sky. I hear of people doing great things with small pieces but right now i am not one of those people!

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 09:25:59 +0000

Looks like you have been busy! It is much faster to have everything within easy reach while you are working on a project. I used to save tiny scraps, but now I throw them out if they are less than 1.5″ wide. Cheers! Evelyn

By: Saska Koch

Saska Koch — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:39:25 +0000

I’m with you…I can make 30 crumb/scrap blocks and have a big mess, or better yet not even notice that I make a dent in my bins. I have gotten less picky about keeping the tiny pieces.

I want to see that stash fairy that Beth talks about. My shelves need organized real bad.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:57:48 +0000

Great post! I, too, need to be able to see everything to know what I have to work with. Question: is there a book or tutorial on the QAYG string blocks? I am currently using up strings to make a king-size quilt for my hubby and would love to try this technique. Thanks!

By: Tanya

Tanya — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:47:16 +0000

Your basket of throwaways looks like mine. Maybe I’d better just dump it and think about all the larger pieces I have to use up too.

By: Beth Patrick

Beth Patrick — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:41:44 +0000

you are my hero!! it takes a brave brave woman to post a TRUE picture of her sewing room. I always wonder about those quilters with spic and span rooms – know what I mean!?!

but I used to save the teeny tiny bits and I made pet beds,, lots of them! people even gave me their teeny tiny bits for the beds… no more, not enough room!

now if the stash fairy would just come and straighten up my shelves, I’ll do the rest

Beth in Dallas

By: Flatlander (Linda)

Flatlander (Linda) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:56:06 +0000

My machine is near windows and I absolutely LOVE it. Allows more light during the day AND something to look out at when I just need to focus my eyes elsewhere when sewing. My stash has literally consummed my sewing room to the point that it’s also occupying the guest room bed. My mom came for the Holidays and I had to move everything into the sewing room. You literally couldn’t put your foot on the floor for all the stuff! New Year’s resolution? No new fabrics or projects until things come back to reality. Enough!!

By: Cricket

Cricket — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:35:31 +0000

It looks like a room where a lot of work is being done, Mary. Believe me, it’s nowhere near as bad as mine is right now!

By: Pattie

Pattie — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:59:00 +0000

It is the look of a productive person with a creative mind. Yep, my room looks like this also.

By: Elaine Adair

Elaine Adair — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:26:59 +0000

Yep, mine looks like that also. However, I share the Studio with my DH, and HIS side is always neat and tidy! Dang it. He makes wooden boats, I make quilts. He has threads in his boats, I have sawdust in my quilts. We got over it.

It’s so comforting to see your space. Makes me want to peek in the bins, move some stuff, and see what lovelies you have in various corners. 8-)))