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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Fairies

A quilter in our guild made a beautiful fairy quilt with lots of applique! I was so impressed with the applique and quilting, not to mention the fairies. Fay Seale was kind enough to let me share her fairy quilt with all of you.

Applique is a skill I have not yet learned, but can't wait till I do! The pictures of this adorable fairy quilt does not do it any justice!


Thank you, Fay, for letting me share your beautiful work!

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Organization

I have been trying to organize my quilting space lately. Much easier said than done! Progress has been made, but there is still sooooo much more to be done.
It would help considerably if I wasn't trying to work out of my dining room. Have you ever noticed how dining rooms are not quilting friendly? I am in desperate need of my own space!! Yesterday, my husband and I went "studio" shopping again. I am beginning to think this isn't going to happen before the snow flies. Even if it does, the need for organization is imperative. Everything scattered across the dining room is just not conducive to creativity or productivity.
I now have a my fabric all in one place, an accurate account of my thread, patterns gathered together and various other notions and supplies at the very least condensed. Still a mess, but it's a bit more of an organized mess!

Sunday, August 7, 2011

A Place to Quilt

In the past week, I have made 2 Monkey Business bags, practiced some Free Motion Quilting and sewed a curtain for a friend. My space is limited and very unorganized! My husband and I are planning on building or purchasing a shed to turn into my Quilting Cottage so I will have a space of my own that I can organize and create! I found a ready made shed with a front porch 12' x 20'....keeping in mind I will need to add on when I get a long arm quilter, hehehe someday! It would work comfortably....it has 3 windows and a door with a window, 2 lofts for plenty of stash storage and plenty of room for sewing table, cutting table and cubbies for supplies. The building will be wired,
insulated, finished walls and floor, heat/AC, dehumidifier and set up as my quilting / sewing space!

My stepdad has drawn a few plans to help us estimate the cost of building my quilt cottage from scratch. He has also suggested several place on our property as likely locations. I will have to admit, his suggestions and reasoning behind them were definitely better than where I had planned on putting the building.

Yesterday, my husband and I were at the hardware store and I found a book on building your own shed. It included lots of wonderful pictures for garden sheds, barns, tool sheds, garages and "STUDIO'S". Lot's of comparison shopping to do!

I hope this project is started soon! My husband is hoping to have it ready to go before the snow flies, that may be a little over zealous. Keep your fingers crossed!