My adventures in cleaning the sewing room continue this week. But progress is slow as I discover "treasures" along the way. Here are a few:
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| Twisted Sister Blocks in 30s |
I used to teach Twisted Sister (Ami Simms pattern) at guilds, so these were in my notebook. I'm not a fan of 30s, but if I find a suitable sashing I'll whip this into a small charity quilt.
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| 9-Patches in Taupes and Gold |
Nine-patches made from remnants of another project. I'm sure I have something to go with these. I think I can create something rather charming by combining them with half-square triangles.
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| Fractured Batik |
Begun in a class a couple of years ago, I think I'll just do one or two more inserts on this fractured batik and call it done. It should hang nicely in some narrow spot in the house.
It's a sad state of affairs when things get buried so deep that you forget you even have them. ;-{
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| There's a cutting table in here somewhere! |
I pulled all my bagged projects off the shelf and eliminated a few I know I'll be unlikely to do and kept those that I had somewhat started.
But look! That shelf now holds my fat quarter bins!
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| Fat Quarter Bins |
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| My New Office |
I'm happy to report that I have been fastidious in updating my Book List every time I've come across a book stashed in a project bag or box.
And look at what I did with that empty wall where the project boxes used to be:
Hanging above the table is "Inspiration is Everywhere on the Street Where Quilters Live" -- a guild challenge from many years ago, not my finest work. The theme was "On the street where quilters live" and we had to include a building and a living thing, as I recall. There are 14 or 15 "hidden" blocks or patterns in the quilt -- can you find them?
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| Find and name the hidden blocks |
Hop on over to
Patchwork Times to see what everyone else is working on.
Happy Summer to All!
Found thirteen. Clever idea!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Thanks for trying. I have a list of all of them somewhere, but it's buried .....
DeleteInspiration is Everyone is lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sophie. And thanks for stopping by.
DeleteIsn't it fun to find things you wouldn't have remembered otherwise??
ReplyDeleteI found 9 designs, BTW.
Congrats on finding 9. Did you catch Rail Fence? Attic Window? Garden Path? Thanks for stopping by and accepting the challenge.
DeleteWow Libby - you really are working hard on cleaning out aren't you! Doesn't it feel GOOD? I found a few things I had forgotten too LOL!!! I love your hidden block quilt - what a great idea!
ReplyDeleteIt DOES feel good! The trouble is I keep turning up stuff I want to get working on and I have a couple of deadlines to finish first. Thankfully June is an open month for me so I hope to make lots of progress.
DeleteOh Libby, I am working on my sewing room, too. I have about 15 women coming to visit my sewing area/studio on Friday, June 13th. Too bad we live states apart, I would have helped you with yours, if you would have helped me with mine. Its better to have a friend helping and a few giggles along the way.
ReplyDeleteI've seen on several blogs that others are cleaning, as well. Must be something in the air. I would have loved to have company. Almost done! A guild I used to belong to had a "studio" tour every year or so. I got so many good ideas seeing how others work.
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