Originally Posted by
LavenderBlue
Later this week, I will begin attending a weekly "sit-n-sew" at a wonderful quilt shop (I will only go once a month as I live 60 miles away). Each person works on whatever they like to bring. I tend to not lug my machine to classes, but just go take notes and enjoy the fellowship of other quilters - then actually sew at home. At first, I was trying to think of a new project to work on, but I'm also considering working on hexies or something similar that is small and easy to carry. What are your favorites? THX!
I take presorted hexagons--am working on a king-size to the floor (okay-shoot me now for starting this) and have taken Dear Jane blocks to Hanoi, Vietnam (still not finished, but a great take-along). Individual blocks separated in 6x7 inch envelopes work great. I like these envelopes because they are big enough to hold one or more blocks, so I can write notes on them and I can tell just what I'm doing. Sometimes I stack these into large plastic bags. I label the envelopes with name of block, size, etc. and Block 1, Block 2, etc. When the block is in process or finished, the envelope is large enough to hold everything. It's makes your take-along projects very portable and neat.
SandyQuilter