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Old 06-28-2019, 01:08 PM
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quiltmouse
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petthefabric, hmm. um. They're on an excel list.

But you might mean the fabric/projects? the 19 is different from the 24 in that the 19, all the fabric is selected, I just have to keep moving on it.

For example, I have a 6" square Q size in a square, a true charm quilt 13x18 blocks, 468 different fabrics. Those blocks are all done, and the planning is done, I'm sewing rows together right now, but haven't worked on since last winter. Also a quilt of my own design, crackers, Kaleidioscope, Burgoyne Surrounded, etc.

Some projects are in long term storage. The ones that aren't in storage, all have a close-able bin or box, or an open basket or a flat tray/cookie sheet.

I have an accuquilt die cutter. So, I grab a piece of 2 yd fabric. I rotary cut strips the width I need to go through the dies

Tumbler
Applecore
6 1/2" hst (divided square)
rotary or die cut one or two 3-1/2 strips, then crosscut it to 6-1/2 for Brick Chevron.
Block size needed for the bullseye quilt
If it is bright, 2" strips for the log cabin and some bits for Garden Party (nearly demented)
about 6 1-1/2 stamps for my stamp quilt

So I have that stack of strips. I have a large cookie sheet, with sheets of copy paper, and the different quilts & strip width or pieces needed are written on the copy paper. I put the rotary cut strips between the sheets of paper. Once a section has several strips, I press those & run them through the appropriate die, then into their bin or box. I try to keep the cookie sheet stack under 5" thick or they start sliding.

Sometime, I'm asked how I keep them straight in my head. It isn't a problem for me. I grew up with 3 grandfathers 5 grandmothers 22 aunts & uncles 27 first cousins, not even counting my great aunts/uncles and their grandchildren who are my 2nd cousins. If you think about all the people you know at worship/work/school/relatives, quilts are like that to me, all different personalities. Crazy Uncle, Sweet Aunt, goofy cousin.
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