mumzer

Way back when I had a singer I would sew over pins all the time.
Not to long ago I left one table lamp undusted and then wrote Marth Stewart Doesn't Live Here. My teen grandchildren thought it was so cool.

bunbytes

Nice! She would make a point to avoid my house!

bunbytes

I wonder if he and my husby are related. He is doing very well right now with the house topsy turvey while I finish the sewing room resurrection! I'd better get off of this board before he has a bout of apoplexy.

Rose_P

This made me laugh because it's exactly what I do, and I have enough of them sticky-noted that I must be planning to live to age 150 at least. I spend a lot more time on this board than I ever do quilting!

mhollifiel

I got rid of my china and crystal and now use my buffet to hold quilting tools. My fingers have pressed more than my iron has.
For those of you who can't sew until the cleaning is done, I am sure that is a medical condition. SEEK TREATMENT!!
Big hugs to all the REAL people who make up this board! Love celebrating our diversity this way.

mike'sgirl

I wish I couldn't sew until my house was clean, but alas, I don't have that much conviction. I do admire the one's who are disciplined enough to clean first, sew later.

chris_quilts

Typically, my bunnies become dust elephants and then I sweep them outside for the birds for their nests. My elephants typically consist of dog fur, dog fur, and more dog fur with some cat hair just for good measure.

maryb119

My house is a tri level and I have my sewing stuff on all three levels. It's taken over the house.

I sew over pins, too.

be a quilter

DJ, I like your motto!!! lol I would only wish that I could remember where that someplace was when I needed it!!!

JoanneS

I'm moving Thursday, and I've been packing my sewing room for 4 days! So far, 23 Banker's Boxes, and I'm not done. And I declared a moratorium on fabric buying! And this is my winter home. I found a couple UFOs I'd completely forgotten about. Now I have to decide if I REALLY want to finish them. Sigh. All this stuff will remain in boxes until we return in November and put in a floor to ceiling shelf system in the 'new' house. THAT will be fun! It's a big room - big enough that I'll have about 2/3s of it and DH's office will be the other 1/3. I like the idea of sharing a room part of the time - though he doesn't spend a lot of time at his desk. Otherwise, we only see each other in the evening.

My confession - I clearlyhaven't thrown scraps away for YEARS until the last 4 days. Nor have I used them. Amazing how easy it is to throw things away when you have to PACK them. I'm probably never going to make a string quilt, so I can throw all those leftover strips away. Am I ever going to make another watercolor quilt? Don't think so. I can throw all those 2" squares away. NOT! I think I'll save it all. I might use them...

I don't sew over pins, but sometimes my 1/4" seams are btw 1/4" and 1/8" - and I try to sew the little ones with a 1.0 stitch and pray they hold together. I prewash and use Color Catchers. Why? My 2nd quilt was red, white and blue, and I didn't prewash. A learning experience...

When I make quilts larger than lap size, I REALLY get tired of them before I finish! I'm finishing a bed size Log Cabin, and I'm really tired of it - the same seams over and over and over. Thank goodneww I'm paper piecing. or they would get sloppier and sloppier!