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I have always sewen barefoot. I don't know why, but I do. I started this morning raking through my sewing room from the diaster of Christmas rush sewing. I guess it will take a couple of days to get things back to their proper place. It is so easy to let it go to pot...and so hard to get it back in shape. I went to JoAnn's yesterday moring and bought a new 8 l/2" ruler and batting for three quilts all on sale with the 50% and 40% coupons and the extra 10% on all sales. It was nice....I had never seen a 8 l/2"ruler until we went to our Christmas RV rally. Our ladies brought blocks and we assembled quilts for our RVs. One of the gals had the ruler and it sure makes it easier. I have had a 6" forever, but it is suprising how often I had to add l/2 inch or more for borders etc. And at a sale price it was even a good buy. Well, got to get back to the clean up job. I promised myself no new projects until I can walk into the sewing room without fear of being covered by all the stuff that needs to be put up!!
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I dont think your odd either. I never wear shoes unless I have to, so I sew with socks on!
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I normally sew barefoot in the summer, with socks in the spring and fall and I'm supposed to use slippers in the winter but it just doesn't feel right. My youngest DD and I have Reynaud's Syndrome. Hers affects her hands and mine affect my feet. When our bodies get cold, the veins clamp down a bit and restrict blood flow to our extremities. Most people have a form of it (like extra cold hands or white or red hands when cold) but ours are quite severe cases that involve tissue infections, open sores (when not cared for properly) and if left entirely alone, could lead to amputations. The doctors even said they had never seen a case so extreme in my DD so they wanted to record her flare ups for a medical journal. So, I'm supposed to keep bundled up in the house but I just keep a small space heater by the sewing table and aim it at my foot pedal so I can get away with sewing with fuzzy socks. :D
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I too like your quirks and have most of the same. I sew with socks on in the winter, barefoot in summer.I try to keep things organized and use lots of large zip locks. Sometimes I cut a project and put in a zip lock and it waits until I can get to it. Having it cut out gets me more motivated to start a new project. So far, I have only one long-time UFO and I am working on three projects at once.My "different" quirk is that I find myself holding my mouth really weird when I am FMQ.Happy New Year,
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Those things don't seem that odd to me.
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Originally Posted by Juliebelle
I too sew barefooted, don't know why or how it started but cannot feel the rhythm when I have socks for shoes on.
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I don't have any UFO's, just WIP's and QIP (quilts in planning). My WIPs are out - any fabric for them that I'm not using yet is folded and in one of those plastic zipper bags that sheets come in, all qip fabrics are stored together according to project, the same way. I always sew with a pin between my lips, hubby thinks that is strange, but I use a pin for so many things when I'm sewing and I hate searching for it. I also sew in my bare feet, sometimes I'll wear a slipper on my left foot.
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Me To!!! I buy stuff thats dirt cheap, for "just in case" by kids think im nuts or obsessed,I have stuff in my basement that's been there for twenty years "just in case" and I keep buying more
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I have habits regarding sewing.
I can sew with or without shoes, most of the times with shoes (slippers). Most often I work on one project at a time. I like everything neat around me. I keep a small dish to put snipped threads or teeny scraps into and dump that dish when it's full. (The dish is my grandchildrens' baby dish I fed them from, so it has sentimental value.) If I can't pick up the threads, etc. with my hands, I use a lint brush. I just run it over the mat and table. This way I don't wear all the threads and fuzzies, just some of them! Each WIP is organized: thread, bobbins, fabric pieces, notes about stitich length, etc. and pattern are contained in a container of some sort...usually a square plastic tub. If the carpet needs it I run a small sweeper around the sewing/cutting tables. I can't help my obsession...been like this all my life. The drawer I have thread in is so crammed. I have the threaded bobbins with the matching thread in those little snack bags. But it looks as if I have to use an additional drawer. That's what I'm about with the quilting hobby. It's fun to share how we do our own thing...so many sew barefooted! One of my daughters always drove barefooted as a teen. |
I sew in stocking feet, just have better control. When I'm working on a big project, you better not interrupt. I also hate to stop sewing to make dinner - who needs to eat anyway.
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Originally Posted by angelarose
I have habits regarding sewing.
I can sew with or without shoes, most of the times with shoes (slippers). Most often I work on one project at a time. I like everything neat around me. I keep a small dish to put snipped threads or teeny scraps into and dump that dish when it's full. (The dish is my grandchildrens' baby dish I fed them from, so it has sentimental value.) If I can't pick up the threads, etc. with my hands, I use a lint brush. I just run it over the mat and table. This way I don't wear all the threads and fuzzies, just some of them! Each WIP is organized: thread, bobbins, fabric pieces, notes about stitich length, etc. and pattern are contained in a container of some sort...usually a square plastic tub. If the carpet needs it I run a small sweeper around the sewing/cutting tables. I can't help my obsession...been like this all my life. The drawer I have thread in is so crammed. I have the threaded bobbins with the matching thread in those little snack bags. But it looks as if I have to use an additional drawer. That's what I'm about with the quilting hobby. It's fun to share how we do our own thing...so many sew barefooted! One of my daughters always drove barefooted as a teen. |
I don't think you're weird-you're just comfortable when you sew.I'm not sure I have any quirks, I haven't keep an eye on myself to find out.lol
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I sew barefoot, a few years ago I was making a quilt top for a niece. I hate to quit until I'm done, almost finished and scooted my left foot back, felt a sting. Checked and only saw a drop of blood. Finished the top and cleaned up before checking my foot. Found a piece of a needle in the floor. The other half was broke off in my heel. Went to the er and the xray showed a 3/4' piece in the foot. The odd thing was that the xray tech said I was the 5th person to come in that day with a needle stuck in the foot.
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I do sew barefooted, it just feels better. I have all my UFO's organized in plastic bags, Patterns organized, almost everything is organized , even my material , by color and theme. What I don't have organized is my quilting, such as planned, I just do things on a whim.
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Originally Posted by featherweight
Originally Posted by goldsberry921
Hmmm I don't know if I am organized or unorganized, I have certain fabrics grouped together for Ruben's lap quilt, Uncle Dan's quilt, MIL, quilt, Nino's quilt. Some are bagged and tagged with patterns, some aren't! I throw the scraps into a trash can and go through it later to sort through. The room I use is suppose to eventually turn into a guest bedroom. I think the patio could accomodate our guests LOL
After I am done with my living room quilt, I will start on Jojo's heart quilt, I've got plenty of heart fabric to make her a pretty special quilt in honor of my son. |
i have to sew barefoot ,have to have chocolate or bubble gum while quilting, and either the tv or radio on !!!
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I never wear shoes around the house - I am always barefoot- Shoes only go on when I leave the house. Socks - depends on if it is cold or not.
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I take off my right shoe/slipper to sew. I get a better feel and/or grip of speed. sounds strange, but works for me.
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new pizza boxes are great for storing UFO's - samll for small projects, extra large for bigger projects....blocks lay flat....and te=hey stack well....our local pizza parlor have given me some when I've asked if I could buy them...
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Geckogirl...You can fit all your UFOs in a DRAWER???? Absolutely amazing!!!! I'm SO impressed! I don't think you're quirky at all. I do tell my barefoot students in my quilting classes to watch out for pins on the floor...occupational hazard, I guess.
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Originally Posted by rfmikelson
new pizza boxes are great for storing UFO's - samll for small projects, extra large for bigger projects....blocks lay flat....and te=hey stack well....our local pizza parlor have given me some when I've asked if I could buy them...
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I sew barefooted, also. I also have two lamps pointed directly at my sewing machine. My sewing room only has one over head lamp, and it holds 60 watt bulbs(2).
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All those things sound normal to me. You must be a fun person.
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Originally Posted by Izaquilter
Originally Posted by rfmikelson
new pizza boxes are great for storing UFO's - samll for small projects, extra large for bigger projects....blocks lay flat....and te=hey stack well....our local pizza parlor have given me some when I've asked if I could buy them...
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You seem prefectly fine to me.
I sew with my right shoe off, for some reason can't sew with it on, doesn't matter if I have a sock on or not, but can't sew with the shoe. My husband is diabetic so I have all those nice plactic containers that the test strips come in, I separted all my machine needles by size and labeled them on the containers and put them in a plastic bin. Love those plastic bins, you can use them for everything. |
if my UFO's, WIP's, adn PIG's fit into "A" drawer, my DH would think I had died!
I have shelves of unfinished things to do and shelves of things I really want to do and shelves of things I really NEED to do...sigh... so glad I am closing my store, so I can get something done this year! |
Originally Posted by 1Blondie
You seem prefectly fine to me.
I sew with my right shoe off, for some reason can't sew with it on, doesn't matter if I have a sock on or not, but can't sew with the shoe. My husband is diabetic so I have all those nice plactic containers that the test strips come in, I separted all my machine needles by size and labeled them on the containers and put them in a plastic bin. Love those plastic bins, you can use them for everything. |
[quote=Ps 150][quote=Izaquilter]
Originally Posted by rfmikelson
new pizza boxes are great for storing UFO's - samll for small projects, extra large for bigger projects....blocks lay flat....and te=hey stack well....our local pizza parlor have given me some when I've asked if I could buy them...
If you have to use cardboard, line with some acid free tissue paper first! I found that this time of year is the best time to buy those stacking ornament storage containers...Kmart has the perfect ones, they stack 2 high and are perfect for projects....Lowes has one that is 3 high, but they have not reduced the price enough yet..ehhehe Kmarts were down to $7.00! |
I have one of those plastic bins I inherited from my grandson...with 9 bins in it, it holds scraps waiting to be cut to sq. or strips & sorted into their designated clear shoeboxes. I am also a barefoot sewer.
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Originally Posted by Ps 150
My DH says I'm quirky, too, but with all things, not just sewing or quilting.
I need to clean my sewing room between each new project or else I just can't bring myself to start it. I have two DDs who are learning to sew and quilt so I HAVE to color coordinate the tools/notions or I go nuts. If the tools/notions are blue, they're Mommy's. If they're pink, they're the girls' (which means we support the breast cancer awareness campaign a LOT) and if they're purple, they're fair game. We can't always find notions in these colors so if they're the orange pinking shears or the yellow quilter's measuring tape, then the girls know to ask first. Also, my hand sewing/on-the-go sewing kit has all red tools/notions that go in my red tote bag so if we find a red notion lying around we know where it belongs. I also use a hand-me-down quirk from my Gram. As a child I would spend hours in her sewing room, watching her sew and playing on the floor. She always said, and still does, that a good and proper sewing room always had three things in it--candy stashed somewhere, a button box and laughing children. I'm happy to say that this is a quirk that I stick to very closely, even though I'm dieting...it just means that DH and the kids visit more often to taste the new candy I've set out for them. :D |
I thought everyone dews barefoot...I agree shoes are for wearing when you leave house. I wish I would clean sewingroom each time I close for the day..would make life easier..
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Originally Posted by smitty
Originally Posted by Ps 150
My DH says I'm quirky, too, but with all things, not just sewing or quilting.
I need to clean my sewing room between each new project or else I just can't bring myself to start it. I have two DDs who are learning to sew and quilt so I HAVE to color coordinate the tools/notions or I go nuts. If the tools/notions are blue, they're Mommy's. If they're pink, they're the girls' (which means we support the breast cancer awareness campaign a LOT) and if they're purple, they're fair game. We can't always find notions in these colors so if they're the orange pinking shears or the yellow quilter's measuring tape, then the girls know to ask first. Also, my hand sewing/on-the-go sewing kit has all red tools/notions that go in my red tote bag so if we find a red notion lying around we know where it belongs. I also use a hand-me-down quirk from my Gram. As a child I would spend hours in her sewing room, watching her sew and playing on the floor. She always said, and still does, that a good and proper sewing room always had three things in it--candy stashed somewhere, a button box and laughing children. I'm happy to say that this is a quirk that I stick to very closely, even though I'm dieting...it just means that DH and the kids visit more often to taste the new candy I've set out for them. :D |
I keep my fabric projects in large zip lock bags, you know the two gallon size, I put all the fabric for the project along with the pattern so I can see the project that is ready to go, I keep the projects in a cupboard with glass doors so I can see them, Wip on one side, and New to be started on the other
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Originally Posted by chamby
Hey, you are too funny Jim. I also have to have my fabric folded neatly before leaving the store. I thought I was just funny about that. I can not stand to have my fabric handed to me all jumbled up.
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I must be the odd one here, I can,t sew unless i have my shoes on. i sew in my Walking shoes. Just get a better feel for it. HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERY ONE.
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Originally Posted by glennarogers59
I must be the odd one here, I can,t sew unless i have my shoes on. i sew in my Walking shoes. Just get a better feel for it. HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERY ONE.
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barefoot in the summer and slippers in the winter. :lol:
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I sew barefooted because I am always barefooted. My feet hate shoes and socks. What my husband thinks is the most weird is when I talk to the dolls and stuffed animals I am making. I also cover them up and make sure they are laying in a comfortable position when I am finished with them for the night and when I store them in plastic ziplock bags to keep them clean, I leave a small part of the zipper open so they can breathe. My Mom does the same things. So I tell my husband I come by it honestly.
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Brilliant tips amongst all these 'quirks'. As a newish quilter they're so helpful.
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I sew in my sock feet also. More control on that foot petal seems like. I hope to finish more projects than I start and file away this year. It gives us such a good feeling to complete one. I still take my tops to me good friend with the pattern quilter instead of trying to quilt them on my machine but have resolved to try that on one small project this year. I have a birthday in Jan and will be 81 is that too old to learn. Love the encouragement from this board.Blessings on you all.
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