Battle Axe

Wow! I"m sure glad I'm not the only one. Yesterday I found a pattern on this board called Snowflakes. I'm going to cut that out today and try to get my scant quarter inch seam to come out. If I can't there will be another UFO. I'm only going to use 3 fabrics. What can go wrong?

lovelyl

Sigh. I still have 2 of my 3 quilts waiting for backing, quilting, and binding... Hopefully I can at least get the backings made and the quilts sandwiched this week. Also, I have several one yard cuts that need to be put on boards and put away. There was a sale at a LQS where you pick a balloon with a paper inside and get the percentage off that is on the paper. I got 75% off! That made my one yard cuts of nice Moda fabrics $2.13 a yard! Went to the sale the second day and got 60% off, making it $3.40 a yard. Happy, happy, happy!

SuzzyQ

I haven'[t been able to get to my sewing room since January 31st due to health issues. However this week I had the brainwave to have my DD fill a box from one surface and bring it down for me sort and then she should be able to put things away! Will let you know how that goes LO
But for quilting - I am attending my quilting group sewing days this week - around DH's chemo - and quilting a quilt for him. Finished the top last week that had been UFP for about 5 years - after finally figuring out what to do with the centre panel - so just need to sandwich, quilt and bind. Wish me luck!

Wanabee Quiltin

1. Finish quilt on long arm frame and reload last quilt for quilting.
2. Finish binding the last three quilts.
3. Clean house
4. Start packing camper for winter trip south.
5. Enjoy life.

Snooze2978

I'm glad to say my organizing was done this past week in ruler folding all the fabrics I'm been acquiring since September. Yes, they have been sitting in totes since then but I got tired of having to crawl over them to get to the design wall so made myself fold them up. I had my embroidery machine going so between thread changes I was able to fold 120 fabrics between 1 yd - 6 yds. Anything over 4 yds were put on bolt boards. Ran out of bolt boards so stopped by my fabric store that's closing at the end of the month to pick up some more boards only to leave with 17 more fabrics........but I came out with lots of boards. All are folded up so now is the trick to find someplace to stash them until I can get my new shelves installed hopefully sooner than later. During the folding process though I found some fabrics I can use on my next project I found free on the Fave.com site. Its a wallhanging 40L x 60W of a world map. All the continents are appliqued so searching for the perfect fabric to represent each continent.

Today I'm going to turn on the quilt machine and finally get started on the baby quilt that's been attached for over a month. Need to get it done, bound and out of here by the end of the month so I can claim it as a finished project for the year.

tranum

Speaking of attics, We lived in our last house for 30 years and it had a walk up attic. Great place to put old income tax papers, cancelled checks and bank statements, receipts, credit card statements. REALLY great when we got ready to sell and move. I shredded 17 large bags And burned up the shredder. Then I took the rest to the farm and burned in a barrel - should have done that in the first place. I won't keep more than 5 years now so I learned my lesson.

amyjo

Your sposed to keep 7 years if you claim items on your income taxes

Altairss

I kinda want to quit cleaning my sewing room I keep finding half finished or barely started projects. I told myself if I find them I need to work on them apparently last Christmas I had no self control at all cause I keep finding lots of UFO I had forgotten about lol

lots2do

Thanks, Rob, for starting this. We are dealing with a lengthy household issue that seems neverending. The only sewing I'm getting done is when I leave the condo to meet friends. I am grateful for those times but frustrated that things are taking so long to resolve. Unfortunately, my sewing space keeps getting messed up so that we can use that space. Looking forward to getting back in there to organize and sew!

AUQuilter

I cleaned the sewing room before Thanksgiving and only put a few things out of sight- mainly scraps, scraps and more scraps. When we moved 3 years ago, I packed up a four drawer chest of photos and 8 additional photo boxes and when we finally got into new home- I said we would go through them. Well that time is here! Sorting and organizing, looking for duplicates, labeling and such for pictures that go back 40 years. Having almost as much fun looking at the pics as I do looking at fabric! Gave two photo boxes to son when he came for visit- he left with a quart ziploc bag of photos! A few more days and it's back to making clothesline baskets for Christmas gifts- now to get those scraps out to cut!