DESIGN WALL MONDAY -
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At Patchwork Times on Mondays.
We have some awesome stuff on our walls!
Well, THEY do - ME - not so much sometimes - ;))
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So I was sitting here -
Minding my own business -
When I realized that I missed posting my Design Wall last week -
But no real biggie -
The same stuff is still up there -
Just moved from one wall to the other - ;))
I played with my triangles some more -
And now they are all in little baggies -
By size -
Waiting to be sewn together - ;))
I finished another scarf -
And only used about half the ball of yarn -
So I started another one -
And tried to get a decent shot of the subtle striping action going on -
But I'm not sure if you can tell from the photos - ;))
Maybe this one will show you what I mean -
Pretty, huh? - ;))
And I did some more sorting and organizing -
These empty boxes might come in handy -
To pack up some stuff for the boys - ;))
AND I found my January Sudoku Quilt "kit" -
In one of my piles -
Maybe I can get that up on my design wall next week -
I DO have two more walls - ;))
BUT I seem to have lost my mojo for piecing -
I was "talking" to LindaL - here
And told her -
I spent a lot of time knitting the scarves and really enjoyed it. Then I spent some time playing with my scraps - and some triangles - and organizing - but don't really have any mojo to get back to piecing. I have a head full of ideas - and projects galore - but NO mojo. Maybe yours and mine are vacationing in Hawaii or someplace warm - ;))
Maybe we need to restart our little "race". This is the time of year when everyone is sponsoring or signing up for a "quilt-a-long" - so everyone is probably already "booked up" - but who cares? - we could get a head start on next Christmas - BOB says as she has no mojo to get off the computer and actually SEW something - haha - ;))
So maybe all of the Christmas stuff on my wall -
Can be this year's entries in our little -
Leisurely Turtle Race To Christmas With Squirrels Allowed -
or LTRTCWSA for short - ;))
A couple of years ago -
Linda - here - and I started our race - here -
Check it out -
No pressure - just sew something Christmasey -
Every chance we get -
And then we don't have to wait for Christmas -
To enjoy Christmas - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
New Year -
New Beginning -
And a bit of organizing -
To get things started - ;))
“They” say that whatever you do -
On the First Day of the New Year -
You will do -
Throughout the year -
So I made sure that I did some of my favorite things -
Talked with family and friends -
Sewed a little -
Knitted a little -
Took a nap -
And left the Business stuff for Friday - ;))
I know that this year is going to be one of -
SORTING and ORGANIZING STUFF -
And deciding what to keep -
What to give away -
What to donate -
And what to toss - ;))
But before I start to sort through the boxes in the garage -
I thought I would start with some FUN stuff - ;))
This is what my Company sees -
If I have a friend over for lunch - ;))
On New Year’s Day -
I put everything back where it belonged - ;))
The sewing machine on the LEFT -
Was hiding behind the cookie jar and poinsettia -
And is set up for FMQ - ;))
I’ll tell you more about that when I get to my FMQ - ;))
The one on the RIGHT is set up for Foundation Paper Piecing - ;))
The poor thing is so old that no matter what the Stitch Length dial says -
It sews teeny-tiny stitches -
So if I put in a LARGE needle -
She is PERFECT for Foundation Paper Piecing - ;))
I set up the two folding tables -
That had been smooshed in my sewing room/studio -
In an “L” shape in front of the fireplace -
With my sunken table in front - ;))
My Husqvarna Lily 555 is set up with her custom walking foot -
For quilting “in the ditch” and sewing on bindings - ;))
And Sergio (my serger) fits on the end closest to the TV -
In the little “jog” made where the tables don’t quite meet - ;))
LindaJ made Sergio’s cover a while back -
With pockets all around and his name on the front -
And one day a friend asked what a serger DID -
So I took the cover off -
To show her the inside where LindaJ had serged the seams -
And then just left it that way - ;))
SuzieQ sits in front of the window -
In my sewing room/studio -
And is set up for piecing and machine applique -
Now that I have matched the blanket stitch -
That I like on my Husqvarna Lily 555 - ;))
For me -
It is easier to set up each machine -
With whatever foot - needle - and thread -
Needed for my various projects -
And then sit at whatever machine -
Than it is to be constantly changing stuff -
Every time I sit down to sew something -
AND I have the luxury of SPACE -
So I do what works for me - ;))
After I got the sewing machines back to where they belong -
I decided to see what I could do about my -
UFOs - Projects - and Squirrels - ;))
Most of my Projects have their own tub/bin -
But the ones that are “Not Quite Done” -
Are all over the place - ;))
I already had some of the UFO tops -
Hanging in a closet -
And I had already put some drawer units -
In the hallway closet -
Closest to my sewing room/studio -
Which has no closet (or door) -
So I got some gallon and 2-gallon baggies -
Some hangars -
And some clothespins -
Rearranged the scrap boxes -
And hung some of the UFOs on the rod - ;))
Some of the larger projects -
Went into some of the drawers below -
If they were just too heavy -
For the dinky little clothespins - ;))
(They sure don’t make those like they used to!!)
Now - IN THEORY -
I can get up in the morning -
Get my cup of coffee -
Open the closet door -
Flip through the projects -
And decide what I want to play with -
The same way -
I flip through my clothes -
Trying to decide what I want to wear - ;))
Key words -
IN THEORY - ;))
I’ll let you know if it actually works - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
