At work, some of my tasks have changed. The one I'm really happy about is starting at 10am instead of 8:30. It gives me more time to do things in the house while I have the energy to do it. So . . .
I gave myself a little goal : cleaning the disaster in my sewing room. A little goal, lolll. It's more of a galactic proportion but if I keep at it, a little every morning, it will get done, right?
Because of my super power, (see last post) the top of these boxes was piled high, full of *stuff*. I grabbed all and dumped it on my chair. This is what I have to do this week. And on the sewing machine table, yes, you are right.
I don't know exactly what's in there but there are flannel backings for the baby quilts and a whole lot of *miscellaneous* fabric. Surprise!
So, I sorted, cut and/or folded and put away.
Here’s an example of what’s in the pile. These scraps (maybe 25 pieces) are left over from the fabric we cut for the baby quilt' tops. I didn’t have the time or the energy to trim them and put them away properly when they returned to me. They were just *piled* (stacked). Now, it's time to cut them into useable sizes.
The end result : (4) 5" triangles, (2) 2.5" triangles, (2) 2.5 X 4.5 rectangles, (8) 3" squares, (8) 2.5" squares, (2) 2" squares, (3) 2' strips of different length, (3) 1.5 X 2.5", (3) 1.5" strip of different length and (1) 1.5' square. I was so happy about this little "clean up" that I grabbed another one and cut some more.
The end result : cut strips at 2.5" for binding; there was enough for 228" long binding. Whoohoo! Then (3) 5" squares, (3) 4.5" squares, (1) 3.5 square, (1) 3" square, (2) 2.5 X 4.5", (4) 2.5" triangles, (3) 2" strips and (2) 2" squares, (2) 1.5" squares and (2) 1.5 X 2.5" rectangles. I'm glad this one is behind me. Phew!
Needless to say that these cutting sessions are adding bits and bobs in the bag I want to empty. Scraps of fabric will exist as long as the sun rises from the East. Haha.
The chair is still full of stuff. I will continue to work on it this weekend.
I found this box. Thinking it was leftover fabric again, I thought I could put the fabric away and get rid of the box but, wait! It's a project.
I had to look it up because I couldn't remember the name of this mystery by Bonnie Hunter back 2016. It's *En Provence*.
So many pieces cut and sewn but not much put together yet. I gathered everything in a plastic bag with more instructions and set it aside.
It prompted me to have a place for my "started" projects. It will be easier for me to know what I have and mostly where it is. When I leave for a sewing retreat, I'll just dive into this milk crate and get a few projects out to bring along. As you can see, En Provence didn't stay alone in there for long. Lol.
A quick scan around the sewing room has revealed more PiGs. I'm sure more will join these one as I continue to declutter.
It brings me to show what I did sew last weekend. (nothing got sewn this past week. Too much cutting! Ha!)
The purple crumb block you see on my sewing machine in the last post now measures 6.5" square (untrimmed). I added an orange one and a little 4.5" square for the Crumb Star project. I also added the points to this centre to have a second aqua star. This one has dusty rose fabrics from light to very dark.
I was also able to find enough of these "in-between" reds to finish an 18 Bricks block.
Lastly, I got Friends' Favourite on the frame (FINALLY!) and hand-quilted one square. Only 255 to go, lol.
It's raining here this weekend. More time in the sewing room for me. Hope you get to add a few stitches to whatever project you are working on.
;^)
And I'll try to catch these talented ladies' link-party. See you there.
Angela at So Scrappy
Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts
Alycia for Finished or Not Friday
Kathy for Slow Sunday Stitching
Cynthia for Oh Scrap!
14 comments:
I think I am afraid to gather all my UFO's, PIGS and whatever else unfinished projects are called, all in place. I would be very discouraging. I finally gave up doing Bonnie mysteries. I have at least two not done, one of which was abandoned before I even finished to the last few clues. You get a gold star for working on cutting up the clutter. And that's great about the later starting time, but does that mean you have to work even later?
Pat
You are doing a great job going through those scrap boxes and finding usable pieces, Chantal! That gingham with the little shapes on it (bears, maybe?) is so cute. And hooray for starting the quilting on Friends Favourite, too!
Etonnant, ce tissu avec les nounours en points, je comprends qu'il soit difficile à couper ! Bravo pour le rangement, les projets retrouvés et le début du quilting de F'F. Bises !
Hooray for a later start! Does that mean you stay later? I'm impressed with how much you organized in one session! You will whip that room into shape, I have no doubt!! I'm glad you did get to sew a little with scraps too. All organizing and no stitching is not fun at all!
I love seeing what others do with their scraps and that I'm not alone with too much stuff! I currently have a bin, a bag, and a basket full of scraps that I'm trying to organize...might be a hopeless task. But once they are "organized" then what? This is where I start to panic. I feel like I have to do something with them right now, but I have so so many others UFO already, not including the 4 I'm currently working on. I track all my started projects on a spreadsheet and keep those projects in individual project bags or boxes with the pattern and all the fabric that will finish the project when I eventually get to work on them.
Good news about the job but like Pat I do wonder if it means working later. Tidying seems to be a never ending chore - make sure you have time to sew as well! Love the brick block. xx
Great job on getting those scraps under control but is there really such a thing?😄i recently found a stack of blocks & I was like hey I've been looking for those! 2 yrs ago!🤣
Great job on the cutting and organizing scraps. Sometimes that is what takes the longest in making a quilt. They will be ready to grab and go when you are.
Ahh.....the neverending saga of messy sewing rooms. You are doing a great job organising and cleaning yours. My sewing room more often than not looks like a fabric bomb has been detonated. How fabulous you start later in the morning at your job. It would be great for getting those little tasks at home done.
Hello, again, Chantal - I wanted to tell you that I can no longer rep,y to your comments on my blog. Even though your comment comes in to my blog as an email from you, it doesn't include a "reply-to" email. So I have been replying right in the comment section of my blog. Just wanted you to know, because I do appreciate your comments so very much!
Great job on the organizing of your projects and scraps. You're right, we'll all probably NEVER run out of scraps to play with.
thats a big job - I do find sorting and pressing and cutting scraps takes a long time.... but then when it comes to using it is a lot easier...
Hugz
ewww on the teddy bears...would have passed that piece on....i started one BH mystery and had a bunch of units sewn but abandoned...never did that again..
I know just what you mean with that fabric giving your eyes a problem, black and white stripe or a black and white gingham do that to me if I open up the yardage of it! You are doing great with the cutting, keep it up!
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