I am reorganizing my sewing room. I was able to get wall shelving from IKEA. It's appox. 72" tall by 72" wide. And the cubbies are tall enough for the 11.5" mini bolts that I have been wrapping yardage.
I couldn't put the mini bolts upright in the other cubby shelves.
However! I just found out that comic boards work great in these cubbies perfectly!
I'm super excited that I can still use these shelves for my fabrics too. I really do need all of them!
Because, see? I still have fabric in boxes. Yes, next week is the two year anniversary of moving into this house. Storing fabric in cardboard boxes is not ideal. It could contribute to discoloration. Or if there's any moisture, it causes deterioration or rotting of the fibers. Just something I need to keep in mind and get those boxes unpacked!
Look what turned up!!
It's a Block of the Month that Diane Keller was teaching us at Luanne Locks'
Quilt Loft in WA. I noticed one of the block instruction papers had the year 2012! (This project never saw the Mississippi sunshine. We moved there in 2014!)
All twelve blocks are there. The last two are cut out and need to be assembled.
I contemplated why I might have stopped working on this quilt.
I placed the fabric that had been intended for the border alongside the blocks. I suspect that's why I didn't continue. Although the colors are all there, the border and the blocks don't quite blend together.
I'm determined to finish this one, all the way to quilted, bound, and labelled! It's just a matter of finding the perfect sashing/border fabric. Wish me luck!!
After the BoM, I found a plastic store bag of fabric strings. True fabric strings. The slivers that are cut when squaring up yardage. Slivers that are even less than a 1/4" sometimes. Other quilters throw slivers into the garbage...
Yep. Distracted from my task again!
I'm guessing the slivers are as old as the BoM. And since I've kept them this long, I might as well put them to use, right?! I spent what must have been a couple hours twining the slivers that were long enough into fabric rope. Isn't it pretty? I have no idea what I'll do with it, but for now just seeing it on the shelf makes me happy.
jTwining the fabric rope led me to picking up this little rug again. I had to take a few inches out because it had started bowing in the middle. Then I set it aside.
Well, I picked it up again but I couldn't remember how to make the knot I was using to secure the coils.
I untied a knot, inspecting it carefully as I deconstructed it.
Then wrapped my needle the way I thought it went.. nope
deconstructed another knot. wrapped my needle again... nope
finally I came up with a knot that felt as secure as what I had before, but it still isn't that knot.
Now that I am composing this update, I had the idea to look at a past update about starting this rug - Over and over and over. There is not any description or directions for the knot, BUT! there is one single picture that shows the needle wrapped! I think it's the clue I might need to reproduce that knot. I was tempted to run to my room to try it out, but I know I wouldn't make it back to composing an update tonight. I'll try the knot tomorrow.
Hand stitching is very much my thing!!
I stitched ALL day...
the pattern has 3 sizes. I made the medium size.
I was so excited over this finished project that I forgot to get a picture of it before taking it to the store!
I got fabric from the Primrose collection for the next bag. It's soft pinks and blues, with little flowers. So very much my Whimsy! This one is going to be a store sample too. But I'll get a picture of the two together.
Ok! Time to get some work done. (I need to go over some calculations for a project at work tomorrow.) Then hopefully I might have a few minutes to mark and cut the pieces out. I can hardly stand making myself wait!
Thanks for stopping by to see what I'm up to! Wishing you much happy creating. See you soon!
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