Cotton Closet

yesterday this closet was overflowing with wool

that has been moved to a different room

this closet now contains about 80% of my quilt fabric

might not be amazing to you

but to me it is unbelievable

when this was Mom's house the closet was overflowing

there were baskets and bags full of cotton

around the room

my house had four floor to ceiling metal shelving units

stuffed with cotton

plus more baskets and bags

over the years I downsized

she downsized

we mostly donated to our church and other charities

our joy in collecting got the best of us

I took years off from stitching to hook

she slowed down in her stitching...

it pleased us both to donate

to share our "wealth"

now my stash of cotton is not overwhelming

if only I could say that about the wool 

Happy Saturday!

the antibiotics have taken hold so the pain is gone

 

Sewing Room

one corner started...

I gave up on the painting before rearranging

otherwise it would never get done

this is more of a storage corner

the real work gets done diagonally across the room

where most of my tools and the best lights are

next I'll tackle the closet

currently full of wool

going to change it back to quilt fabric

 now that I have so much less fabric

it should all fit in the closet

I am taking plenty of stitching breaks...

Happy Friday!

I'm home from work with a tooth abcess

waiting for the antibiotics to work

so I can have something done Monday

Decisions in the Sewing Room

saw this image on Pinterest

I have the pattern

have had the pattern for ever it seems

will I ever use the pattern

probably not

it's going into the "maybe sell" pile

for now I've been finishing hooked rugs

all those mats hooked

over the past few months

I like the finishing work

except signing them

I do it in stitches with pearle cotton

Happy Friday!

 

Combined Sewing Room

as I take more and more

of my belongings to Mom's house

she may be seeing an

upside to our sharing

a sewing room

(used to be her bedroom/sewing room)

I was in the back room

when she noticed a tiny small portion

(20-30 balls)

of my Valdani pearl cotton collection

immediately she picked it up

and said

"I'll just take this to my sewing room"

the look on her face

tone of her voice

will be with me always

she is beyond delighted

to have such access to wool and thread

I've found giving her tasks

help her find a purpose

today she made baked beans

and deviled eggs

to share with Dad tomorrow

otherwise known as

"now who is that man we go visit"

Dad is much happier in his new room

his other rooms

were at the end of a hall

this one is in a busy area

no more feeling lonesome

all the little things

have made this a wonderful day

I Was Going to Organize

I have this great closet upstairs... about 5 x 5 with all these shelves...perfect for organizing the Best of my stash...used to use it for keeping my prim treasures organized between holidays...

Put some of my rug patterns over hangers so they'd be easy to store...

Ta Da...one shelf looked good...but then I started pulling fabrics to take downstairs and use...just gave up...this is a small portion of the stash and am overwhelmed by organizing...

This is my favorite red cupboard...where I store some of the fabrics in current use...cotton and wool...

Work in Progress: Studio

Yes, the couch is still in the living room...keep moving it around to get the walls painted, shelves moved in and loaded with wool...still have to paint the other side of the room and hang new drapery rods...

This is the sad old sewing room as stuff gets moved out...will be painting the wooden shelves that hold my books and magazines and put it under window in Studio (still 1/2 living room for now)...this will be the junk room until other rooms are done then this one can be scrubbed, painted and new carpet or flooring...