Today I pulled out one storage cube to work on. I decided that I would do some sewing and trimming and discarding, whatever it took to make some progress and some sense out of all the stuff in that cube.
This is a pile of smaller pieces that are "made fabric" starter or in progress blocks.
These are some of the blocks from that pile. I trimmed the edges so they are straight and ready to have additions on any side. I set these aside in zip lock bags as well. Most likely, these will be trimmed when they are close to the size I want to use for something. A few of them may grow to be bigger pieces to cut into several blocks.
Most of these 8 1/2 inch blocks look like yellow blocks even though here are small amounts of other colors. Most of them were finished and trimmed to size. The 4 blocks on the left in the top row were incomplete and I decided that I would finish them. They asked me for orange strips and I obliged.
It was after I finished them and put them on my design wall that I saw that they were orange and the other blocks were yellow. I had formerly thought of them all as "citrus". These are still on my design wall and I am thinking about what I want to do with them and what I will need to make to go with them.
Everything else is put away again in the storage cube. It is sorted in away that I know I can work with. There is one bag that didn't make it back to the cube. For now it will go into the laundry basket under my cutting table "to be addressed". I still have a long way to go in order to make my space more workable. I have one project that is near completion but has been set on hold until I can decide on borders and backing; it is a need to finish project with a deadline.
Only things that are needed will be worked on for the time being, All large goals are being put off or abandoned. I need to make changes in my sewing room that will result in not having to move furniture in order accomplish ordinary tasks, like cutting and pressing. I need to have most of my supplies where I can reach them without standing on a ladder or digging them out of a closet in another room.
Who knows where this will lead?
I might end up with a more usable sewing space
or even a guest room or TV room.
1 comment:
Ruthie, your scrappy blocks look fun. A good way to organize without having to decide yet what to do with them. After the last quilt I made last year, it was your inspiration that had me stitch some scraps together rather than just toss them in the scrap drawer. The little piece hasn’t turned into anything yet though. LOL. I love your yellow scrappy blocks. I think the orange pieces can blend right in with the yellow.
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