What you see here took all day!
I made my weekly trip to the Wallburg house yesterday – not only to bring some things back here to Virginia, but to finally tackle a job that has been niggling at me since December.
Every parent knows the “happy happy joy joy!” of having a child move out, and making plans for that vacant room for whatever purpose you desire it.
Yoga studio? Great!
Reading room? Wonderful!
Sewing room? Fabric room? Always terrific!
How about a space just to store your quilts?
The walk-in closet in the guest room has been the storage place.
And there really was no way to keep things organized in there – there are SO MANY quilts! And every time I would pack for a traveling trunk show or a workshop series I’d have to paw through the stacks to find what quilts needed to come with me.
And as life tends to do – Murphy’s law or not – the ones I needed were always at the bottom of a heavy stack which meant moving piles and putting them back.
QUILTS ARE HEAVY!
So yesterday, the basement studio moving was put on hold while I declared it the best day to box up the rest of Jeff’s stuff – store it in the bedroom closet, or put it in the garage.
There really wasn’t much left honestly – but I was on a mission to clean that floor so I could occupy the space.
Music up loud – I got busy!
This is not a permanent solution.
But I was able to refold everything and put them in stacks by book title and category which will help greatly.
I found a couple that I want to send to my dad. Quilts that I don’t teach as a workshop. Quilts that need to go to nieces and nephews. Quilts that should go to my kids if they feel like they can take on anymore -
Quilts that I should be rotating in and out on the beds in my own house.
Oh, so many quilts! Click to Play:
And some I pieced in the 80s & 90s.
Some are pretty worn – but I can’t get rid of them. They are like my children, you know? My life over the past 35+ years is recorded in each stitch.
I was able to pack up a few tubs of overflow fabric – and I brought a stack of bolts that were purchased as backings, etc.
I also brought up the Accuquilt Studio and some dies from the basement studio at the Wallburg house for use in the QPO. I'll be setting that up today.
Next weekend we may take the trailer down and see about moving my cabinets and shelving up here so i can start putting it all away.
And when we finally decide when is the best time to sell the Wallburg house, the quilts will need to move up to Virginia.
But for now – they will stay where it is easy for me to see them and grab what I need and know what I have.
It took all day! I didn’t make it back to Virginia until after 6pm. Whew.
How many of you know what this stick thing is?
Did you know you can turn any bag into a “zip lock” affair with these things, locking out air and keeping things fresh?
I just ordered another round of these bag sealers – they are awesome!
(Though that pack of M&M’s would be gone without the need of sealing it. Why bother? Just eat the whole package!
And this is how it works!
I use these quite a bit in the freezer for bags of veggies or french fries that don’t come with zip closures.
5 different sizes in this multipack!
They really are the best “chip clip” I’ve found. In our more humid climate here in the Southeast we have to keep things air tight to keep them fresh.
Did you find out yet?
We are gearing up for HollyAnne Knight’s Fall session of Free Motion Quilting Academy to start registration later in the month.
If you missed the spring session and were waiting to register for the fall session, keep following along. I’ll let you know when the Early Bird special registration begins so you can save some in the process.
But to get us excited about learning to quilt our own quilts on our home sewing machines, here is a little quiz for you that comes with a free video tutorial that is sent to your email so you can start practicing today!
It’s a little multiple choice quiz – and I happily played along just to see what it would consider me to be.
My answer:
Perfect! I love quilting paisleys!
And after finishing and inputting my email and confirming it, the “How to free motion quilt paisleys” video showed up in my inbox!
Which Free Motion Quilting Motif are YOU!? Let me know in the comments section below.
And be watching for more Free Motion Quilting Academy ramping up to happen here over the next few weeks. (Registration isn’t open yet, but will be soon!) And this weekend there will be a FMQ Launch Pad event through the String & Story facebook group page so you can get your feet wet and see what all of the Free Motion Quilting Academy fun will be like. Be watching here for more info on that as it becomes available.
Today – will I get to the sewing machine? I hope so!
Quiltville Quote of the Day -
How about we all take a short time out and do something that brings peace to our morning and carry it throughout the day?
This morning began with sliding doors wide open to screens to catch morning breezes. I hear the sound of tree leaves dripping rain from last night's storm, and the early dawn melodies of bird song from the surrounding woods.
It's going to be a wonderful day!
