Wednesday, February 19, 2020

I May Have A Scrap Problem... Reorganizing!

Hi, all!

It's been a busy week around here, and I'm  happy to say my sewing studio is finally starting to shape up!  My long arm machine is back up...


...and hooray, I managed to get my IKEA wire drawers underneath it!  At the other house I had plastic storage tubs full of scraps under the front of the machine, but I really don't think I want to do that here.  And that means it's time for a little reorganization!  

I think I'm going to use the wire drawers to sort and store my scraps by color.  I think the mesh is small enough to hold them, but if not, I'll have to come up with something to line them with.  That will be a project for this weekend, I think!

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I've also (finally) started this year's tutorial series - it's called "Charmed, I'm Sure"!  The basic starting unit for each design will be a 5" charm square, which I have plenty of in my stash, since I've been cutting my scraps into that size among others.  And yesterday I managed to carve out some time to do some sewing!


These weren't scrappy charms, but they were a bunch that I have had in my stash for years (we won't say just how many!) and the tail end of some of that black and white print that I love so much.  I'll be sharing a tutorial for this on Sunday!  It's funny, but with all the quilts I've made, I've never done a disappearing four-patch before.  It's a lot of fun!

So what have you been doing with scraps this week?  

Hugs!

Sarah

5 comments:

  1. Hi Sarah, so happy to see your sewing space coming together! I have a few charm packs collecting dust so I'm anxious to see all your tutorials ;-) Currently I'm using my solid scraps to make a jelly roll race quilt, my first time!

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  2. Great news to see the long arm up and ready. Lovely colours in your blocks with the patterned one for a great contrast .

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  3. Looking forward to Sunday, as I can't WAIT to discover the secret of your Disappearing Four Patch. It looks like it's going to be SEW cute!!

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  4. Must say, it's been fun seeing everything come together for you! Enjoy the process.

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  5. I am looking forward to your Charming ideas! I have 3 stacks of 5 inch squares that are each 5 inches tall. so I have 3- 5 inch cubes! LOL Looking for ideas/

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