mislaid fabric found!

Over a year ago I found a really neat fabric, purchased 3 yards of it,
and when I got home I went through my stash and found complimentary
fabrics for the backing of a lap quilt and lining of a tote bag. I
put it all into a bag and then tucked it away. And I tucked it away
so well I couldn't find it where it "should be"! It took me almost a
week of intermittent searching, but I found it! I'm getting toward
the end of piecing a queen size bed quilt with 81 blocks with 72
pieces of fabric in each block -- yes, that is NOT a typo! -- and am
ready for a bit of a break, so I thought I'd at least get the fabrics
and batting cut and assembled and basted for the lap quilt and tote
bag -- and then couldn't find the stuff! I'm generally very well
organized, and this was really frustrating, but at least I found
it!

Well, if i can encourage you in the search: today I found the key to my
mailbox. It was barely four inches from where it should have been, but
some gremlin (probably me!) had put it into my glasses case within the
drawer under the phone. The key is supposed to sit just outside the
case. Of course, I probably meant to put my glasses in the case ! It's
been 'lost' a good few days g
..
In message , Sandy
writes
BTDT, Mary! In fact, right now I'm frantically searching for some of
that "stuff" I know I have for use inside of pot holders to prevent
getting burnt. I don't suppose it's hiding inside that bag you found?


--
Best Regards
Pat on the Green

If you find a foolproof system, Taria, please pass it on ...
I need something, desperately .
..
In message , Taria
writes
I'm glad you found your fabric Mary. I just spent several days tearing up
the sewing room looking for a piece of velcro. I knew I had it and one
thing lead to another. DH was teasing me and suggested I could have been to
the fabric store a lot of times. I found a lot of other stuff in my trek.
I found a piece of velcro but not the one I was determined to find. I need
a better system.
Good luck on your hunt Sandy. : )
Taria
--
Best Regards
Pat on the Green

On 25/07/2010 16:49, Mary wrote:
Over a year ago I found a really neat fabric, purchased 3 yards of it,
and when I got home I went through my stash and found complimentary
fabrics for the backing of a lap quilt and lining of a tote bag. I
put it all into a bag and then tucked it away. And I tucked it away
so well I couldn't find it where it "should be"! It took me almost a
week of intermittent searching, but I found it! I'm getting toward
the end of piecing a queen size bed quilt with 81 blocks with 72
pieces of fabric in each block -- yes, that is NOT a typo! -- and am
ready for a bit of a break, so I thought I'd at least get the fabrics
and batting cut and assembled and basted for the lap quilt and tote
bag -- and then couldn't find the stuff! I'm generally very well
organized, and this was really frustrating, but at least I found
it!

So far the best system I have found is to completely move everything
from one room to another. I am nearly done moving into the finished
"sewing eyrie" and the number of things I'm unearthing in the bedroom is
scarcely to be believed. I thought I had UFOs under control, but I find
that most of my UFOs are garments, not patchwork, so I was in some sort
of UFO-denial I'm sure. I hope to finish them before Tristan outgrows them.


-- Jo in Scotland

I'm glad the lost sheep have returned to the fold. And I can't wait to
see photos of the blocks that have 72 pieces of fabric in each block.
How many different fabrics did you use in the project? Did you use
regular piecing, paper piecing, hand stitching? And how big are the
blocks? Curious minds want to know all these things and won't be
satisfied until photo evidence is forthcoming! ;-)

Sunny
(I've lost 5 yards of steam-a-seam II and no matter what it just will
not be found. Grrrrr Maybe you could come look for my lost sheep?)

I think I am like Sandy (and a lot of others). The room I work in is just
small. It is more space than I have ever had but it has limits. I really
need to move some stuff on. It is tough to part with much of it though.
Basket, bins and good shelving seem to be the best way to go. Leslie is
the pro on putting together a sewing room.
Do you have a lot of space in your new place?
Taria


"Pat S" wrote in message
...
If you find a foolproof system, Taria, please pass it on ...
I need something, desperately .
.
In message , Taria
writes
I'm glad you found your fabric Mary. I just spent several days tearing up
the sewing room looking for a piece of velcro. I knew I had it and one
thing lead to another. DH was teasing me and suggested I could have been
to
the fabric store a lot of times. I found a lot of other stuff in my trek.
I found a piece of velcro but not the one I was determined to find. I
need
a better system.
Good luck on your hunt Sandy. : )
Taria
--
Best Regards
Pat on the Green

On Jul 25, 8:05*pm, Sunny wrote:
I'm glad the lost sheep have returned to the fold. And I can't wait to
see photos of the blocks that have 72 pieces of fabric in each block.
How many different fabrics did you use in the project? Did you use
regular piecing, paper piecing, hand stitching? And how big are the
blocks? Curious minds want to know all these things and won't be
satisfied until photo evidence is forthcoming! ;-)


The blocks are 12", and have only 2 different fabrics, including 1"
squares, 2" squares, and half square triangles based on the 2"
squares. They are a bit like a Jacob's Ladder but on speed, and the
assembly will have the blocks turned so the overall pattern shows on a
minimum group of 4 blocks, and the overall look is one of movement.
It's a pattern I designed when I was stuck in a very boring meeting in
Washington about 10 years ago, and although I generally do not make
repeats of any patterns I design, I want a quilt in this pattern for
my bed. About the time I finished the first one, my sister got
married, and had admired it from start to finish, so I gave it to her.
(People who beg, whine, and hint never get a quilt from me, but she
just kept drooling and was stunned to get it -- and uses it every
day!) But THIS ONE one I am going to KEEP! I am hand-piecing
everything, and will do all the quilting by hand, too -- stitch-in-the-
ditch. I enjoy doing hand-piecing and find that I can get very good
accuracy that way. However, when I prepare the fabric pieces, I use a
stencil rather than a regular template and mark the stitching lines
themselves and simply eyeball the cutting itself. (I get that plastic
template stuff that comes in 8 1/2 by 11 sheets with 1/4" grid lines,
and cut holes in it that are all 1/2" apart, so I can mark an entire
sheet's worth of 1" squares, a sheet of 2" squares, a sheet of HST,
etc. And then I save the sheets for future quilts. It's easier and
faster to mark going around the insides of a hole than around the
outside of a square.) It may be a backassward way to do things, but
it works for me and I get good results. I hope that by the time I get
part of the top assembled I will have figured out how to post photos
on the internet!

The best hint for a small sewing room is 'look up'. Run a shelf about 12
in. wide around the room so the shelf sits on top of the window and door
frames/trim. Use shoebox sized plastic bins each labeled for everything you
need to store- pins/needles, thimbles, Velcro, zippers, templates,
stabilizers, patterns, marking pens/pencils, etc. They will stack two high
if you have the usual 8 ft. ceilings with 12 in. available above the trim.
(You can buy 1X12 lumber and shelf supports and tubs for an entire room for
well under $100. The plastic tubs are $1 each at the dollar stores.)
Closets usually have several feet available above the shelf/clothing rod-
put in a second shelf and stack fabric or tubs on the higher shelf- and keep
a step stool handy.

Larger tubs stack well on cheap bookshelves that will fit under the shelves
mentioned above- they will work for many UFOs and larger items. Kitchen
cabinets are good, too. That's what I use- I'm not hard on my cabinets so
I buy the cheapest ready made cabinets I can find. Hang them at ceiling
level and you can run a row (or two???) of shelves under the cabinets. Or
hang the cabinets about 18-24 in. below the ceiling and stack the tubs on
top of the cabinets. Your ironing board and sewing and cutting tables will
fit under the cabinets. (Be sure to measure *everything* first before
installing the cabinets!)

There's always more space if you look hard enough!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

"Taria" wrote in message
...
I think I am like Sandy (and a lot of others). The room I work in is just
small. It is more space than I have ever had but it has limits. I really
need to move some stuff on. It is tough to part with much of it though.
Basket, bins and good shelving seem to be the best way to go. Leslie is
the pro on putting together a sewing room.
Do you have a lot of space in your new place?
Taria


"Pat S" wrote in message
...
If you find a foolproof system, Taria, please pass it on ...
I need something, desperately .
.
In message , Taria
writes
I'm glad you found your fabric Mary. I just spent several days tearing
up
the sewing room looking for a piece of velcro. I knew I had it and one
thing lead to another. DH was teasing me and suggested I could have been
to
the fabric store a lot of times. I found a lot of other stuff in my
trek.
I found a piece of velcro but not the one I was determined to find. I
need
a better system.
Good luck on your hunt Sandy. : )
Taria
--
Best Regards
Pat on the Green

When I go to Heaven, I'm going to be 5'10" and nimble. Just thought I'd
mention that so you'll recognize me. In the meanwhile, if you try any of
Leslie's grand 'up' storage ideas, we need to talk about step-stools. Some
are too heavy, some too much trouble and some downright dangerous. The
favorite here is made by Sterilite and it's a keeper. Strong enough to
support a guy installing sheetrock to the ceiling, easy to carry and
surfaced with a non-slip sort of texture. If you're going up, find a safe
way to get there. Polly


"Leslie& The Furbabies in MO."
The best hint for a small sewing room is 'look up'. Run a shelf about 12
in. wide around the room so the shelf sits on top of the window and door
frames/trim. Use shoebox sized plastic bins each labeled for everything
you need to store- pins/needles, thimbles, Velcro, zippers, templates,
stabilizers, patterns, marking pens/pencils, etc. They will stack two
high if you have the usual 8 ft. ceilings with 12 in. available above the
trim. (You can buy 1X12 lumber and shelf supports and tubs for an entire
room for well under $100. The plastic tubs are $1 each at the dollar
stores.) Closets usually have several feet available above the
shelf/clothing rod- put in a second shelf and stack fabric or tubs on the
higher shelf- and keep a step stool handy.

Larger tubs stack well on cheap bookshelves that will fit under the
shelves mentioned above- they will work for many UFOs and larger items.
Kitchen cabinets are good, too. That's what I use- I'm not hard on my
cabinets so I buy the cheapest ready made cabinets I can find. Hang them
at ceiling level and you can run a row (or two???) of shelves under the
cabinets. Or hang the cabinets about 18-24 in. below the ceiling and
stack the tubs on top of the cabinets. Your ironing board and sewing and
cutting tables will fit under the cabinets. (Be sure to measure
*everything* first before installing the cabinets!)

There's always more space if you look hard enough!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Why is it that when you do find something you return to the place you
were going to use it in and find it is no longer in your hand and you
have to find it again! Have just done that with a loaf of bread I took
out of the freezer. Found it in the bedroom.

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk
http://picasaweb.google.com/SallySeaside



Taria wrote:
I think I am like Sandy (and a lot of others). The room I work in is just
small. It is more space than I have ever had but it has limits. I really
need to move some stuff on. It is tough to part with much of it though.
Basket, bins and good shelving seem to be the best way to go. Leslie is
the pro on putting together a sewing room.
Do you have a lot of space in your new place?
Taria


"Pat S" wrote in message
...
If you find a foolproof system, Taria, please pass it on ...
I need something, desperately .
.
In message , Taria
writes
I'm glad you found your fabric Mary. I just spent several days tearing up
the sewing room looking for a piece of velcro. I knew I had it and one
thing lead to another. DH was teasing me and suggested I could have been
to
the fabric store a lot of times. I found a lot of other stuff in my trek.
I found a piece of velcro but not the one I was determined to find. I
need
a better system.
Good luck on your hunt Sandy. : )
Taria
--
Best Regards
Pat on the Green