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Project Discussions: What we are working on ~ 2020 |
debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2624 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2624 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2020 : 09:54:02 AM
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I wonder what it would be like to only work on one project at a time..and only have the materials needed for that one project? I have a cupboard that is probably 4 feet across and a foot deep where I keep all of my scraps and it's sorted by color. It is full. I have ideas for scrap quilts that would take up several stacks. But, here lately, a thought of just getting rid of all of it keeps going through my head! How would I feel if it wasn't there? Would I miss it or feel relieved? Would I miss not making those quilts? It's so handy to go out and find a little piece of this color or that. With the nearest fabric store 45 minutes away, it wouldn't be easy to go find just a little piece of something if I needed it. My daughter also comes out and rummages around in there for things. I decided to do a few scrap projects and see how much it will use up and NOT make any hasty decisions for now. |
Debbie Klann Farmgirl Sister #770 2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year January 2020 FGOTM "Well behaved women seldom make history"... Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4631 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4631 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2020 : 10:17:32 AM
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I'm the same way, Debbie. In some way I am a hoarder, I say collector, of fabric and other craft stuff. I am trying to use up some and diminish my stash it would be nice to have only one wall of Fabrics instead of four |
Linda B quiltee Farmgirl #1919 FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2020 : 12:29:02 PM
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I'm not getting younger, but never could I live without my stash of fabrics. Never! I remember my grandma sewing tiny pieces of white fabric together, pressing with an old flat iron then cutting out a quilt block. Did she throw the left overs away??? NO WAY! She dug around to find more tiny pieces. I have a quilt on the wall. A small block about two inches may have five different pieces of white sewn together. I always feel guilty when I throw anything away. |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2020 : 12:43:48 PM
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Every time I have ever gone into a quilt shop...I think "wouldn't it be fun to live in here for a week or more, to choose some fabrics from the shelves, cut out some things and sit at a machine to stitch away. When I finished that, go looking for more pretties to play with. |
Texasgran |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4631 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4631 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2020 : 12:56:37 PM
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Agreed on all counts, Marilyn!
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Linda B quiltee Farmgirl #1919 FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
1153 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
1153 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2020 : 2:43:20 PM
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I've been trying to not buy fabric for about a year. I have only bought two yards of fabric this year and have been sewing like crazy. I have not noticed the stash diminishing. I am convinced Someone is sneaking in at night and leaving fabric and sometimes they move things around so I can't find them. |
Judith
7932 Happiness is Homemade |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
1153 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
1153 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2020 : 3:13:34 PM
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That's my story and I'm sticking to it. |
Judith
7932 Happiness is Homemade |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4631 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4631 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2020 : 4:37:39 PM
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I will second that story, Judith. I have done well without buying fabric - except when needed to finish a project. Last week I needed more muslin for the foundation of the selvages quilt. Other than that I have not bought ANY fabric since March. Or did I? LOL!
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Linda B quiltee Farmgirl #1919 FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9125 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9125 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2020 : 6:56:19 PM
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Now you all have got me thinking to save up all those scrap pieces I've been giving away! I buy so much with projects in mind but then the fabric sits for so long I forget what I intended to make with it. I have so much that needs to get made. Thinking of new things all the time to use what I have. Inevitably it seems I always manage to decide on something to make and it takes something I don't have enough of.....of course. You all do inspire me. I brought my cross stitch with me to my daughter's to work on. I don't know if the girls have tried stitching yet at 7 and 9. I think they have but I do know mom and dad have made some gorgeous pieces before they were married and they have them decorating their home. I |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
5981 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
5981 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2020 : 7:09:46 PM
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I used to do a lot of Cross stitching, some pretty things but went on to other crafts. I am getting new glasses soon so maybe I will start a new project, who knows. Plastic Canvas is ok too. I painting on rocks as well. Darlene |
Farmgirl # 4943
Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for what he has done. Philippians 4:6
Just follow God unquestioningly. Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Jul 24 2020 : 7:31:45 PM
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Well I guess I must admit that I have bought a lot of fabrics this year! But they were almost all for the 10" square swap. Well, the yardage was. But if you ever buy from Missouri Star...you know they have daily specials...oh my! |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9125 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9125 Posts |
Posted - Jul 25 2020 : 03:14:54 AM
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Marilyn, Missouri Star is a great place. Have you ever ordered from the Fat Quarter Shop. They have great sales too. I have picked up lots to use in my quilting. Had to stop so I can get some quilting done. lol. The more we've talked about projects and fabrics the more projects I've thought of that are one my list. I think I may sit down and actually go through what I have and put things together for the project they belong to. Maybe I will remember what many of them were originally intended to make. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
859 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
859 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2020 : 8:05:33 PM
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Farm sisters, don't feel bad about having too much fabric. Just call it your fabric archives and it will be historically important! lol. I have only bought one piece of fabric this year but I know that will change. Our state shop hop is next week and my cousin's wife and I are going. I am going to pray that God will lead me away from temptation. Well, maybe a piece or two. The nice thing about fabric is that unless it is rotten it can always be used for charity projects. |
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2020 : 8:51:03 PM
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When I started my last public school teaching assignment...that lasted 13 years we were so broke. I had noticed that there were sometimes pretties for sale in the work room. I asked if I could put a couple of things there. So I made three fabric pictures, framed them and they sold. Now what... I began to work on some more but I needed a new dress and I wanted it to.be special for the first graders...so I painted country rag dolls around the bottom and on the bib of my new blue jumper. When it was ready I wore it to school. Did my first graders like it? Yes. But by the end of the day the other teachers were asking lots of questions and one brave lady asked me to make and paint a jumper for her.That was the start of my sewing for "the public". Now I have tubs of ticking pieces, mostly red or blues. And I held on to some of them, thinking someday I would use them up.I took several two bags to the senior center for the quilters there. I need to make some hearts and stars etc. Maybe some bowl fillers for the new swap! |
Texasgran |
Edited by - TexasGran on Jul 27 2020 8:56:32 PM |
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
1153 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
1153 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2020 : 11:10:39 PM
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I like that Bonnie. Some of my fabric is certainly old enough to be called archive. I recently used a piece that I remembered I bought in 1987. |
Judith
7932 Happiness is Homemade |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2624 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2624 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2020 : 06:56:46 AM
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Denise, I know what you mean. I'll find a stack of fabric and can't remember what I had planned on doing with it! Bonnie, I like that thought...a fabric archive! I took 3 quilts to my longarm quilter yesterday and was telling her about the flannel that I had used in one of the quilts. I couldn't remember how many years that I had held on to it, afraid to cut it up! But, I finally did and I used just about every inch of the 7 or 8 yards that I had bought....maybe close to 20 years ago??? Yikes! It finally found it's home. |
Debbie Klann Farmgirl Sister #770 2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year January 2020 FGOTM "Well behaved women seldom make history"... Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2020 : 07:08:22 AM
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Debbie, I love flannel. I used to make flannel dresses for myself for winter. |
Texasgran |
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debbieklann
True Blue Farmgirl
2624 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
2624 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2020 : 07:14:27 AM
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So do I, Marilyn. It's so cozy. This quilt is going to be for my oldest grandson. It will have a flannel back as well. It should be very warm! |
Debbie Klann Farmgirl Sister #770 2018 Farmgirl Sister of the Year January 2020 FGOTM "Well behaved women seldom make history"... Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2020 : 10:23:14 AM
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I'm sure he will love his flannel quilt Debbie. The summer I taught my grand kids to sew, bought them each a machine, because we were going to 4-H summer sewing camp, I dug out every piece of flannel I had hoarded over their life times. I cut it into five inch squares, except for the backings. They each made a throw. We did the rag edges so I had a lot of clipping to do. They tried, but at 12 and 9 that was difficult. So after our daily lessons at home off to camp we went. I was glad we had done the hard stuff at home because they felt assured and confident. It hat allowed me to help them a bit and a couple of other kids too. We had fun. |
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levisgrammy
Scattered Prairie Hen Honcho
9125 Posts
Denise
Ohio
USA
9125 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2020 : 03:34:52 AM
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Spent yesterday getting laundry done and things done after our long weekend. Was able to spend a little time stitching in the evening. Cross stitch seems like you spend a lot of time but doesn't seem to move a long very fast when looking at what is left. |
Denise~~
Sister #43
"I am a bookaholic with no desire to be cured."
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" Psalm 119:105
www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com www.torisgram.etsy.com |
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
2087 Posts
Carole
Champlain
New York
USA
2087 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2020 : 07:24:35 AM
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Judith, I can so relate ... I have sprites in my house that hide things and sometimes they add to my stash ... I've given so much away and yet, it really doesn't look like the stash is going down. And you know, the same thing is happening to my yarn stash ... go figure! lol
Denise, I used to cross stitch on linen. My finished pieces are still sitting un framed and they were done over 23 years ago. The only reason why I remember the time is because when I became pregnant with Pumpkin, my DR told me I could no longer play in chemicals (photography) so I had to pick something ... cross stitch it was and then quilting ... quilting has stayed and knitting came back. I used to be an avid knitter in my late teens ...
I haven't been quilting much ... I did buy a FQ stack for a quilt I plan on making for Pumpkin's boyfriend, Goofball. The fabric line is called At Home by Bonnie & Camille.
Look at all those delicious colours ..... yummy
Not even sure I want to cut into it .... So I pet it every now and again.
Bonnie, just helping you out ... what are friends for?! lol |
Carole Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011 http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
Insanity: Doing the same thing over & over again & expecting different results ~ Albert Einstein |
Edited by - ceridwen on Jul 29 2020 09:19:11 AM |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
4631 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
4631 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2020 : 10:46:56 AM
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Beautiful fabric, Carole. I have several pieces of fabric that I really don't want to cut into. LOL! Hard to use that way. |
Linda B quiltee Farmgirl #1919 FGOTM for August, 2015 and April, 2017
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
1153 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
1153 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2020 : 11:15:26 AM
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I have a big needlepoint that has been waiting to be blocked and framed since about 1976. I bought it in 1967. My then husband said I would never finish it. I bet him $10 I would finish it before he finished the addition on the house he started. I finished the needlepoint. That house still isn't finished. He never paid up, either. |
Judith
7932 Happiness is Homemade |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
5777 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
5777 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2020 : 1:10:38 PM
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Carole that is a beautiful set of fat quarters. He will love his quilt. |
Texasgran |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
3435 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
3435 Posts |
Posted - Jul 29 2020 : 4:43:38 PM
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I have been doing a lunch of simple cross stitch project again. Thirty years ago, I used to make larger samplers and lots of little things but then my life got so busy with work and family. It has been a good craft to get back into because it keeps me busy counting stitches!! LOL!! Busy hands are happy hands these days. Of course, my little projects are all about fall right now and they are small and easy to do. I am not into complicated these days. I just don't have the same hand skills like in the past. My fingers and wrists get tired as do my eyes. So I am happy to do simple things I can enjoy and use if swaps if I choose.
All of you quilters are making such beautiful things in wonderful colors too!! So much talent in this HenHouse!! |
Winnie Nielsen #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Girl of the Year 2014-2015 |
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Project Discussions: What we are working on ~ 2020 |
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