tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post1192413694909322588..comments2023-07-25T11:48:39.285-04:00Comments on The Free Motion Quilting Project: Too Much STUFF!!!Leahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03674869334249298532noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-88361189264547489472010-10-06T10:02:10.592-04:002010-10-06T10:02:10.592-04:00Etsy would definitely be the way to go. Read in yo...Etsy would definitely be the way to go. Read in your blog that you thought you were a little off in your presentation to the Rutherford Quilt Guild last month. If you were off that night I would sure like to see you when you were ON! LOL! We thought you were a natural teacher. Best to yoy. One day we'll be able to say we heard you before you were famous!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423452918146163100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-86935746084845464782010-10-06T09:58:45.739-04:002010-10-06T09:58:45.739-04:00Leah,
You could put the beaded necklaces on Etsy. ...Leah,<br />You could put the beaded necklaces on Etsy. You could sell all of them to someone. Now's the perfect time for Christmas gifts. PS Thought your presentation at the Rutherford Quilt Guild was wonderful. You are obviously a natural teacher. If you thought you were a little off that evening, I can't imagine what you would be if you were ON! LOL!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07423452918146163100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-45210657536709548992010-10-04T13:15:20.280-04:002010-10-04T13:15:20.280-04:00HA! I think you need an Etsy store, Leah. Or eba...HA! I think you need an Etsy store, Leah. Or ebay. You could be making some money here!!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07773179411217515712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-12843991213878585212010-10-02T09:54:03.271-04:002010-10-02T09:54:03.271-04:00ow that you are both self-employed you need to con...ow that you are both self-employed you need to consider "multiple streams of income" as I've always called my own way of life ;)<br /><br />That beadwork is stunning, and you have a built in bunch of eyeballs already on your blog. Put the beadwork up on Etsy and a link to it on your side bar. They look stunning, and even though you are just starting out, people love to own something that was 'made by' a name. <br /><br />Best wishes on the downsizing, you'll never regret taking control. Good stewardship of your finances will repay and repay and repay you. <br />SharynSharyn Mallow Woerzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776056375534578046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-63008111839647908872010-10-02T08:29:05.474-04:002010-10-02T08:29:05.474-04:00I love it free to a good home aprouch. I will have...I love it free to a good home aprouch. I will have to use that one day. Hope you don't mind if I steal it from you.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214420425892741292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-68697167232122699612010-10-01T21:50:25.468-04:002010-10-01T21:50:25.468-04:00You have yarn you aren't going to use??? Put ...You have yarn you aren't going to use??? Put me on the list for when you get to that stage.Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459267597426929473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-70198431985107392292010-10-01T21:01:31.694-04:002010-10-01T21:01:31.694-04:00Ooh, I'd love the snowflakes!
And please do...Ooh, I'd love the snowflakes! <br /><br />And please do consider using your beaded rings as Christmas ornaments - they'd add a lot of sparkle - same with your beaded necklaces! <br /><br />I talk a good game on getting rid of stuff, and am good on some things, but if it's hand made, it's staying, and I'll keep bring home things to keep it company! <br /><br />jfquilts@gmail.comJanethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04273330068620571996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-8021408479998130292010-10-01T19:49:40.484-04:002010-10-01T19:49:40.484-04:00I remember the crocheted beaded rings!!! My grand...I remember the crocheted beaded rings!!! My grandma used to make them. I even remember having a few that she gave me :) I don't remember what became of them, but that brought back some sweet memories. Best wishes on putting your studio back together.Kay Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13823005259250445765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-38703278621494893522010-10-01T13:53:02.197-04:002010-10-01T13:53:02.197-04:00I have my grandmother's knitting needles and o...I have my grandmother's knitting needles and other stuff that my dad can't seem to part with. i get the joy of doing that. It's hard to part with things that have meaning, but it is good to clear out things from time to time, too. <br />My latest idea is to photograph things and then give them away. I still have the image of the item that holds the memories, but I can give away the actual item. I had planned on doing my closet this weekend, but my son got admitted to the hospital for an infection, so that project gets to wait until he is better and home again.<br />I am hoping the local hospital can use the knitting needles for the antepartum women, who may want to try to make booties or a blanket for their baby.Tsigeyusvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999932284811796439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-63506266545123557482010-10-01T13:46:21.476-04:002010-10-01T13:46:21.476-04:00The snowflakes are wonderful! I am just starting m...The snowflakes are wonderful! I am just starting my blog post for a class I teach to new quilters and I would encourage them as I would you…. Create a quilt of your own style. Make circles of WOW color or Squares and sew the snowflakes with invisible thread into the center. Then create a design of four or nine patch blocks in Christmas colors or cold, blue mountain colors. You could make a center block with a mountain or mountain cabin or dear in the snow and the snowflakes could sound it. <br /><br />When its down free motion a snowflake pattern around it. <br /><br />So many possibilities!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-67322109454873785132010-10-01T10:32:55.348-04:002010-10-01T10:32:55.348-04:00I was tempted by the snowflakes and the knitting n...I was tempted by the snowflakes and the knitting needles until I remembered that I am making a concerted effort to pare down my own collection of projects and supplies. It is so tempting to tell yourself that you'll regret getting rid of something later. I have been trying to "throw three things away" everyday.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628709835705443063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-50836202335093413412010-10-01T09:53:59.624-04:002010-10-01T09:53:59.624-04:00Tossing out is hard but, in the end, liberating. ...Tossing out is hard but, in the end, liberating. I have to do the same thing. Go for it. Toss and breathe!QuiltingCyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06257500754356718535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-66513563728820108642010-10-01T09:22:05.209-04:002010-10-01T09:22:05.209-04:00Oh gosh, I would take fabrics any day that you wan...Oh gosh, I would take fabrics any day that you wanted to send me some. Being on SSD my fabric(or any purchases) are limited at times. It seems whenever I want to make something I always need other fabric than what I have now.<br /><br />I'm sure you'd have all kinds of hands go up in the air volunteering to help you clear out your stuff. <br />I have things saved myself that were from my Mom or Grandmother and yet I really have no use for them BUT, I still save them anyway. WHY? Because they are both gone now but, like you, I have no girls so I know anything saved will be sold once I'm gone. My boys are already telling me to get rid of stuff now because they REALLY don't want to go through all this stuff I have in our house. And that show you spoke of I have been watching too. I just cannot imagine how anyone can live like that. I just cannot wrap my mind around living that way I think because I'm a super organizer in my home and I would run screaming from a home that looked that way. Most of the time I am watching that show I sit here eyes wide open and my mouth wide open in shock as well.VickiThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611232516583515409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-3913225183094363442010-10-01T09:21:09.210-04:002010-10-01T09:21:09.210-04:00You absolutely must keep the rings made by your gr...You absolutely must keep the rings made by your grandmother...put them in a shadow box or something and hang it on the wall...Anyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130352307824344517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-68400792892715969662010-10-01T09:20:32.908-04:002010-10-01T09:20:32.908-04:00LOL. I think that you should send one thing out w...LOL. I think that you should send one thing out with every pre-order of your DVD set! Now that would be a great way of getting rid of stuff! Wnad rewarding your loyal followers!<br /><br />glenGlen QuiltSwissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02663112676927847239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-84138392586006587382010-10-01T08:59:28.847-04:002010-10-01T08:59:28.847-04:00The bead panels should go in a wall hanging......w...The bead panels should go in a wall hanging......with abstract brights in sunburst pattern especially for the volcano. Then they would be out where you could see the progress you had made. I had to move craft supplies away from quilting. Too much of each one and then only kept the ones that I knew I was going to use. Charity and Thrift shop were the beneficiaries! Now going through the clothes....summer all in one box for next year.....winter as it comes out!T L Humehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937803960845755650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-42764269458673540272010-10-01T08:16:42.726-04:002010-10-01T08:16:42.726-04:00I just went though a move from a house we sold int...I just went though a move from a house we sold into temporary quarters until we can find a new place. We knew we were moving (hubby got new job) so we did a big sort and purge in 2009. Then Labor Day weekend, as we were boxing for the movers, we purged again. Most of our stuff is in storage and during this time I have learned to live without a lot of my stuff. I do, however, seriously miss my sewing/quilting things. I had given away my jewelry making stash, and my scrapbooking stash. And it felt really great to share! When we do our final move, we are purging as we unpack. I feel SO MUCH lighter and freer without things. The clutter in our home lead to clutter in my brain. And I want a peaceful environment. I want to only keep those things we need and make us smile. We will donate all the rest!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12471627015846601167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-324041332566937112010-10-01T07:39:42.184-04:002010-10-01T07:39:42.184-04:00I am also trying to clean out. Amazing how hard it...I am also trying to clean out. Amazing how hard it is to part with some things. Glad I'm not the only one!Deb Fox-McHugh https://www.blogger.com/profile/10803332959712668944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-91118020680242634652010-10-01T07:33:33.050-04:002010-10-01T07:33:33.050-04:00Trust me once you start purging, you will get bett...Trust me once you start purging, you will get better and better at it. I started about 3 years ago, hubby and I are total pack rats, the first go round was just a small skimming. We lived without that stuff for about a year, and then we were like 'wow, we don't miss it! Let's do more!' and finally 3 years later we are pretty close to having all the cr*p gone!! It was sooo hard because a lot of the stuff we got rid of held a lot of memories, but some of it I took pictures of, the other stuff I still remember, I dont' need the physical object to remember it. My habits are still there though, I would have loved to jump in and say 'I'll take those beautiful snowflakes', but I know they would have the same fate at my house as yours, so I have learned to sit on my hands. It gets better every day.<br /><br />RachelRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339993287574107773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-36025200207557500982010-10-01T07:29:55.838-04:002010-10-01T07:29:55.838-04:00My 9 year old daughter just got a doll house for h...My 9 year old daughter just got a doll house for her birthday a couple of weeks ago, and now she is trying to fill it with furniture!! If you want to be rid of the dollhouse furniture, she would love to have it!!! <br /><br />I'm going to go through my stuff this winter as I move to another room........wonder what I'll come up with???? LOLWvHmmngbrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931710987387674194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-47512013545792366172010-10-01T06:51:08.169-04:002010-10-01T06:51:08.169-04:00I've got a set of those snowflakes that my mot...I've got a set of those snowflakes that my mother made for me. Never could figure out how to display them. I like the idea of a beaded chain. I watch the Hoarders show--it always makes me get up and clean.vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232813673049621624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-1896920647943109132010-10-01T06:12:58.446-04:002010-10-01T06:12:58.446-04:00Very exciting about your studio redo. It's so ...Very exciting about your studio redo. It's so nice to create in an environment that works for you. Not that I am an example of that! I collect antique sewing machines, make traditional and art quilts, do a little knitting when the spirit moves me and have all kinds of neat stuff to play with. There's very little I can say for sure I won't use in the future, but having too much piled up makes it harder to be creative.VVS Art Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01096177015804957565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-76416428330903008212010-10-01T03:13:56.111-04:002010-10-01T03:13:56.111-04:00The necklaces are beautiful. Why don't you do...The necklaces are beautiful. Why don't you donate them to a charity to auction off as part of a fund-raiser!<br />I am sure that you can find a charity that you support.<br /><br />Good Luck!<br /><br />CindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-33770816227727322282010-10-01T01:45:01.683-04:002010-10-01T01:45:01.683-04:00hey girl...thanks for your wonderful blog. I read...hey girl...thanks for your wonderful blog. I read it everyday. And thanks for attempting to de-clutter your studio..I am really hoping that this will inspire me to do something about the room in my basement that holds all of the crafty stuff that I haven't touched for ages. Quilting is now both my obsession and sanity. lol. Problem is that as soon as I get rid of it...I just know that I will need it. What a dilema!! Anyways...I would love to trade you for the necklace in the bottom photo. I live in north-western Alberta and perhaps you would like something Canadian from here. Or maybe I could make you something. Please let me know. Quilty hugs, DebbieD-Bee Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11171562027494881470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302142022228564326.post-60459674138617737162010-10-01T00:54:10.235-04:002010-10-01T00:54:10.235-04:00I love the snowflakes too. And I will be glad to p...I love the snowflakes too. And I will be glad to pay postage as well. . . maybe divide them in half?Annieofbluegableshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106750987640776507noreply@blogger.com