Monthly Archives: May 2009

My Latest Experiment!

My Latest Experiment!
My Latest Experiment!

I wish I could show you how delicate this came out, the scan just doesn’t show it. I bought sheets of crepe de chine from Dharma Trading. I downloaded free images from antiqueclipart.com and printed them. I didn’t think I’d ever get the backing off the fabric, but oooh when I did. I’m very excited. Something worked for once! Now I have reproduction antique silks to use in my crazy quilting.

Organization idea for my fabric stash

Organization idea for my fabric stash
Organization idea for my fabric stash

I’m turning my grown daughter’s room into a sewing/guest room. I was wishing for a way to organize my fabric stash so that it could be both seen and protected. This is what I came up with. I ordered two clear “flip-flop organizers” for my smaller scraps. I sorted the scraps by color and placed them in gallon zip-top storage bags. I stuffed the bags in the holders for the flip flops and hung them in the closet. For larger pieces of fabric, I ordered a “gift bag organizer.” It has small pockets in the top that I plan to use for notions and/or patterns. I plan to wrap fabric yardage around pasteboard and stow it in the the larger pouches toward the bottom.

All three items came from Target by way of amazon.com. So far, I’m pretty pleased with my new system!