The studio update
In August I had the privilege of two Girlfriends volunteering to get my studios in shape. Katrina and Cindy came over and weeded through the studio paraphernalia and got me to a state of Nirvana. I don’t have much in the way of before photos, but here are a few from the first 4 months in our new home:
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We had no plan of attack other than to get it done. Katrina arrived that Friday afternoon and we started emptying all of the drawers in my two rolling carts. I love these carts, but they had become crammed with “I don’t know where to put this so I’m shoving it in here” stuff.
Cindy arrived Saturday morning and after visiting for a few minutes and answering their questions about where, what and how, we Blitzkrieged those rooms.
I was absolutely astonished by the end of the day how much was accomplished! I have some sifting and organizing left to do that didn’t need to eat into their time here with me (especially what’s in those cart drawers). I’m just grateful I can move around the rooms and can see what I have.
While we were working, The Hubs was, too—at my request, he made 3 pegboard organizers for my walls. I now have a total of 5 hanging in the studios; the last one I’m gradually filling up.
I’m so happy I could bust. A few weekends ago I pulled out some Bins that were holding supplies instead of projects, and got them on the shelves. I’ve emptied 5 Bins so far, two of which I have filled with batting scraps. I’m excited that I can see everything. We paid special attention to placing in each room the items I would USE in that room. That meant moving the thread to the sewing room and moving the die cutter to the cutting/storage room.
These rooms are my happy place. I have been ruminating on a new name for the studios. At the old house it was “Bottoms Up!” because it was in the basement. Now I’m in two rooms and I’m thinking of “Fore and Aft”; the sewing room is at the front of the house and the cutting/storage room is in the back of the house. “The Happy Place” would work, too. So do “Safe Harbor” and “Leave Me the F Alone while I’m in Here.” We’ll see.
Admittedly, things are tight in the front room—it’s 11’ x 11’, and the room also serves as my office when I’m teleworking. The teleworking goes away when I retire at the end of next year (yay!) but I’ll still be tasked with figuring out where I’ll move the standing desk to—and it will probably take me that long to decide.
And now for the best part—my Girlfriends also went way above and beyond and gave us the most fabulous housewarming gifts. I was so surprised!
Cindy gave us a metal sign with our family name—we put it on our foyer wall above the table and surrounded it with family photos—more will be added as time goes on. I felt so good once we got it and the photos on the wall, and I smile every time I see it:
Katrina made us a quilt! Little did I know while she was working on it that she was making color choices based on my comments—later I realized that she never asks about color choices because she knows her own mind and she was making sure it would go in our living room (and it does)! Here it is on the living room wall:
This is one of those quilts that was on a bucket list for me but since Katrina did such a beautiful job, I don’t need to make one! Thanks, Girlfriend!
I am blessed beyond measure. I can now sit down and sew and won’t be wasting time looking for stuff! There’s still some organizing left to do but I’m so happy that it’s not the formidable challenge that I thought it would be.
And as a result of the teamwork, I have since finished FOUR projects and am ready to quilt another! I know, right? You’ll see posts about those soon.
I know I still need to show you the rest of the house, but there’s been a lot happening with our immediate and extended family since we moved in. I will update the House on the Ridge page soon. (Good grief, how many times have I used the word “soon” in this post?)
In the meantime, go make!
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