For those of us who do a fair amount of sewing, an ongoing issue is keeping ones scraps organized. That is, if you are not a compulsively organized person, which I am NOT! So, you may ask, why don't I just throw out the scraps? The reason is economical - fabric is expensive. The other reason is also economical. I don't want to be running to the store and buying more fabric when I need just a little bit of a certain color to make a design more interesting or pleasing. Having a wide variety of scraps allows me to have a wide and interesting variety of colors and textures to choose from when I am making coiled fabric items. The issue with keeping scraps organized has become even more of a challenge since I started making coiled fabric baskets, which are made from narrow strips of fabric.
It has been a bit of a challenge to get back into the swing of things since our vacation 2 weeks ago. I dropped off my machine for some TLC a couple of days before we left and picked it up on the Tuesday after we returned - a total of almost 2 weeks without sewing. I will admit it was like pulling teeth. Knowing how much work I needed to do to get ready for the Garlic and Arts festival the end of September wasn't helping.
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For those of us who do a fair amount of sewing, an ongoing issue is keeping ones scraps organized. That is, if you are not a compulsively organized person, which I am NOT! So, you may ask, why don't I just throw out the scraps? The reason is economical - fabric is expensive. The other reason is also economical. I don't want to be running to the store and buying more fabric when I need just a little bit of a certain color to make a design more interesting or pleasing. Having a wide variety of scraps allows me to have a wide and interesting variety of colors and textures to choose from when I am making coiled fabric items. The issue with keeping scraps organized has become even more of a challenge since I started making coiled fabric baskets, which are made from narrow strips of fabric.
It has been a bit of a challenge to get back into the swing of things since our vacation 2 weeks ago. I dropped off my machine for some TLC a couple of days before we left and picked it up on the Tuesday after we returned - a total of almost 2 weeks without sewing. I will admit it was like pulling teeth. Knowing how much work I needed to do to get ready for the Garlic and Arts festival the end of September wasn't helping.