Monday, March 30, 2026

Out with the Books!

 Nothing like a good fabric sale

 for a friend to help you realise

 how much extra you have in your sewing room.


The weekend found me clearing out a lot of my books.

Some I hadn't looked at in a long time,

and after a good peruse I found that 

a lot were more instructional

instead of pattern oriented.

So out they go.



There are a few places 

to donate good quilting books.

A local charity that has

big fabric frenzie twice a year,

and a few of local thrift shops

 that are in areas with many quilters

are also good outlets.


My shelves are now looking pretty tidy,

 with a lot of the books out of the way.

I even  sorted project boxes 

 that just said "scraps".

There are a few empty project boxes

on the shelves. 

Remember those pins?

More were unearthed during retreat packing. 

split pins in 2 sizes,



plain old straight shirt pins,



and scads of safety pins.  




I am a pin baster and use the 1 1/2" pins. 

There are straight and curved ones.


I find the curved ones are a bit too light. 

Smaller ones get used for labels and size tickets. 

These, however , these are not the pins we're looking for!


Have a great week stitching!


















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