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!
