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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Getting my start- guess it was meant to be

A little over a year ago, I moved from middle of no where Virginia to an area bustling with 1million plus people Virginia.  It has been a nice change, and an area that fits my personality a lot better.  (But I do miss the beauty of the mountains, the quietness of rural Virginia, and most importantly, my friends there).  But it has been a good move, great career, more stuff to do, and met an awesome guy  :)

For some reason after I moved, I thought sewing would be a great idea.  Mentioned this to my friend casually, only to learn she had a sewing machine she never used and wanted it to have a good home.  So in a matter of a couple of weeks of looking into sewing and researching about sewing machines, I had a sewing machine.  It is a great little starter machine.  The brand is no longer made, but it is similar to a Singer, so finding parts is still quite easy.



So I have a machine, bought some fabric, and just went to town making squares that eventually become a rag quilt.


That was easy enough I decided, and just kept sewing.  My wonderful step mom learned I was sewing and took advantage of this, to help clean up her collection of sewing material.  So thanks to her, I have a wonderful starter stash of fabric for almost anything I can imagine.  And since I have a little bit of OCD, I decided to use a spare dresser to help store and organize my fabric. (And yes, Kate is jealous of my dresser of fabric).


Unfortunately, I enjoy shopping for fabric and finding a good sale, this dresser is quickly being outgrown.  But with all the future projects Kate and I have, I have a feeling all this wonderful fabric will be going to good use.

And on a side note, I am looking into finding a place more permanent to live (instead of a rental) and cannot wait to have a whole area really dedicated to sewing that is maximally organized for this as well  :)  There will be pics of this too in the future  :)

Happy St. Patty's day!! I'm linking up to Meet My Machine over at the Tilted Quilt!

Lisa

7 comments:

  1. Aw, look at your little sewing nook!! Man, I love that dresser!;)

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  2. Thanks for linking up with us this week! Love seeing your machine and your cute little dresser!

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  3. How fun! Love your little stash too. Isn't it nice to have such generous friends and family! =)

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    1. Yup, my mom is awesome! Love having the stash of fabric when starting any project.

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  4. Thanks for linking up with our hop! Loved your post :)
    Best,
    Erin

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  5. Sounds like you are off to a great start. My first three quilts were rag quilts. I figured I needed to get good use out of my rag quilt snips, right... I like your dresser for storage. I have a dresser that could be easily repurposed to better organize my fabric stash.

    Cheers, K

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  6. Thank you! I love my dresser. It actually is one I refurbished with a little sanding, and paint. I also spray painted the hardware black to update that a little bit. I find being organized makes for a more efficient sewing experience.
    Rag quilts are so much fun and easy to do. I can not wait to start our quilt along April 1st!

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