Finding more time

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These days I could use a spare set of hands to accomplish my list of tasks.

-Work

-Run

-Unpack the house

-Finish wedding details, I have 10 days to go!!!

-Spend time with family, friends, dogs, fiance

Where does this leave time for me to quilt.  I have not had the time to really put forth the effort recently.  I need that release.  How do you do it?  Make time for it?  I used to put 30 minutes each day to do something creative, but now I barely have 30 minutes to do my hair in the morning. 

Hopefully as May rolls around I will have more time, get my motivation and get going. 

Loved the picture, this is how my days feel now. 

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My stash has arrived…YEAH!

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Last week the best present ever came to my new house.  MY STASH is here.  I have been on limited fabric for the last three months.  Only a few tubs of fabric made the original trip in January.  I had to leave room for clothes and my puppy. 

Is there anyone interested in older fabrics from say the 70’s?  Some of it has been cut.  It’s just not my style and I’ve tried to make donation quilts from it.  I’d rather give it to someone who will use it.  Please email me at [email protected] if you are interested.  I would only charge the shipping or consider a swap.  I will hopefully post photos tomorrow, if I can find my camera cord. 

Maybe now I can actually get some projects complete and work on my goals for 2010.  I am so far behind and have tried to do too much in the last few months. 

So far most of my tubs have landed into the sewing room.  A couple of weeks ago I picked up a great find from Craigslist.  It’s a white cabinet with a butcher block top.  Say hello to my new pressing table.  It has drawer space and storage too.

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And I thought pressing sucked…

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Nothing compares to sanding your hardwood floors.  We have been doing this for a few days and this afternoon my awesome dad completed the task.  My mom and I stayed behind to clean up the house.  TOP to BOTTOM. 

WOW!!!  My mom joked that the floors looked like sand to give the house a Florida feel.  She can be quite clever when she is exhausted. 

Hopefully by this weekend I will be setting up my sewing room.  The painting is complete.  Up next is the staining and clearing of the floors. 

This was hard work, but necessary and well worth it.  Kinda like pressing.  You can’t go on to the next step until you press.

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Quilts for Kids

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Have you seen the Downy commercials recently?  I love that they are giving back to kids with a program Quilts for Kids.  I would like to see more than $.05 per bottle going to this charity, but it’s a start.  I wonder how many bottles they have sold so far??

I did some research into Quilts for Kids this morning and was impressed by their mission.  Saving fabric from landfills. 

MISSION STATEMENT: Transforming discontinued, unwanted and other fabrics into patchwork quilts that comfort children with life-threatening illnesses and children of abuse.

So green and a great idea. 

Volunteering is easy and they will also take other donations as well.  Not sure if the quilts will stay local like a Project Linus chapter. 

Has anyone already done something with them??  Do you have photos to share?

4.5 UPDATE:

Just got an email that my package is on the way.  It’s like Christmas, what will I get??

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