A Smile for St. Patrick's Day

We're all having a good time on St. Patrick's Day!

Spring is in the air

I'm hard at work on my fabric inventory, but still feel the need to take time out and enjoy the gorgeous weather we've been having here lately. Here are some luscious flowers from the Monterey area.

Fabric stash

I gather from a lot of sewing blogs out there that many of you have issues with fabric stashes. My collection has been in progress for more than thirty years and I am often conflicted about the rationale behind having so much fabric. Okay, I'm a dressmaker, dollmaker, quilter, etc., etc., and need lots of choices. However, when I get in the mood to make something, I am completely overwhelmed by too many choices. So, I decided there has to be some order to this chaos. I have begun the process of taking inventory. While it may or may not improve the situation, at least I'll have a better idea of what's in my personal fabric store. I'm using 3"x4" Avery adhesive labels which I place on the wrong side of the fabric, and then trim just slightly within the edges of the label in order to prevent raveling. All available information gets recorded on the label itself: length and width of the fabric, manufacturer, date, title of fabric, etc.. This has been a time consuming process, but surprisingly a lot of fun. I'm discovering lots of goodies in my collection and am excited to play with my "fabric cards" and create new artistic possibilities.