{"id":65275,"date":"2025-01-17T07:05:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=65275"},"modified":"2025-01-17T12:07:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T20:07:34","slug":"2025-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/01\/2025-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
\"Processed<\/a>
Processed scraps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

The other day<\/a>, I wrote about what I accomplished at Sew Day. I worked on cutting up scraps into shapes and sizes I need for future projects. A big blob of unorganized scraps makes me anxious. It also takes up a lot of space on my sewing table.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I generally keep a list of shapes I need\/want to cut from scraps and yardage on my cutting table. This list includes shapes I use all the time such as 2.5 inch squares as well as special pieces I need for certain quilts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As part of my preparation for the 2025 quilt- and bagmaking – year, I looked at my list of shapes.  I found that I didn’t update my list in 2023 or 2024. That was the first step. This year, I will cut a variety of shapes for projects known and unknown.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As usual, I will cut 2.5 inch squares. I find I dive into those bins pretty frequently. Old Town needed a bunch of 2.5 inch squares. I didn’t need to cut any, because I had the right colors in my 2.5 inch bin.<\/p>\r\n

In general, however, I cut two sets of 2.5 inch squares. One is for my own projects, like Old Town, and the other is for donation blocks. Often, when I cut from scraps, I cut one for myself and several for donations. It depends on how big the scrap is and how much I like the fabric.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I plan to make another Scrap Dash<\/a> quilt, so I am hunting and gathering<\/a> 1.5 x 2.5 inch squares as well as 1.5 inch squares.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\"Finished:<\/a>
Finished: Rectangle donation top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n

I like the donation quilt I made with 4.5 inch x 8.5 inch rectangles, so I am collecting more of those. I am not cutting those sizes from yardage. I only cut these when I have large scrap. I do get them sometimes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I am also still cutting 2 inch x 2  inch cool colors for Blueberry Lemonade. I really need to start making that quilt. I probably have enough squares to make two quilts!!<\/p>\r\n

When I find scrap triangles, I make them into HSTs. I have a lot of randomly sized HSTs. I plan to put backgrounds strips around each unit and then put them all together into a quilt.<\/p>\r\n

I also cut 5″ charms. I haven’t dug into them as much, but they also come in useful. I will dig into them to make the sashing for Old Town.<\/p>\r\n

I have to be more diligent about cutting for the Spin Wheel quilt. This pattern is the Fons & Porter Spin Wheel<\/a>, 1200 series, episode 1201<\/a>. I need to work on gathering background fabrics, which are the triangles, but I can use squares and then cut the triangles.<\/p>\r\n

2.5 x 4.5  blue rectangles for a Blue Rectangles Gradation quilt. You can see some thoughts about this quilt on a recent ‘Dream’ post<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

I also cut 2.5 x 4.5  pink rectangles for a Pink Rectangles Gradation quilt. I have a lot of these rectangles as well, so I should get on this quilt also.<\/p>\r\n

When the above are exhausted, I cut strips. I use these for the Color Strip and Chunk quilts<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

This seems like a lot of work and, to some extent it is, but it is also useful. For me, it is pre-cutting or processing. Cutting is my least favorite part of quiltmaking, so having shapes already cut is great for me.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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