Pat Sloan's Blog

Quilt from Chelsea Lane

Ladye sent me this photo of the 2006 pieced BOM her shop, Stitch n Quilt, did with my Chelsea Lane fabric. Isn't it Awesome! They DO NOT have anymore kits, they did 220 and have none left. But if you like the pattern, contact them because they used Marty Michell Templates and can tell you about it.

Dust - ROFLOL!!! DUST??? DUST???  We could write a BOOK in the dust here! Fabric creates so much.. it is a constant battle.. and I'm ALLERGIC to dust... well... that is just weird. I think the DR just wanted me to clean more... LOL!

Newsletter- Sent the newsletter out. If you didn't get one, check the newsletter site, your junk buckets and also be sure you actually signed up for it.

You can read the both the short email newsletter online and the regular one at my web http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pat-Sloan-Newsletter/

 

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Organize - Studio Office side

Here is my desk and tall bookcase. I look over my monitor & out 2 windows.  I need a quilt behind the chair, but nothing too big... so far everything I want to use that has red or brown in it.. is in my lecture or workshop. 

Second photo is my scrapbook table.  MESSY!! The top of this needs cleared off big time. I'm trying to decide if I want a shelf above it. Might go for some kind of narrow unit to sit along the back instead. I need someplace to set things while I'm working. There is a small bookcase behind the desk and I use the end of the desk while scrapping.

The blue walls came out better in these photos than in ones with sunlight... go figure!

cutting table height

The cutting table should be custom made for your height if at all possible. What I've used is that the correct  height for you is a surface where you can stand next to it with your upper arms at your sides and you bend your forearms at an approximate 45 degree angle with the surface. I did a quick search and didn't find any 'formal' calculation...anyone know of one out there?

And because it's been COLD and often DREARY here, a picture from vacation... looks good doesn't it?

UPDATE - Amanda I was ROLLING ON THE FLOOR laughing!!! Tell that engineer of yours that if MY engineer could put wire shelves in my UPSTAIRS studio... he can figure out how to do it for you! These used to fill 2 entire INTERIOR walls in the office side where I had all the fabric out in the open. So yes... you can do it.. but no books up there!

Organize - Wire Racks

These are my 'Pat Sloan Famous Wire Rack System'... LOL! Nancy named them that. They are wire shelves that are mounted around the rim of the room. They are on 3 sides. The 4th side is the design wall so the boxes sit on top of that.

ps - So neat to hear how you decorate with hearts!

pps - Kathleen I think Roseann is the "Cat's Pajama's" ... love you to death Roseann! So after I said this I wondered WHAT exactly Cat's Pajama's meant... here is the short...and click for the long!

Cat's Pajama's -- It means 'a wonderful or remarkable person or thing'. But it nearly always implies stylishness and newness-it's 'the greatest thing since sliced bread'.

Yahoo emails....

If you are on my yahoo groups... you'll notice a LACK of emails. Not much is getting posted yesterday and today. I've sent 3 emails today and none have showed up. SOOOO .. hopefully they will FIX whatever is going on soon!  The JOYS of a free to YOU and ME service!

Organize - Cutting Table

My Cutting table is the best thing we ever did! The top is an old Formica table. Gregg mounted it on the top of these cupboards. There is a top drawer on all 3 the backside units, and one on the front side (sewing machine side). I normally stand on the backside and look out the windows while I work. But when I baste or work on the design wall I'm on the front side.

Update - Yes we run our business from what I would call a 'less than' normal space.. LOL! You are not EVEN seeing Gregg's office, the rest of the hall 'storage' or the new storage in the family room...ha! We TRY and keep the business out of the Kitchen, bathrooms, living room and bedroom...but......the rest of the rooms seem to end up being staging or full time storage. What you are seeing is where I do most of my work. My house has no basement and no attic storage, so we have to be very clever!

Update 2- What is in my Fridge???? Mmmmmmmm..... what do quilters normally keep in there? No fabric in mine! I do have a bit of food, drink and condiments.. LOL!