Stash (Stirring the Pot)

Hmmmmmmmm... gonna see bout that.

Butterfly

Thanks for the photo. That looks more like a real working studio.

Susan

A friend wanted a good place in her new home for her craft studio but also wanted to build a house that would sell easily in the future. Her husband is a retired art teacher who enjoys painting and woodworking and she likes floral arranging. They do enough craft shows each year to pay their property taxes (which is high here in the Chicago area).

Their solution was to build a house with the popular room arrangement but then use the rooms as they pleased. The big master bedroom is her studio. It has wonderful large windows and faces the garden. The over sized adjoining bathroom is used for storage. They use the "normal" size bedrooms that people used to think were fine until this "Mc Mansion" craze hit the area. They live mostly in the kitchen and adjoining family room which is the size of a standard house built in the 50's. The living room is used for family gatherings and to store her finished craft items just before a sale. They made the laundry room just off the kitchen a little larger than usual and her husband paints in there. The tile floor is perfect in case of a spill. He does his woodworking in the garage area where a family would store bicycles. Their son-in-law is a builder and wanted to build them a home near his own home so they could enjoy the grandchildren. The grandparents were very practical so this compromise was reached. They enjoy the house now but when it is time to sell they will not have to wait for a crafty buyer looking for wonderful studio space.

H>Taria, bless you for your courage in showing us what you've been up to. At

You wouldn't be the first to devote a livingroom to a hobby. A friend of mine has a large loom in her livingroom because that is the only room big enough for the loom. Even so, you have to be skinny to walk all the way around the loom. Her second bedroom is used for the livingroom, even though it's the room farthest away from the front door. Debra in VA See my quilts at

I've set up my machine in odd places over the years just to get something sewn. Usually the kitchen table but I have also used the coffee table, kitchen counter, on the ironing board in the hallway, my dresser, and anywhere else that happened to be handy including a floor. Thank goodness that I have a specific spot to put it now. Debra in VA See my quilts at

I have a fairly decent stash. Not as perfect as the one pictured at the beginning of this thread. Too many of my fabrics fall in the middle range of value. I'd be hard pressed to come up with light, medium and dark of each color.

But.... I don't finish much work. I hate that. And I have a hard time giving myself permission to cut into some of my fabric for fear of "wasting it" on a practice ir on a project that's not "great". I'm having a hard time thinking of myself as having creativity in me. That's always been my two sisters' strong points.

I never buy 5 yards of anything. I should. I just buy from 1/2 to 2 yards of a gorgeous fabric I can't resist. Then comes the pain of trying to find a way to work all those 1/2 yards into some project.

Anyway, that's my input. You can see my "studio" at:

So that's it for my input. Good thread. I love hearing how everybody thinks.

Sunny

Sunny: What fun to peek at your stash and your family. The prom couple is so cute! I like that they are both real stylish but the girl is still modestly dressed. The dog is sweet too. PAT VA/USA

Sunny wrote: cut up for length!

I love the red and white birds block and your leaning tree. Debra in VA See my quilts at