Showing posts with label fabric. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fabric. Show all posts

Friday, February 13, 2009

Sew, Mama, Sew Quesionaire

This little quiz came from Sew, Mama, Sew. Here are my responses:

  • What do you usually sew?
Purses and totes. I used to quilt, but don't have time any more. To me, quilting means hand quilting with tiny stitches, not that machine done stuff.
  • When you shop for fabric, what size cuts do you usually buy? (i.e. If you see something beautiful, but you don’t have a use for it right away, how much do you buy?)
5 to 20 yards
  • Do you buy on impulse or do you go out looking for something you need?
Need? I could go the rest of my life without another piece of fabric and never get all I have sewn, but then there's desire.........................
  • Are you a pre-washer? If you are, do you wash your fabric before you need it, or only when you’re ready to use it?
If the fabric can be washed, it gets, washed.
  • Do you iron it?
Always.
  • How do you sort it? (color, print size, collection, etc.)
Sort it? Once I get it home, I may never see it again for months.
  • Do you have any special folding techniques?
The fabric usually remains in the bag to keep it clean, so it's folded however the salesperson folded it.
  • How do you store your fabric?
In the bags it came in. In a closet, on the dining room table, on the kitchen table, draped across furniture, etc.
  • What tips do you have for building up a well-rounded stash?
Who needs tips? If you love fabric, you buy it.
  • When do you say enough is enough?
Enough? What's that?
  • What are some of your favorite stash-busting projects?
Purses.
  • Do you have a current favorite print in your stash? Let’s see it!
I love them all!
  • What’s your definition of the perfect stash? (Consider sharing a picture or two of your stash & storage, or direct us to a pic on Flickr!)
To have every piece of fabric that I love and to have all the coordinating pieces that go with it.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Sailing the Carribean


I'm sorry to have been missing for such a long time. I have many projects in the works for your enjoyment and have been away collecting marvelous fabrics and trims.

Our latest adventure was an 8-day cruise on the Norwegian Pearl to the Caribbean. We managed to fit in a few Mardi Gras parades while in New Orleans before and after the cruise. The Rex Krewe parade (the original Mardi Gras krewe) was yesterday, but, unfortunately, work called us home. However, I did pick up some great ideas for Mardi Gras purses that will be available next year!

It's good to be home!
Ruth Ann, Bag Lady
baglady@raggbaggs.com