Ask Emma


Good morning fellow quilters.  Debbie has agreed to let me try out my idea for a new column.  If you have any questions about the shop, quilting, embroidery, or sewing in general, you can send me an email [click on my mailbox below] and I will do my best to answer your question.

July 25, 2009

Dear Emma:  As shop diva and quilter extraordinaire, I wonder how you find time to finish your ufo's?  I recently moved and wonder how you would organize your fabric and sewing room?  Would you sort fabric by color or type.  By type I mean 30's repros together, civil war together etc. or by color?  Look forward to hearing from you.  Miss you all, hope to see soon.  Love, Hope                        

Dear Hope:  It is good to hear from you.  We have missed seeing you at the shop.  Upon reading your question, I immediately decided that I would decide by texture - dividing it out by what I would like to lay down and rest my head on.  Silky, soft, cuddly, too rough (throw it out), etc.  Well.....to make a short story shorter - I was booed by the girls for that one.  And a lot of help they are - everyone had a different method to share.  All that aside, I think you are on to a plan - if there is a theme involved store them together and all the rest sort by colors.   Your friend, Emma.