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15 Minutes - Are you Serious?

3/6/2014

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Well we are into the third month of 2014 and I have been busy trying to stay on top of my New Years Challenge!  What is that challenge?  I deemed 2014 the year to Trim the Fat.  I don't mean this in a weight loss sense, but in a complete cleansing of every facet of my life.  Clutter is a huge issue.  So I have been going through my house one room at a time to get rid of all the excess things that are crowding my life.  Now, I don't actually have a single room completed, but I have been addressing certain areas of the rooms.  Many articles on organization state that you only need to spend 15 minutes a day to go through things and you will be amazed at how much you can accomplish!  Are you serious?  It would take me about 5 years at that rate!!  And who wants to spend 15 minutes on cleaning when they can spend 15 minutes on QUILTING!!!  So, I combined the two.  While I was going through my closet I came across a very outdated prairie skirt made from homespun fabrics.  Well instead of just throwing that away, I decided to cut it up and use it to make a quilt.  I wish I would have remembered to take a picture of the skirt before I started cutting, but here is what remains!
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So I spent a couple of days just cutting out the squares.  Then spent a couple days trimming the fabric into 6" squares.  Here is what remains:

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What will I make?  Not sure yet, but stay tuned and see what today's 15 minutes of time will produce.  

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Norah Ashley link
12/17/2020 05:17:36 am

Greaat reading this

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    Hi Everyone!  My name is Melanie Barrett and I have been quilting for 15 short years now.  I worked in a quilt shop for 7 of those years and I owned a quilt shop for the other 8.  Recently I decided to close the brick and mortar store and concentrate on online sales.  My favorite types of quilts to make are small and mini size.  I don't have a favorite fabric style, I like them all.  I find that my tastes change as I grow up!

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