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15 Minutes - Continued

3/7/2014

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I can already see in my busy schedule that I will have some days where I will not get my 15 minutes of sewing time on this project.  That does not mean that I am not sewing at all, in fact, I have so many projects that I absolutely need to get done for the shop or a show that I just don't have an extra 15 minutes to spare on playing around.  I also know that I will be missing a few days of sewing time because I will be traveling out of town.  But when I am in town I will try and set aside this 15 minutes for this one project.  It is hard to put it down once I get started and the 15 minutes turns into 30 minutes.  Anyway…here is what I got done last night!

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Two 4" string pieced squares.  Yep, that's it!  That's all I could get done in 15 minutes.  I did not use muslin to piece these blocks.  Instead, I used pages from a telephone book.  It is absolutely awesome to use!  Not only is it a great way to recycle those old phone books that we have, but the paper is much thinner than regular copy paper or newsprint so it is much easier to remove!

I still am thinking of what to make, but it will come to me.  Probably at 3am when I can't sle
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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  While I was going through my closet I came across a very outdated prairie skirt made from homespun fabrics.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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    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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