Use Screenprinting to Improve the Stash You Have

re: Use Screenprinting to Improve the Stash You Have

kitties — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:49:44 GMT

OMG, get messy??? How can that possibly happen???? I like being surrounded by undiscovered ideas.....how's that for justification? I love it

re: Use Screenprinting to Improve the Stash You Have

Judy709 — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:14:24 GMT

I have to admit, I used to only be able to work in a clean well organized workspace but I really think that held me back from really letting myself go. Now I start out clean and just flow from there. Now I love surprises and I feel much more creative. Allow yourself the freedom to play and wonderful things happen. I wish I would of felt this way years ago. No pressure to make perfection. I have to thank Quilting Arts for telling me and showing me that it is ok to just have fun! Funny how we need permission sometimes to free ourselves from the box!

re: Use Screenprinting to Improve the Stash You Have

gramdawg — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:36:30 GMT

My whole house is my studio.I work on the kitchen island, also, the kitchen table. In the LR, I have a large table that I sew on. In my husband's office is my ironing board in the middle of the room. My husband doesn't care about my messes and is very understanding. I am so thankful for him!

re: Use Screenprinting to Improve the Stash You Have

bvavrina — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:38:57 GMT

My workspace certainly gets messy...

I usually follow the rules (more or less) the first time I try a new technique. It seems easier to break the rules once you learn what they are. Some are important and life is easier if you follow them, others are far more fun when you break them and discover what happens.

I remember the years of 4-H sewing when everything had to be perfect inside and out. Eventually, I realized that while it is important to look good (not necessarily neat, but "right," and not fall apart at a critical moment, a bit of mess is no big deal. With garment linings, quilt backings--and not showing anyone what you don't want them to see--messy is fine.

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Nancy Smeltzer — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:34:47 GMT

I loved the title in the original posting regarding "Getting messy with fabrics". That is so-o-o me. When I first started quilting,back in the 80s, I would get rejected from traditional quilting shows because I had messy backs (this was in the day when you actually delivered the quilt to be judged for inclusion in a show). Now, I don't care and wrote a blog about how messy I can get. Hurray for people who don't follow rules because when people just play, that's where exciting things can happen. Not all who wander are lost!