Organization ideas and Cherry Blossoms exhibition – 2015.03.28

I’ve been reading a wonderful series of articles by Dena Crain, called Time-Saving for Quilters.  I like a lot of her suggestions and plan to implement them as time permits.  In this article, she shows her two plastic drawer storage units under her cutting table, which hold materials and any work in progress. 

That idea really resonated with me – I’m usually planning and/or working on several projects at once, and I end up with several piles of fabrics and sketches on my working surfaces.  I bought these two units at Walmart and immediately filled them up with projects I’m working on.  The drawers slide right out, so I can pull out the one I’m working on, then put all the bits and pieces back in the drawer when I want to work on a different project.

I highly recommend Dena’s series of articles.  There are 8 parts to the series.  Here’s a link to the first part if you’d like to read them all in order.

You may recall my quilt ‘Flower Boxes’.  It was accepted into the annual juried exhibition “Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation”.  The show will open on March 31 at the Silk Purse Gallery in West Vancouver and will run until April 19.  http://silkpurse.ca/exhibitions/   I’m looking forward to seeing all of this year’s textile art at the opening reception on March 31.

Now I have to get back to some of those works in progress in the drawers under my table, so I’ll have something to show next week.

Thanks for stopping by.  Today, I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many creative and inspirational projects.