Meet my sweet new addition to The Quilted Story Studio...I call them the "Twins".  These are actually TWO-6 drawer cabinets from IKEA that are stacked on top of one another.  I opted NOT to have Houston put the wheels on the bottom of the lower cabinet...just because I simply do not want it moving at all!  LOL!  With all this "Embroidery Machine" work I am doing these days with my Sweet Matilda Jane...I seriously needed an affordable way to organize all the different colored fabric panels that have been prepped with Heat and Bond Lite.  It's kind of important to keep these panels flat...and it isn't just because I am a little over the TOP with OCD!

But...

Just between you and ME...it is the BIGGEST reason for everyone's safety and well being here at The Quilted Story!

Remember to...

Embrace your weaknesses...LOL!

Now...how about a shot of the insides...

Each drawer has two color ways...fabrics that are all ready for the next Super Cute Embroidery/Applique on Matilda Jane.  Now  I have to compulsively memorize the drawers that each color is in...

Simply...

Because...

I can!

Let's make something new with my Sweet Girl Matilda Jane soon!

Stay Tuned!

Kathleen

You simply gotta love it when a plan comes together...even when you really had NO plan at all!  Who doesn't LOVE them some Super Cute ways to organize all those pesky little bobbins that we all have strewn across the studio? 

Good Grief...it's true!

I have OCD!

Embrace your weaknesses...it makes life "easier"!

Moving on...let's chat a bit about these little cute bobbin boxes. 

My husband...I call him "Houston" (for those who do not know this) brought home this fun little stack of old yardsticks that he found at his Momma's house...

just because...

he just might need them one day!  And YES, I found the perfect place for these little gems! 

Imagine that!

The funny thing is...Houston never really examined the yardsticks all that closely...UNTIL he decided to cut them up to make these bobbin boxes and just before he made the first cut...he turned it over and there it was...

Houston's real name...written in his little First Grade hand...DANNY BOWEN.

It just makes you smile...

REALLY BIG...

and then TEAR up, like a big BABY!

So, the Moral of the story is this...

BEFORE he was known as MY "Houston"...he was just a little kid from North East Ohio...named...

Danny Bowen!

It doesn't get more nostalgic than that folks!

Gotta LOVE a Handy Man!

Kathleen

Well...aren't these SUPER Fabulous?  This particular fabric line is kind of old...

I actually purchased 1 yard cuts from my local Hobby Lobby over 10 years ago. I've decided to call this group my "Cottage Garden" Collection.

Can we say..."fabric hoarder"? 

Now...that's just HARSH...I prefer to be called a "fabric collector"...it sounds so much nicer when it rolls off the tongue!  LOL!

Any who...

I mixed it up with some cute tone on tone's that matched in color hue.  I just love it for these little paper pieced fronts for my upcoming lecture and trunk show in Seneca, SC.  I am counting down the days...I really can't wait!

If you click on the picture to enlarge it...you will notice that there are several of the blocks that are actually duplicated in pattern.  However, a simple change up of the fabric/color placement will give you a whole different look...I love that about this particular quilting technique!

Let's...Quilt On!

Kathleen