Organize Your Quilt Studio with Lilo Bowman

Author of Love Your Creative Space discusses how to make our studios a creative sanctuary. Large fabric stash? Piles of tools everywhere? Tangles of embroidery thread? My discussion with Lilo Bowman with get you thinking about how to make the most of your space, whether you have a small table in the corner of a room, or a whole room!
Lilo's Book, Love Your Creative Space- amzn.to/3D3nXyO
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Lilo will be at the Houston Quilt Festival, lecturing on 11/3-11/4/22, details www.quilts.com/quilt-festival...

[@pamlempi5491]

I enjoyed this conversation. We all have some space to tidy. Thank you!

[@WiseCraftHandmade]

She had so many good ideas didn't she?

[@tokyorosa]

Good discussion. I need a kick in the butt for cleaning and organizing my studio space!

[@WiseCraftHandmade]

So glad you liked it! Lilo suggests starting with one drawer, which I plan to try this week.

[@lindawhite5006]

My problem is my emotional attachment to most of my fabric! I'm 65 and began sewing in high school home economics. I've saved fabric all these years for the day I would have my own sewing room. My mother had a professional sewing room which I would help her if she had a large order. When she retired and moved to a smaller home after my Dad died, she gave me a lot of leftover and remnant fabric, trim, notions, etc. Now I am finally putting together my sewing room and I am overwhelmed with the amount of stuff I have! I look at what Mom gave me and I remember working with her on it...and it gives me warm loving memories of time spent with her! But I am swamped!!! I don't enjoy going into the room even. I must force myself to pare down my "stash" so I can enjoy my retirement the way I want and need to!!! Thank you for taking your time and sharing with us. 🇺🇸

[@WiseCraftHandmade]

Linda, I understand what you feel. It's one of the reasons I came to quilting back in the very beginning, actually. To me, fabrics hold memories. One day maybe you will be inspired to sew a patchwork quilt with little bits of all those fabrics. Then you would have a quilt full of memories of your mom. A project like that may motivate you to pass the rest on to a new generation of quilters who would likely be very excited to receive fabric to sew with, especially if they are on a limited budget. Whatever you decide to do, cherish those memories in whatever way works for you. Getting a sewing room organized is very much an ongoing process. Thank you for watching!

[@SpeakTruthBeKind]

Thank you for this. ❤ Now to go find the book. 😁👍🏻

[@WiseCraftHandmade]

Its a great book Susan!

[@duanejohnson3192]

Wish she had shown her basket system. I don’t understand how they are stacked like a pattern cabinet?

[@WiseCraftHandmade]

Thank you, you can find more info in her book