The Last (so far!) of the Heather Ross Fabrics

The last of the Heather Ross fabrics have finally found their new home in the second rolling cabinet. The longer drawers of these chests are perfect for everything from FQs to yardage storage. 

About half of the basics have been moved to a smaller cabinet with plenty of space for stacks of goodness. The Essex Linens that I have been amassing have more space than they did in the cabinets, as most of those cuts are several yards long. I even have some space behind each door to stock with smaller cuts and plenty of room for more scrumptious Essex Linen cuts as I add to the stash. 

Wishing you happy organizing,

Heather

 

Sewing Room Makeover: Part I

           

The sewing room is mid-chaos with the cubes being moved around as I search for the perfect layout. The fantastic rolling cabinets have been a major upgrade. All the Heather Ross fabrics have a beautiful home - with a spare drawer yet to fill! I'll add the photos of the second set to another post this week. 

My family has been so helpful in this process, I couldn't have done this without their hard work and patience. While it's not ready to sew in quite yet, I am feeling much better about the space and am loving the updates. We're inching towards the finish and I couldn't be happier about it. 

I hope that this finds you well, dear RF reader. 💕

Best Wishes,
Heather

Folding of Heather Ross Fabric Continues

The fabric folding is going quickly, sorting will require another set of drawers to work with but for now, it has been great to open each drawer to see such beautifully illustrated quilter's cottons. I've been wanting Heather Ross’ gnomes, cowgirls, goldfish, banana seat bikes, lightening bugs, frogs, and owl fabrics for years.

There are quite a few white and cream background fabrics and I'm considering placing them in a rolling set of drawers to make space for the vividly colored focus fabrics. This plan requires some rearranging, but I have some willing helpers, thankfully.

There are storage cubes to remove and rearrange, as well. I like them but think that they would be more useful on top of the glass front cabinet, the shoe box for lesser utilized items, and possibly raised in the corner of the L-shaped counter. The room feels larger with the changes made so far, I'm excited to see how great it will be when finished. 

  
I am looking forward to getting to some actual sewing and piecing soon.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Heather

Heather Ross Fabrics

The Heather Ross fabrics are looking great and the process is going smoothly. I have several pieces 4+ yards in length and multiple cuts of smaller sizes of the same prints. 

This is because many of the textiles were ordered wherever I could find them once released. I have since started pre-purchasing 1/2 - full yard cuts of her new lines. There are still quite a few fabric piles in the small cabinet to tackle. My husband will be exchanging the folded ones for more piles soon; for now, I'm leaving the sealed sets together. 

You can find her fantastic prints at Windham Fabrics or at Heather Ross' site.

Piece,

Heather

RF Readers, Organization & School

It's great to see that readers have increased quite a bit lately. Welcome!! The US is back on top and Brazil has fallen to last place while France is no longer listed. 

The Heather Ross fabrics are being organized as I  continue to fold this week, clearing out the small cabinet and moving everything to the long rolling cabinet(s). Using the same folding technique as the 30's for these but for longer yardage, I've had to fold them in half length first to achieve the same look... just in case anyone is organizing their stash along with me.  The Aneela Hoey, Liberty of London, Kaffe Fassett & Tula Pinks are calling. I may be folding for quite a while but the process is going much faster now that I have the technique down.

I've moved forward with plans for the third, accelerated masters; classes began this week. I'll reward myself with some sewing room time as I progress. There are so many sewing projects on the to-do list that will keep me busy for months. It felt good to sort through the charms for Jane but I'm still undecided about the triangles and I was so sure I'd use the background fabrics for the longest time. I may have to think on that a while before I can commit to a final layout plan.

 

I hope you're having a terrific weekend,

Heather