Like many, I’ve had a hankering for clearing out closets again. It somehow feels like a good time of year for de-cluttering, because we’re spending a lot more time indoors anyway.
Enter the fabric collection.
My sewing closet is like the poster child of over-accumulation. (I worked my way through graduate school by measuring and cutting and ringing up fabrics for sewing enthusiasts. That included a generous employee discount and early access to the best deals. You can do the math from there.)
During the pandemic-prompted season/s of mask-making (beginning in March 2020), I used
up plenty of piles of fabrics. But I still had lots of remnants. I’d also
cut and prepared miles of bias trim in tons of prints and colors. Plus, I had several leftover lengths of jelly-roll fabrics (pre-made bias trims in fun fabrics for quilting and other textile crafts).
After stowing all the Christmas decorations and tree trims, I was itching to start a new project.
Here’s how that turned out.
This simple, but wildly colorful channel quilt now covers the bed in my home office/guest room. I really love it.
Don’t look too closely at the top-stitching. I wrestled the bulky coverlet through my basic sewing machine. And it was a workout.
But I think it’s worth it. This crazy collection of colorful fabrics makes a cozy covering for midwinter reading and for binging on TV streaming offerings when the weather runs too harsh for outdoor fun.
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