I had a light bulb moment one afternoon last week. It involved solving the "ugly" problem in my pressing area. In 2015, I found pressing space by using the pull out work space on the Hoosier I have in the sewing room. A pressing mat worked for a while, and then I had Sir Old Man make a plywood top to sit over it. The top was covered with 2 layers of batting and decor weight fabric. It has served me well for 3 years, but began to have the uglies ---you know from starch over spray and water mists stains --- recently.
I ran across the extra decorator fabric and wanted to re-cover it for a fresh face. Then I realized I would face the same problem in a couple of years.
Cue the light bulb! I made a slip cover to fit over the pressing board. It can be removed and washed when it gets stained or dirty looking. I used a few T-pins across the top area to keep it all from slipping.
And now I am ready to press away. I finished up a few Chandelier Bead blocks on Saturday while watching Quilt-Cam with Bonnie. I may have just enough for a throw size quilt.
I also worked on the collage......can anyone tell me what I was thinking when I jumped into this? My memory has really failed because now I remember why I never made more than one block in this technique. It's the stitching.....and stitching and stitching. And you think you are done securing it all and something comes loose. Stitch some more. All those small pieces that are wonderful when fused but awful to anchor properly. Needless to say, my itch to be creative in this manner has been satisfied and put away in its proper place. On to a new plan.
And make it something that does not involve small pieces in a collage.
Happy stitching.
