When we moved into our house I was able to take over the basement and create my quilting space. I have added to my quilting space since moving in 4 years ago and this is where it is at today.

I recently took a class taught by one of the guild members and she taught Bonnie Hunters: Oklahoma Backroads (which I finally finished and will post at a later date), she had told us about the way Bonnie Hunter organizes her scraps and so I thought I would organize mine (I do not have a before picture which is unfortunate because it was a mess of everthing I had ever cut)

        This is what it looks like now, all neatly organized.....for now (good intentions).

The next few pictures are of a scrap quilt I have been working on for awhile, I had put it away in the spring and now I have made it my priority to finish it before I start another project (all you quilters out there know what that is like).

Someone I work with had left some quilting magazines on the table at work for the taking and I found this great pattern in the Quiltmakers May/June 2001 issue,

Here are a few of the squares I have started (above). I threw in scraps from my scrap pile, before I had organized it and scraps left over from many of the quilts I had aready made.

 I had my scrap pile all set and away I went.

Scrap quilts are my absolute favorite, I enjoy the way that putting together fabrics that you never would have put together in a million years actually in the end look good together.

I have not gotten very far but I will finish it before moving on. One of my trademarks is, if the pattern gives the option of making a twin quilt and a queen sized quilt I always go bigger, in the end it may even be king size.

If you notice in the picture of my quilt space (above) there is a pole in the middle of my floor this is my restraint, this allows me to do queen size and if I cram it, king size. I'm frightened to think how big they would be if I didn't have that pole there.

That is the one bit of advice I have when buying a house watch out for that pole that sits in the middle of the floor, could be a deal breaker.

Here is what the squares look like so far layed out on the floor, you get a feeling of where the pattern is going.

      I am well on my way to.......of coarse a queen size.

       

           I do have another project on the backburner, but vow not to dip into it yet.

 

And the fun never ends!