tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025828033621089463.post1316106148545734028..comments2023-12-23T03:13:35.344-05:00Comments on Pepper at the Quilt Studio: Spring Cleaning...sortaPepper Coryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840312463631790831noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025828033621089463.post-79651267398661596252016-04-29T07:58:04.339-04:002016-04-29T07:58:04.339-04:00Pablo Picasso once said that every act of creation...Pablo Picasso once said that every act of creation is first an act of destruction. That is my excuse for messy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025828033621089463.post-4306729047984488412016-04-23T00:21:01.775-04:002016-04-23T00:21:01.775-04:00I love the serene colors and rows in the Chinese c...I love the serene colors and rows in the Chinese coin quilt. And the shimaco sashiko piece is amazing, i have not seen anything like it. Now I am itching for some handwork...<br /><br />I am decluttering and spring cleaning a la Marie Kondo. I think hobby stuff is mentioned just once under "komono." Clearly housekeeping IS her hobby so she may not personally have a craft hoard to deal with! I am sorry when I hear people feeling badly after reading it, since I am benefitting ftom it and do is my quilting.<br /><br />Since her basic premise is to keep only what "sparks joy" my quilt books and fabric stash are staying, joyfully guilt free! For the most part, that is --- i felt like her book helped me realize I do not really like saturated purples, or the feel of some flannels, and it is okay to admit that and let them go! <br /><br />After a little decluttering I am finding more room to stretch out my studio space and make it better organized and accessible in the common area of the house. A huge rolltop desk in the dining room was replaced with craft cabinet and a design wall, for example. I have more time to quilt as chores go faster with half the clothes and dishes around too, and less stuff in the way when vacuuming and dusting.<br /><br />To me the book is not about creating a visually minimalist space, but creating a space that makes joy the priority. For me, that will look and function more like a workshop, and not a model home. Does that make sense? Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15746921746770280248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025828033621089463.post-14593781159863256762016-04-22T22:33:29.665-04:002016-04-22T22:33:29.665-04:00I love creative messy spaces much more than super ...I love creative messy spaces much more than super well organized clean spaces that make me feel I can't do anything because I might mess something up. Beautiful eye candy in this post. :DBJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327308224604640257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025828033621089463.post-49071070972744714682016-04-22T22:16:40.910-04:002016-04-22T22:16:40.910-04:00I have the same problem/obsession/gift! I can sew...I have the same problem/obsession/gift! I can sew as long as I can clear a space to cut and sew. As my wise mom used to say, "What do you remember, that the house was clean or we had fun?"Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01608115276689496006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025828033621089463.post-71166773715233954132016-04-22T22:16:09.903-04:002016-04-22T22:16:09.903-04:00I have the same problem/obsession/gift! I can sew...I have the same problem/obsession/gift! I can sew as long as I can clear a space to cut and sew. As my wise mom used to say, "What do you remember, that the house was clean or we had fun?"Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01608115276689496006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2025828033621089463.post-71849093249087314832016-04-22T21:20:38.244-04:002016-04-22T21:20:38.244-04:00My Creative mess is way worse! NO showing of min...My Creative mess is way worse! NO showing of mine and nobody ventures into the ZONE! The scraps multiply while I am sleeping, I swear!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156858742587928699noreply@blogger.com