American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2020-06)

YOUR CAR

Avoid the struggle of transporting large items to your

retreat. An art portfolio (available at crafts and art stores)

can hold hard-to-pack items such as a cutting mat, a wool

pressing mat, acrylic rulers, and quilt tops. The portfolio

handle makes it easy to carry supplies to and from your car.

YOUR WORK SPACE

Keep your retreat workstation tidy with a flexible

silicone organizer (available at office supply stores). It

conforms to all shapes of scissors, rulers, marking tools, and

other notions so you can keep your most-used items handy.

If you’re sharing a retreat table with multiple people, it’s a

good idea to label your tools with colorful ribbons or washi

tape to avoid mix-ups.

YOUR PROJECTS

Corral your retreat projects in a space-saving file

organizer that hangs under your worktable. (We got ours at

lakeside.com.) Individual trays allow you to separate sewn

units or blocks for multiple projects; the hanging design

keeps your workspace open for sewing, pressing, and

cutting.

Control Chaos at a Retreat

SEW ORGANIZED

Quilt retreats are great opportunities for catching up with sewing buddies and making progress

on your projects. But if you spend a good chunk of retreat time searching for tools or digging

through project bags, you may be less productive than you had hoped. In this issue, we’re

exploring ideas that will let you hit the ground running (or sewing) at your next retreat.

See more

retreat tips

on page 17.

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