Dare I trust that a studio finally awaits me?
So if I haven’t mentioned it, though I can’t imagine that I didn’t, the kid’s moved out of the house again. But this time it seems as if it might be a bit more permanent than last year’s six months. She managed to get herself a job up in Durango – that’s in southwestern Colorado not far over the New Mexican border. About 3½ hours from Albuquerque. Fabulous little town, not even too much snow. I’m rather jealous. Anway, she found an apartment (with deer in the back yard!) and needed minimal parental assistance in securing it. Hurray for her! We’re proud of her.
But this means that once again her room is available for new use. Like…as a rug hooking studio. Okay, not completely dedicated to that, but almost. A twin bed purchased just this week will allow for guest quarters when necessary. I can deal with that.
Again, if you remember last year I’d just ordered the shelving from IKEA when she moved back in. Damn, she arrived before they did. Been in the garage unopened since early last October. Well, they’re opened now! (Thank goodness they were the right color…) They’re even installed, and Tom attached them to the wall just yesterday. (A wall of rug hooking materials falling on someone would be a crappy way to die.) Unfortunately, she says slightly red-faced, everything won’t fit into the room. There aren’t THAT many shelves. Luckily, my kick-ass closet and laundry room are both still available.
Consequently, I’ve been distracted by sed studio and implementing my plan for its best use. Oh, and did I mention that we’re expecting company next week. Just in time for Balloon Fiesta here in Albuquerque. (If you haven’t been here for that, put it on your bucket list this very minute!)
I have managed to hook more on my primitive rug. Tynan models it for you to the right. I’m actually liking it; it being my first primitive rug. Oh, did I mention that I’m hooking it in t-shirt? The plan is to finish it this weekend and start something new right away. Hooking, hooking, hooking. I received confirmation that I’ll be vending again at the Fall Fiber Fiesta November 16-18 at Santa Fe’sScottish Rite Temple. It’s a great event. Will I see you there?
The studio is looking great! Rug hooking supplies are hard to wrangle….my wools don’t want to play with the cotton quilt fabrics so they also have their own room. I am trying to make a sample for a wool appliqué class, so I might actually get rid of some of them. (I’m finding that teaching quilting classes has me sorting through my large fabric collection for the students to use. A win-win situation!)
You seem to hook all the time, so I’m glad that you will have your own space.
You know, I keep some of my wools on their own, separate from the t-shirts.I don’t know why. And the bed sheets, as you saw, have their own place. Yeah, space is still an issue because of that. Thank goodness for my closet and laundry room. And the shelves Tom put up in the laundry room. Of course, I hook mostly at night while I watch TV, so…not in the room. 🙂
Most of my quilt cottons like the closet and most of the wools like the expanse of the studio…but, alas, there are noodles and fresh little piles of wool that creep into nearly every room The T-shirt stash has its own little carrier and those little buggers will have to go to sleep for a while since the wool rugs in the queue are calling….
Then there is that bed sheet rug; it’s only 1×2 and is ready to hit the portable floor frame.
I am convinced there is no organization, just swirling preference….