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December is the month of celebrations and blessings, but it is also a time that we run ourselves ragged and say we are not going to do it next year!!! LOL...yeah right...I hope for stitchers and quilters around the world to thread together our collective joy and embrace each other with kindness.
I was invited to my friend Anne Bryson's home for a holiday gathering and you will be able to enjoy her decked out home on Quilt Roadies for a December 25th release date. But, in the meantime I thought I would keep up with the thread theme and share with you how she organizes her threads.
Organization is one of those traits that every stitcher aspires to, and yet only a few attain. But let me tell you, Anne has it down to a science, and if they gave out PhD's in thread organization she would be the head of that University Department! First, I must share with you that Anne quilts, embroiders, appliqués, cross stitches and English paper pieces. Which means we are talking serious thread accumulation. One of the number one tools she uses to organize...a peg board!
She gets the hooks and rings from office and building supply stores. And the funny thing is, I thought those holes in the tags of Weeks Dye Works were just for shop display...I never thought to use them myself!
For her DMC, and those threads that have no hanging tag, she places them in tiny plastic bags so you can see the color and number of the thread!
Her appliqué threads are stored in a special drawer, which was an option with her sewing table, and she also has available pre-wound bobbin threads in a variety of neutral colors which are from Superior Threads and fit most domestic machines.
Of course I am feeling smug because I do store my Valdani threads just like Anne, lol...a plastic Hot Wheels box from JoAnns!
If you want to know more of what Anne is creating and organizing check out her Instagram feed...you will be inspired for the New Year!!!
May your holiday season be filled with blessings!
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