Tag Archives: organization

(Stash)BUSTED! – A Keeper!

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Lisa Yarost

Today features my first Keeper book: Material Obsession: Modern Quilts with Traditional Roots by Sarah Fielke I love books with pretty pictures. I think nearly all quilters are suckers for a pretty book, due to our visual nature. This one … Continue reading →

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(Stash)BUSTED – Knowing what you have

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Lisa Yarost

I decided to start on my book- and stash-busting project by tidying up and getting a handle on what fabric I owned. This may take a while. I shall consider it an ongoing project. This is what over 100 yards … Continue reading →

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Lipstick? What’s that?

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Lisa Yarost

I saw this lipstick case at a garage sale and bought it to use as a headphone case. Instead, I discovered that it is the perfect size to hold my Voyager 17 longarm bobbins! Funny that it never occurred to … Continue reading →

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Make a kit!

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

It’s holiday show season! DH and I just hung my work at North Main Studios in Rockford, IL for this weekend’s ArtScene. We’re getting good at this. It only took us about an hour to hang the show this time, … Continue reading →

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Studio needs

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

After doing a considerable amount of long overdue studio organization over the past few weeks, I have realized that space is not my primary issue. Of course, I could always use more, but there are other, more important (and more … Continue reading →

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Bad studio day (a.k.a. water hates me)

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Today is a bad water day in the Yarost studio. Not only am I having studio flooding from the torrential rain that has been falling all day, but I managed to capsize *two* containers of water on my drafting table, … Continue reading →

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Show me your mess!

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

This… is my studio. Yes, it’s a mess. I admit it. I’m not sure it does me any credit to say that this is 45 minutes cleaner than it was when I got home from work yesterday. When we moved about … Continue reading →

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