or try and fit all this (plus the stuff hidden in the cupboards)
into here.
This has to be my biggest avoiding pattern writing procrastination project ever.In breaking news, I have been thinking of making a rag rug. Yes, it was a surprise to me as well, perhaps I need to back away from my inner Nanna a little ?
but this one from Moda Bakeshop really makes me want to give it a shot.
back away or jump right in ?
Oh, go on Jodie, you know you want to do it.
ReplyDeleteYou do realise don't you that offspring have a habit of returning home and want their room back??
Jump right in there!! It's so cool!! Love your new crafty space... shall be interested to see where everything fits though!!
ReplyDeleteJump! Jump! Jump! That way you can show us all how you did it :) I'm sure you'll figure out a way to make all that stuff fit.
ReplyDeleteOf course you can do it besides great minds and all that crap I have been cutting stuff for my rag rug .We can be raggy nanas together, the mind boggles at that ! Can't wait to see your finished room .
ReplyDeleteOh! I get it! Raging red carpet needs a nanna rag rug. Yes, it does :) xox
ReplyDeleteYou go girl! You can do it !! Best Wishes from Saskatchewan :)
ReplyDeleteWith all this time up your sleeve you know you have to - procrastinate while making rag rugs because you know the patterns will happen at the last minute regardless...did I just say that out loud.
ReplyDeleteI reckon it looks like a great way to avid moving rooms.
ReplyDeleteI understand you on SO MANY LEVELS.
ReplyDeleteMy sewing space looks like yours.
The idea of moving it anywhere...shit. That would be enough to have me catatonic, at minimum.
Also just love that rag rug. Was given discarded fabric on the weekend that tonight will be cut into 1.5' pieces to become just this. Brilliant.
This is not an avoidance technique but rather a "use up ALL those scraps and pieces of material that are sitting on the floor so I don't have to store them" project, that will allow you to have a nice rug on the floor and less fabric to put away thereby allowing you to get to the pattern writing quicker. HMMMMMM! wonder if this would work for me.
ReplyDeleteJust jump in I think
ReplyDeleteJump right in. And you know, the more stuff you have on the floor, the less red carpet you can see.
ReplyDeleteWhy can't you use both rooms? My mum is using all her (4!) spare rooms for her stuff.
ReplyDeleteI think the rug would help with the red carpet. Especially if you do it like the bake-shop one with bits of red in it. I wonder if you could make a rug using selvedges?
So you're procrastinating by writing a blog post about procrastinating by thinking about making a rug so you can procrastinate about moving the room that your moving so that you can procrastinate about pattern writing? Is that right? Wouldn't it be far less effort to just write the pattern?
By the way, I really, really like the tree and the quote. Did your daughter do that, or did you?
I say "jump Right In" but my husband HATES my rag rug and on its completion said something along the lines of "that is going in our house over my dead body!" I do believe there were also words about not living through the Great Depression, and about not being a Nanna ;) That craft room is looking good - I LOVE the wall with the tree!
ReplyDeleteThe nana rug sounds like a great idea so I say jump right in. Good luck with sorting out your craft room too, you will love it when you finish!
ReplyDeletejump on in! a rag rug is on my "to do" list... one day i will get the time
ReplyDeletea couple of years ago i swapped my bedroom and my sewing room over - it was a BIG job but i am still very happy i did it
Do it! Why not?
ReplyDelete(don't answer that...)
don't even stop to put on the floaties!
ReplyDeleteJump right in. And great minds think alike as I am thinking of making a rag rug too :) It *may* use up a little bit of my fabric!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with that!!! Are you sure pattern writing wouldn't be easier????? Jump right in with the rag rug, so not nannaish these days!!
ReplyDeleteOk I did call you crazy on twitter but that rag rug does look nice
ReplyDeleteDo it! Have you seen. http://sewliberated.typepad.com/sew_liberated/2011/01/the-rainbow-rug.html
ReplyDeleteIt's been on my list since it was made!
Go for it .... do it. Everything is worth giving it a go. If you feel like it's something you want to do ... why not.
ReplyDeleteJump right in and then you don't have to tidy up and put all that stuff away.
ReplyDeleteYeah go for it!!
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displacement activity
ReplyDeleteyou are moving rooms to avoid pattern writing
so you are making a rag rug to avoid moving rooms
what will you do to avoid finishing the rag rug?
I made a rather largrge rag rug and in all honesty, it was one of the most time consuming things i ever made. All that cutting out strips, all that sewing together the strips (i was really using rags....well old cushion covers and curtains etc), sll the ironing the edges over (like adouble fold bias tape), all tthe rolling into balls, all that plaiting, all the bloody untangling and then finally the back breaking sewing all the plaited strip together while flat on the floor. And while I love my rag rug, I also want a brownie badge for it or something!!!!
ReplyDeleteSo am I going to be the only person that says
ReplyDeleteBACK AWAY !!! lol
PS: love the tree ..
Go on its a whole new crochet experience! I love making them :-)
ReplyDeleteYour procrastination project at least has awesome potential to some great pattern writing!! I am excited to see the end result. As for rag rugs...awesome!
ReplyDeleteJump right in. That rag rug would take a blooming procrastinatory eternity. I reckon I have one in me one day - like when I have to avoid stuff...
ReplyDeleteGee willickers! (no idea how to really spell that) Hope Jemma's room is BIGGER than the study. Gulp.
ReplyDeleteJump!I wanna make one too!
ReplyDeleteAnd good luck with the fitting in of things. I love the organizing bit of it. It's my go-to procrastinatory device.
Please make the rag rug, because I have one, nope opps TWO (one hooked and one plaited) as UFO's and I need the motivation...I dont have to write a pattern you see!
ReplyDeleteLOVE that tree. Pattern writing is over rated.
ReplyDeleteI say jump in. I would love to make one ut it looks a bit daunting.
ReplyDeleteLooking at all that fabric makes my heart stop.
Love seeing the progress of the craft room. Makes me want to tackle my own sewing jungle!
ReplyDeleteI saw that rag rug too and sooooo want to do it!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the room move and makeover. We expect updates.... like next week?
Do the jump! Nana's are good.
ReplyDelete"Oh Bullwinkle, that trick never works!"
ReplyDeleteGo the rag rug! They never go out of style.... nanna's or not.
I've been thinking about the rag rug idea too, so perhaps there is a Nanna virus going around. Love to know how you get on.
ReplyDeleteyep, i could be distracted!
ReplyDeleteI have not done one but I recon jump it - your new room will need it - maybe use all your selvage?
ReplyDeleteRag Rug, rag rug, rag rug, yeah! I have had one on the go for quite a while, I love it...might be good to get some instructions!
ReplyDeleteIf the Precious one is leaving, I suggest colonising both rooms. In which case you may first want to make a flag of the Empress Jodie for both rooms. In which case you have half the stuff to move!
ReplyDeleteAs for the rag rug...jump in with caution. Your inner Nanna might grab you and pull you under if you're not careful. Or make a rude rag rug. That'll teach 'er!
The very first comment echoed my thoughts. They come back and want their rooms back.
ReplyDeleteQuery: if pattern writing has become a hateful chore, why do it? This was supposed to be your "fun" job.
Hmmm, a rag rug out of selvedges would be a nice addition.
Of course, jump right in! You know we're all enablers, don't you?
ReplyDeleteJump right in obviously! You know you want to, just listen to your inner Nanna! And good luck with the room reorganisation - you're a brave woman. Locket xxx
ReplyDeleteP.S. Happy New Year and a very belated Happy Christmas!!!
By all means, jump in. I've been thinking about it too - I want to try the recycled tee shirt kind.
ReplyDeleteJump in it's recycling !
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