I have been quilting for almost 40 years and have made hundreds of quilts.
I have kept photos of the quilts for the most part, even some from a LONG time ago…..
…but I don’t have any more information on them, especially the ones that have been given away.
For example, I know this one was given to charity…
….but I have no idea when, or what size it was, or ANY other details!!
To add another complication, in the last few years, I have been entering quilts in various shows and was getting tired of ALWAYS having to come up with an Artist Statement, and ALWAYS having to pull the quilt and measure it.
This has been my solution…..
For each quilt, I record the year finished, the name of the quilt, the quilt size, my artist statement, and a list of what show it was submitted to.
It is a great way to keep track of my quilts.
How do YOU keep track of your art projects??
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Deb is located in Oregon and part of one of my favorite quilt guilds…. the Metropolitan Patchwork Society of Beaverton, OR.
Deb sends out a weekly newsletter that is chock-a-block with patterns, ideas and information!!
She recently asked this…..
Have you given some thought to what happens to all those beautiful quilts you’ve created over the years? What about all those tools, patterns, books, and yes, what about all those fabrics in your stash?
Then she went on to suggest that we write a “Quilter’s Letter of Instruction” that our loved ones could use to make some of those decisions.
AND, being who she is, she put together a guide to create this letter!!
In this guide, she suggests several questions that you need to answer…..from “Who gets your fabric collection?” to directions for finding all of the OTHER craft stuff that you have “stashed” around the house. Think of this like a treasure map!!
Her final question is “Do you have strong feelings about anything that you don’t want to have happen to your stuff?”
Now this sounds like a big task to me, and one that I would probably put off for a later date, but she has made it easy and provided a download so you can just “fill in the blanks”.
