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Answers to a few questions
2-The webcam is on during the week while I'm working in the studio. It goes to sleep when I do and sometimes I turn it off, so in those cases the last photo is the one that will be there.
3- I don't make a quilt EVERY day. But will try change what is on the wall often. And if I can't take down a project I'll move the camera for a new view!
4- I've had questions on what EXACTLY is a webcam? It is a just like a video camera. I have told it 'how often' to take a photo. I could take them a lot, but the streaming video doesn't work so well for most people. So we are taking them in a certain time interval. For example a photo every 500 seconds. Then the photo is uploaded for you to see. The closer the photos are taken together the more it looks like a movie. Right now it would be like a flip book if you saved all the photos and put them on pages ...hehe! The image on my newsletter on the front of the website was one of the photos I saved. I hope that helps!
5- My design wall is something I've had for a long time. It is made up of 2 flannel covered foam core building sheets. These are then bolted to the wall. I push pins into the foam, not the wall.
6-How do I keep my studio 'clean'. Sometimes it looks clean.. and well.. sometimes it doesn't.. hehe! If I am making a big quilt it is going to get messy. But I really don't like to work in a mess. So I tend to keep things neatish.. put them away in bins so I can't SEE them messy and generally clean up as I go. I try and keep the work table very clean as you can see it as soon as you open the front door. And I don't like to sit all day in a mess... it doesn't feed my soul. And I'm in often in this room 14 hours a day.
7- On 4-12-08 Monica asked me in the comments about how I work on projects and keep them organized. The red bins I have in my studio are project bins. For the most part I'm working on one project then the next.. but I often have several projects in different phases. Like right now I have 2 diamond quilts and a logcabin in progress, but they don't have a 'job' yet. So I have a book that I'm starting and all those quilts will be worked on in sequence. But I might have one I'm quilting on while one is on the wall being built. On this particular day I was showing charity quilt tops on my wall that were donated by quilters on my yahoo group. So 3 of the quilts that I put up were tops from other quilters... not my tops. AND.. I have about 15 projects in various stages that are just for me or don't have jobs yet... and we won't count the ones in the 'deep freeze' that have not been worked on for a LONG time.. hehe!
table is mostly clear unless it's not!
Posted by: Pat Sloan | January 14, 2010 at 11:23 AM
WOW! I wish I could keep my desk that clean!!! I can straighten it up and it can be a mess in less than 30 min,!! Have a great day!
Posted by: Sarah in Houston | January 14, 2010 at 07:19 AM
Very impressed with your organizational tools. I'm starting to at least put projects into bags (clear so I can see what's what). Thanks for the tips.
Posted by: Sharon | January 05, 2010 at 08:59 AM
Pat, I love this quilt. It looks like packages. You are just amazing!
Posted by: Sarah in Houston | November 01, 2009 at 09:27 AM
Nice quilt for your book.
Posted by: Sharon | October 25, 2009 at 02:01 PM
The new quilt reminds me of gaily wrapped Christmas presents. :O)
Posted by: Laura | October 24, 2009 at 09:36 PM
I love the flower quilt on your design wall. I also see how I can be more efficient in my sewing room by having a small ironing table and that fabulous iron right there. Very handy!
Posted by: Nancy Stahl | September 19, 2009 at 03:45 PM
WOW look what happend overnight! Love it!
Posted by: Linda P | August 07, 2009 at 09:10 AM
Mary you need to hit your refresh button or clear your cache. Aol also does really bad things..it blocks updates..so you may not be able to see changes for days.
don't go through aol to see the page.... the page changed about 50 times yesterday
Posted by: Pat Sloan | August 07, 2009 at 08:07 AM
ok - am I doing something wrong? The same flower quilt has been up for weeks.
Posted by: Mary Nielsen | August 07, 2009 at 08:02 AM
look there was stuff now there isn't! LOl love this!
Posted by: Mary in H. VA | August 06, 2009 at 05:07 PM
I think I just saw my profile:D LOL!
Posted by: Sue Cryderman | May 28, 2009 at 05:29 PM
hahahahahahaha.
bobble head web cam.
awesome.
Posted by: rachel | May 22, 2009 at 10:24 AM
Hi Pat...from waaaaaaaay over here in PA. My arms getting tired of waving at you now....I think I waved a few pounds off that arm, switching over to left arm now lol. Lynne in PA
PS
Arent bobbles just the neatest thing lol.
Posted by: Lynne Potter | May 22, 2009 at 09:31 AM
Hi Pat, sorry if this is not the proper place to send this message, but Internet Explorer will not let me onto death by quilting website. Help
Posted by: Barbara Jordan | May 20, 2009 at 08:05 AM