JUST GET IT DONE QUILTS BLOG

Today is our first day that we focus on the CAPACITY of our sewing room. So look at your shelves, drawers and cupboards, and determine how much volume your space can hold. Because it is what it is. And the key to a happy sewing room is to not be OVER capacity. We’ll start with a simple category - magazines and subscriptions. Both hard copy and those sneaky digital ones that overload your inbox. Ask yourself, with the square footage you have, how much space do you want your

What doesn't belong in your space? These are the squatters. All those items that you dumped here because you were in a hurry or you just could not make a decision on where in your home they should go. So the question you are asking today is: Does this belong in my sewing space? If the answer is no, today is the day we put it all back where it belongs. The kitchen, the bedroom, laundry room, storage room or garage. Just put it back. Don't get distracted by trying to organize w

Okay everyone, on your mark, get set, GO. Our first couple of days is about ONLY having items in the sewing room that BELONG in our sewing room. Chances are with the busy-ness of the past month, you have dumped a ton of stuff and debris in your sewing space thinking that you’ll deal with it after the holidays. So today it's all about the garbage. For every item you look at today, you are asking this question...and only this question: Is this garbage? S et the timer for 15 m

Click on thumbnail to link to live We are starting the challenge slightly differently this year...with a live Q&A to answer your questions and outline the challenge. It will be held Dec 26th at 7:00pm EST. You can just click the thumbnail above to watch it live or the recording. Download this thumbnail and post to your social media with the hashtags #declutterchallenge2026 #sewingroomdeclutterchallenge2026 #justgetitdone✅ Right click on the image to download Like any challen

Well, the snowball that is the last quarter of the year is picking up steam. We have celebrated 7 birthdays, two anniversaries, Canadian Thanksgiving and this weekend is our annual Family Cookie Baking Fest. Everyone has their favourites, so it’s a day of pouring over the old cookbooks and Christmas magazines to find the versions they like.  My mother and I used to do it over a weekend with the kids helping out as they got older. About 10 years ago, we realized that the more

This week, I am in the mountains. It’s Thanksgiving weekend in Canada so my husband, my youngest and I are sharing it with my third born...

I think one of the weirdest changes that happens when your kids get older is that Labour Day no longer signals big changes. For the first...

It is 2:00 pm on Saturday August 2nd, and I have two hours until I give my first lecture in 8 years. When the Festival of Quilts asked me...

Sew Very Easy and Chatterbox Quilts at Quilt Canada! Can you believe June is already behind us? It absolutely flew by for me — between...

May went by in a flash. My husband and I had a week in the Netherlands before joining RGE Travels and K&B Sewing for another quilting...

Suitcases Zipped and Ready To Go! My bags are packed… and yes, I’ve been humming that classic John Denver tune “Leaving on a Jet Plane”...

Baby quilt from a panel for twins on the way. Last week I did something that I have never done before. I looked at my March videos: 4...

Turning a errant block on my trusty old BERNINA 910 I feel like I am losing my sense of time.  How can it be the end of March already???...

The 2024 Gift Guide for Quilters

Sometimes life gets so busy I not only lose track of time, I lose track of weeks and this year months. I looked at the calendar this...

🐶 Puppy breath. There's just nothing better! My virtual assistant's family has a litter of Bernedoodle puppies (Bernese Mountain Dog and...

After two canceled flights, one for mechanical issues and one for a French air controllers strike, and a short trip to my parents to pick...

Make sure that coming to Toronto is in your summer plans. The Royal Ontario Museum (also known as the ROM) has a new exhibition entitled “Qu

At one point, my cruise to Iceland was so far away. Now I am at 30 days and counting down. And, of course, there are a million things to do

It’s been a busy month. My third child came home for a week. We had not seen him since Christmas and I love having him here....