Changes

Sometimes, things just work out for the best.

A group I have been quilting with since 2007 has a new location.

 

Our New Sit and Sew Place

We got our start during “Sit and Sew” Tuesdays at a quilt shop.  When that shop closed, we started renting any space we could afford.  Even during Covid lockdown, when we couldn’t gather, our core group continued to pay rent. 

This August, after eight years, we lost our lease.  Other tenants had vacated the building and the owner felt, probably correctly, that he could make more money renting out the entire building to one business rather than trying to rent bits and pieces of it around us. 

 But the rest of the story is all good news.  Almost immediately, a property became available that would work for us.  It only adds 10 minutes to the drive, mostly on rural highways.  The building is all on one story.  And, although smaller, we can all sew in one big room rather than having to split into smaller groups. 

 Making the move happen took a tremendous amount of effort.  Over the years we had become a dumping ground for quilters getting rid of their stash.   A LOT of purging was required.  Logistics for the move came together surprisingly fast.  One of the longarmers used by our group also has a landscape business.  We were able to hire her crew to move the heavy items including a refrigerator to the new site on October 3.  Our new landlord helped us install our big design wall. And we have been happily organizing and sewing ever since. 

This is my nest.  When I’m not there, I tuck my machine away so the space is available for my “table mate” who sews on other days.

 

My Nest on Tuesdays