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Ah, Shelly is such a task-master.

Task Two: Clean up the floor in your studio.

Calling it a “studio” is optimistic. I share the space with the laundry room and, used to be, the spare bedroom. But, if “I can leave my machine set up and ready to go” makes it a studio, then I have one.

The floors got a bit of a cleaning while I worked on task one, so I decided to go farther afield: curtains! I don’t know that I have ever washed them. I pulled everything out from under the cutting table and cleaned ...

Each year (for 16 years) Shelly of Prairie Moon Quilts has helped us all get off to a good start with the Final Countdown, a series of tasks designed to help organize and inspire.

Task ONE is: Clean up the area around your sewing machine.

I am a mostly tidy person, but there are always things…like LINT! A good wipe down dusting is a great place to start.

I cleaned and oiled my machine. Changed the needle. These new tools (Nook and Cranny Cleaning Tools by Gypsy Quilter) I got for Christmas were a great help.

An area I ...